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The EMT's first task upon arrival at any scene is the scene size-up, beginning with body substance isolation (BSI) and personal protective equipment, then a quick assessment of haz...
Airway management begins with selecting the appropriate manual maneuver based on suspected spinal injury. In patients without suspected spine injury, the head-tilt chin-lift opens...
Severe external bleeding is first controlled with direct pressure on the wound. When life-threatening extremity hemorrhage cannot be controlled this way, a tourniquet is applied 2–...
Cardiac emergencies commonly present with chest pain or pressure, pain radiating to the arm, jaw, or back, shortness of breath, diaphoresis, and nausea. EMTs may assist the patient...
Environmental emergencies arise from extremes of temperature, water immersion, and encounters with venomous animals and insects. Heat exhaustion presents with heavy sweating, weakn...
Obstetric emergencies require the EMT to recognize the stages of labor, signs of imminent delivery, and several specific complications. Labor progresses through the first stage (ce...
Mass casualty incidents require organized triage and incident management. Triage, often using the START algorithm, sorts patients by severity: walking wounded are first directed to...