EMS - Emergency Medical Services Who are these people?

EMS - Emergency Medical Services

Who are these people?

EMS - Emergency Medical Services

Fire and rescue personnel

Police and First Responders

EMS - Emergency Medical Services

Ambulance personnel

EMS - Emergency Medical Services

Aeromedical Personnel

Communication personnel

EMS - Emergency Medical Services

Nurses

Command physicians

EMS - Emergency Medical Services

Physicians

Surgeons

EMS - Emergency Medical Services

Instructors

And you! Take a CPR or first aid class!

YOU Want to Be an EMT!

It is an exciting career!

You

Are There

First!

A life could be in your hands!

You will learn how to

Take care

Of stab

wounds

And to

Take care

of gunshot wounds.

And to

Splint fractures.

And to

Do CPR and

use an AED.

And to

Take care of

unconscious people.

And to take care of

Poisoning and drug overdoses

Allergic reactions

Stroke Heart attack Asthma

Head injuries Back injuries Burns Drowning Childbirth Babies

And drive an ambulance!

Believe Me!

YOU WANT TO BE AN EMT!

History of EMS in US

Horse-drawn ambulances introduces

in the Civil War

Early motorized ambulance

History of EMS

1930 Ambulance

Today’s Ambulance

Advanced Life Support! 1980 in Berks County

History of EMS

1960 - CPR

1966 – Portable Defibrillators

1969 – ALS – mostly in the cities

1973 – Federal legislation provides funding for development of EMS systems.

Levels of EMS TrainingLevels of EMS Training First ResponderFirst Responder Emergency Medical TechnicianEmergency Medical Technician

• Basic – This would be YOU.Basic – This would be YOU.• Intermediate – not in PA yetIntermediate – not in PA yet• Paramedic – a future goal?Paramedic – a future goal?

Not Just Movers and Drivers Anymore!

Roles and ResponsibilitiesRoles and Responsibilities Personal safety

Safety of crew, patient and bystanders

Patient care based on assessment findings

Lifting and moving patients safely

Transport/transfer of care

Record-keeping/ data collection

Patient advocacy

Main Duties of the EMT

Preparation Response Scene control Gaining Access Assessment

and emergency care

Disentanglement Transfer to the

ambulance Transport to the

receiving facility Termination

activities

ProfessionalProfessionalAttributesAttributesand Traitsand Traits

Professional AttributesProfessional Attributesand Traitsand Traits

Appearance Keeps knowledge and skills up to date Puts patient’s needs as a priority without endangering self Maintains current knowledge of local, state, and national issues affecting EMS

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