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Emergency Patient Assessment
What is it?
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Rapid thorough assessment
Need to find immediately life-threatening
conditions… and treat them
Done under a variety of different situations
The Learners
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Primarily:
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current firefighters (upgrade or maintain)
Possibly:
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College students
Police or security services
Other first responders
Why E-learning?
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Diverse workplaces (impractical central
locations)
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Possibility of interruptions
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Varying Abilities (academic and practical)
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Downtime
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Flexible start times (for entry) – Community?
What to include…
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Ordered topics
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Quizzes for further access (able to fasttrack)
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Peer mentoring component (discussion
forums, partner work on/off line)
Video feeds for practical assessments?
What to include…
Interactivity…
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Video
Interactive diagrams/charts
Audio (heart rate, respirations, etc…)
Animations
Case studies (real life scenario based)
Organizing the Content
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Patient assessment is very structured
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Will include background (prior to section)
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Further content will be locked out until
quizzes are completed
Able to “jump around” after completion
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Critical
Interventions
Assessment Skills
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Background
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This Section contains the basic
background information
required to perform a
competent patient assessment.
Topics include:
•Infectious Disease
•Anatomy and Physiology
• Legal Issues
•Ethical Issues
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Background
Infectious
Disease
Anatomy and
Physiology
Legal Issues
Ethical Issues
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