EMT-Basic/Medical/Environmental
Lesson 4.7: Environmental Emergencies
Objectives
editBy the end of this lesson, the EMT-Basic should be able to:
- Describe the various ways that the body loses heat.
- List the signs and symptoms of exposure to cold
- Explain the steps in providing emergency medical care to a patient exposed to cold.
- List the signs and symptoms of exposure to heat.
- Explain the steps in providing emergency care to a patient exposed to heat.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of water-related emergencies.
- Describe the complications of near drowning.
- Discuss the emergency medical care of bites and stings.
- Demonstrate the assessment and emergency medical care of a patient with exposure to cold.
- Demonstrate the assessment and emergency medical care of a patient with exposure to heat.
- Demonstrate the assessment and emergency medical care of a near drowning patient.
- Demonstrate completing a prehospital care report for patients with environmental emergencies.