This module provides a concise review of Basic Life Support (BLS) assessment and management of trauma emergencies for EMT providers. Emphasis is placed on rapid identification of life‑threatening injuries, including severe bleeding and shock, and the application of a systematic approach using the primary survey (airway, breathing, circulation).
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This Continuing Education module provides a focused review of Basic Life Support (BLS) assessment and management of cardiovascular emergencies for Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). Cardiovascular complaints, particularly chest pain and cardiac arrest, are among the most critical and time‑sensitive conditions encountered in the prehospital setting, requiring rapid recognition and immediate intervention.
This Continuing Education module provides a comprehensive review of Basic Life Support (BLS) management of respiratory emergencies for Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). Respiratory compromise is one of the most common and life‑threatening conditions encountered in prehospital care, requiring rapid recognition and immediate intervention.
This Continuing Education module provides a comprehensive review of Basic Life Support (BLS) airway management for Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). The course emphasizes the critical importance of maintaining a patent airway as the foundation of patient survival and effective prehospital care.
This course reviews the EMT-level Basic Life Support (BLS) patient assessment process, including scene size‑up, primary survey, secondary assessment, and reassessment. Participants will reinforce systematic approaches to identifying life threats and providing appropriate care.
Please complete the following BLS Airway Video, once you have completed it, you will need to click on the quiz that is linked below and complete. You will need to score a minimum of 90% to be successful.
BLS Airway Video link
BLS Airway Video Quiz: BLS Airway Video Quiz
This course provides an in‑depth exploration of thoracic and cardiovascular injuries resulting from blunt and penetrating trauma. Learners will examine mechanisms of injury, associated anatomical damage, and the pathophysiology behind life‑threatening conditions such as myocardial contusion, commotio cordis, pericardial tamponade, traumatic aortic rupture, and other major vascular injuries. As noted in the slides, “any patient with significant blunt or penetrating trauma to the chest has heart/great vessel injury until proven otherwise” .
This course provides EMS clinicians with an introduction to advanced airway management techniques, with a focus on rapid sequence intubation (RSI), sedation during intubation, and surgical airway procedures. Learners will review the indications, contraindications, equipment, and potential complications associated with neuromuscular blockade, sedative agents, needle cricothyrotomy, and surgical cricothyrotomy. Emphasis is placed on critical decision-making, patient safety, and the importance of preparation and backup airway planning in high-risk situations.
Please review the following video for an overview of the 12 Lead EKG system and how to use it to better patient care. After the video, you should complete the exam by going over the cognitive domain of the learning you have completed.