EMT-Basic/Medical/Environmental

      Lesson 4.7: Environmental Emergencies

      Objectives

      By the end of this lesson, the EMT-Basic should be able to:

      1. Describe the various ways that the body loses heat.
      2. List the signs and symptoms of exposure to cold
      3. Explain the steps in providing emergency medical care to a patient exposed to cold.
      4. List the signs and symptoms of exposure to heat.
      5. Explain the steps in providing emergency care to a patient exposed to heat.
      6. Recognize the signs and symptoms of water-related emergencies.
      7. Describe the complications of near drowning.
      8. Discuss the emergency medical care of bites and stings.
      9. Demonstrate the assessment and emergency medical care of a patient with exposure to cold.
      10. Demonstrate the assessment and emergency medical care of a patient with exposure to heat.
      11. Demonstrate the assessment and emergency medical care of a near drowning patient.
      12. Demonstrate completing a prehospital care report for patients with environmental emergencies.
      Last modified on 2 January 2011, at 19:27