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Student Policy Manual

• Appendix A, Curriculum and Syllabus
• Appendix B, Practical Skills Examination
• Acknowledgement of Receipt & Position Description

First Responder Student Policy Manual download print version ( 9 pages, 40 kb .pdf file)

APPENDIX A
Curriculum and Syllabus

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1st Friday
1230            lunch
1300-1330  Course Introduction
1330-1430  chapter 1, Introduction to the EMS System
1445-1545  chapter 2, Well-Being of the Responder
1600-1700  chapter 3, Legal and Ethical Issues
1730            dinner                  
1800-1930  chapter 4, The Human Body

1st Saturday
0730           breakfast
0800-0830  Review
0830-0915  chapter 4, The Human Body
0930-1045  chapter 5, Lifting and Moving Patients with practical
1100-1200  chapter 6, Breathing and Ventilation
1200            lunch
1300-1330  continued chapter 6, Breathing and Ventilation
1345-1545  chapter 7, Airway Care and Maintenance with airway practicals
1600-1700  chapter , Circulation
1730            dinner

1st Sunday
0730           breakfast
0800-0830  Review
0830-0915  chapter 9, Automated External Defibrillation
0930-1030  chapter 10, Scene Size-up
1045-1200  chapter 11, Introduction to Patient Assessment and Vital Signs
                    vital signs practice
1200            lunch
1230-1500  chapter 12, Patient Assessment with practice
1500-1500  chapter 13, Communication and Documentation
1545-1645  chapter 14, Cardiac and Respiratory Emergencies
1645-1700  Homework Distribution

2nd Friday
1230           lunch
1300-1330  Review/Collect Homework
1330-1500  chapter 15, Medical Emergencies
1515-1615  chapter 16, Environmental Emergencies
1630-1700  chapter 17, Psychological Emergencies and Crisis Intervention
1730            dinner
1800-1900  chapter 18, Bleeding and Shock

2nd Saturday
0730           breakfast
0800-0830  Review
0830-0915  chapter 19, Soft Tissue Injuries
0930-1015  chapter 20, Injuries to the Chest, Abdomen and Genitalia
1030-1100  chapter 21, Burn Emergencies
1100-1200  chapter 23, Injuries to the Head, Face and Neck
1200           lunch
1245-1330  chapter 24, Injuries to the Spine
1330-1430  chapter 25, Musculoskeletal Injuries
1445-1645  practicals:
                   Splinting
Backboarding
Bleeding Control
                   Patient Assessment
1645-1700  START Triage and MCI’s
1730            dinner

0730           breakfast
0800-0830  Review
0830-0915  chapter 26, Childbirth
0930-1030  chapter 27, Infants and Children
1030-1100  chapter 28, Geriatric Patients
1100-1200  practice testing stations
1200           lunch
1300-1500  practice testing stations
1500-1700  Practical Testing

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