Essential reference for EMR certification and continued 2-year recertification, as well as professional reference while working in the field. Such an important and often tough job needs a great tool that makes it easy to increase knowledge retention and professionalism for a successful career or upward career pathway. Author Christina Martinka ALB, MBE, NRP, CCP-C, FP-C has a wide range of clinical experience, being faculty at Harvard, instructor for EMT and paramedic programs, along with a long list of specialties and board certifications. Using her experience to create the best tool possible covering the most important information you need to know from scene size-up and patient assessment and treatment, communication, operations and more. This guide is a go-to for emergency medical responders in training and an excellent refresher for EMRs already in the field. Perfect for recertification. Extremely durable and slickly organized in just 6 laminated pages, formatted in easy access color coded outline format, it lays flat for easy storage and is an unbeatable price.

6 page laminated guide includes:

• Introduction
  • Roles & Responsibilities
  • Scope of Practice & Legal Considerations
  • Consent for Care
  • Body Systems
• Scene Size-Up & Safety Considerations
  • Plan of Action
  • Scene Safety
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Infectious Disease, Exposure Control & Sanitization
  • Determining & Triaging Potential Patients
  • What Resources Are Required for the Scene?
• Performing a Patient Assessment
  • Primary (Initial) Assessment
  • Secondary Assessment & History
  • Rapid Trauma Assessment
  • Reassessment
  • Call for ALS If:
  • Detailed Physical Exam
• Patient Treatment
  • Airway/Respiratory
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Trauma Emergencies
  • Medical Emergencies
  • Neurological Emergencies
  • Toxicology Emergencies
  • Environmental Emergencies
  • Special Populations
• Patient Transport
  • Common Methods
  • Safety Considerations
• Communication
  • Types
  • Radio Etiquette
  • Communication Center / Dispatch
• Operations
  • Documentation
  • Laws to Follow
• Provider Well-Being
  • Death & Dying
  • Stressful Events on Scene