Welcome to the final course of lectures in your quest to master EMT basics. In this course, we will cover some of the highest-stress patient populations: pregnant patients and kids, also known as pediatrics. To wrap up your EMT knowledge we will end this course with information about hazmat situations, extricating patients from tight spots and finally how you write a note about your patient care. You will learn to ensure it communicates what your assessment of the patient was, what interventions you performed and why you did them.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
3 hours to complete
Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery
In the next few lessons, you will learn about some basics of pregnancy as well as the care of the pregnant patient all the way through delivery of a baby. While it might seem crazy, part of your scope of practice is an emergency delivery!
3 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 49 min), 5 readings, 2 quizzes
9 videos
Anatomy of Pregnancy4m
Problems By Trimester6m
Labor6m
Assessment of the Pregnant Patient6m
Delivering a Baby6m
Complicated Deliveries6m
Peripartum Problems6m
Obstetric Kit2m
5 readings
About Us: Become an EMT Specialization Team at Denver Health Paramedics5m
Course Information10m
Labor10m
Delivering a Baby40m
Complicated Deliveries1h
2 practice exercises
Did You Read The Course Info Above?2m
Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery Assessment30m
4 hours to complete
Neonatal Care and Pediatric Basics
Next up is learning how to manage the newly born baby. Depending on the gestational age, the prenatal care and the delivery, the newborn can present in a variety of ways. You will learn a progression of interventions to help with your care of newborns. After learning about how to assess and manage the newborn, we will move on to the wide and wild world of kids, along with some tips and tricks for getting the info you need without all the tears.
4 hours to complete
12 videos (Total 65 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz
12 videos
Neonatal Resuscitation7m
Pediatric Panic3m
Thinking Fast and Slow6m
Milestones4m
Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT)4m
Primary Assessment6m
Secondary Assessment7m
Pediatric Tips and Tidbits7m
Pediatric Rescue Breathing4m
Pediatric Tape Measure3m
Pediatric Assessment8m
4 readings
Neonatal Resuscitation35m
Naonatal Resuscitation Activity1h
Pediatric Assessment15m
NREMT Big Valve Mask (BVM) Of an Apneic Adult Patient15m
1 practice exercise
Neonatal Care and Pediatric Basics Assessment30m
5 hours to complete
Pediatric Pathology and Intervention
In this module, we are going to cover some pediatric specific problems that affect the different body systems. We will focus on diseases that are mostly found in the pediatric population and will refer you back to prior lessons to refresh on those things that affect all populations. We will also review in more detail some of the anatomic and developmental changes that occur during childhood that can impact your care for certain conditions.
5 hours to complete
18 videos (Total 103 min), 6 readings, 1 quiz
18 videos
Pediatric Airway9m
Pediatric Lower Airway Problems7m
Pediatric Airway: Assessment and Management7m
Pediatric Circulation and Shock8m
Pediatric Cardiac Arrest5m
Pediatric Neurology9m
BRUE and SIDS5m
Child Abuse7m
Pediatric Trauma Considerations6m
Foreign Body Obstruction - Infant5m
Foreign Body Obstruction - Child5m
Child and Infants CPR8m
Pediatric Rescue Breathing4m
Epinephrine Auto-injector1m
Head Tilt - Chin Lift - Jaw Thrust1m
Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI)3m
Glucometer3m
6 readings
Pediatric Lower Airway Problems40m
Pediatric Circulation and Shock15m
Pediatric Neurology10m
Child Abuse2m
Pediatric Trauma Considerations1h
NREMT Cardiac Arrest Management / AED15m
1 practice exercise
Pediatric Pathology and Intervention Assessment30m
4 hours to complete
Other Things To Know As An EMT
We’ll be finishing off the course with a few more crucial skills and concepts to round out your EMT education. These are the odds and ends that bring everything together.
4 hours to complete
12 videos (Total 73 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
12 videos
Reassessment5m
Documentation7m
Extrication4m
HAZMAT5m
Supraglottic Airways5m
Tubes and Devices8m
Destination6m
Insurance and Reimbursement7m
Lifelong Learning7m
National Registry8m
Trauma Patient Assessment/ Management4m
3 readings
Documentation Exercise1h
Practice Your Lifelong Learning1h
Medical Patient Assessment/Management10m
1 practice exercise
Other Things To Know As An EMT Assessment30m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM EMERGENCY CARE: PREGNANCY, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN
by GLMar 7, 2020
I found this course the hardest one to do so far. I enjoyed the lectures and reading. Is very important to read the assessment question very carefully before you answer them.
by BKDec 7, 2019
I have learned a lot but it is not dedicated for Children and Pregnant women and that is a minor flaw
by KKMar 25, 2020
It was very well done and easy to learn. I thoroughly enjoyed this course
by LPOct 31, 2019
This has been an amazing learning, i would like to thank all the tutors.
About the Become an EMT Specialization
Health care is an exciting and ever growing profession that can take you many different directions. You can apply the fundamentals you learn here about emergent patient care, stabilization, and disease processes toward becoming an EMT or further health care pursuits. In this specialization you will learn to care for stable and unstable patients before they get to a hospital, how to identify time sensitive diseases, and medical and traumatic conditions that affect both adults and pediatric patients.
Course 1 ensures you can assess a scene and prepare to provide care, understand the framework for patient assessment, history of emergency medical services, and the personal requirements to be an EMT. Course 2 addresses airway, breathing and circulation, medications and medication administration that EMTs are allowed to provide, and how to identify a patient having a stroke or diabetic emergency. Course 3 covers skills related to high performance CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, toxicology, and wilderness emergency medicine. Course 4 will offer skills for trauma emergencies and Course 5 focuses pregnancy, infants and pediatrics.
Essential skills are demonstrated throughout the specialization. Finally, apply the course materials to real patient scenarios in the Capstone to help prepare you for national registry testing.
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