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Assessment of Your Medical Patient for EMS

Tracking # 20-789274

$16.00

4.5 (139 ratings)
CE Broker Reporting Reported automatically
Method Computer-Based Training

What you'll learn

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the difference between a medical and a trauma assessment.
  • Describe how to conduct an initial scene survey and a SWAAP assessment to form a general impression of a medical patient.
  • Identify the various types of assessments used for medical patients.
  • List the steps involved in a primary medical assessment.
  • List the steps involved in a secondary medical assessment.
  • Describe how a secondary assessment of a responsive patient can differ from a secondary assessment of an unresponsive patient.
  • List the steps involved in an ongoing medical assessment and reassessment.



Course overview

This course will equip EMS professionals with the skills necessary to perform primary, secondary, and ongoing assessments of their medical patients. It can be conveniently taken online, at your own pace, on your computer or mobile device, and will automatically report to CE Broker for credit.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Florida Emergency Medical Services

Emergency Medical Technician

2h EMT refresher training

Paramedic

2h PMD refresher training

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