What every EMT should know before going into the field


What every EMT should know before going into the field

 

The first day I entered the field as an EMT I felt lost! It was difficult for me to recognize basic items and perform smoothly under pressure. Things get easier!

I decided to create this page to help you look sharp on your first day.
Each link has a video attached to it and some words of wisdom.

Know all of this before you get into the field and you will become an All-Star EMT!

Setting up the monitor, “smoke over fire” etc
Prepare the Dex Stick (Glucometer) Set-up for your medic
“Spiking a bag” do you know what type of line to use and why?
Preparing C-spine, and what gets openned first
Strapping the patient to the back board
Soft restraints and how to use them
How to put on a Nasal Cannula, you can screw this up!
How to put on a Non-Re breather
How to put on a Non-Re breather in C-Spine
The Gurney (PRACTICE) Locking, lifting, collapsing, preparing
Staying out of the way, but being your medics “wing-man”
The Hoffman (Five P’s) Professionalism, Patient, Paperwork, Partner, and People
The BVM, how to assemble one, getting a seal, monitoring breathing
Setting up breathing treatments, level of oxygen and type of treatments
Driving steady, no hard breaking, or sways
Stethoscope, lung sounds
Code three, how to drive while doing it, and the “real rules”
Clean your equipment
Blood Pressure “How to take it the right way, and various ways” forearm etc.
Blood Pressure Cuff
Know where your hospitals are!
Know where to park on scene, hills, roadways, curbs etc..you will see 😉

Just a few things I learned that will help you a ton!