Evergreen Fire EMT CE Refresher Communications and Documentation, Patient Assessment and skills Jan-17-2026

After students complete this chapter and the related course work, they will understand the significance and characteristics of a team approach to health care and the impact of this approach on positive patient outcomes. Students will also be able to list and describe the steps an EMT should follow to assist with ALS skills, including placement of advanced airways and vascular access.

 

After students complete this chapter presentation and the related course work, they will understand the scope and sequence of patient assessment for medical and trauma patients and all the phases and components of patient assessment.

 

Skills sessions include patient assessment, and moving patients

 

 

 

 

 

Target Audience

Evergreen EMS providers

Learning Objectives

1. Demonstrate how to use the AVPU scale to test for patient responsiveness. (p 352)

2. Demonstrate how to evaluate a patient’s orientation and document his or her status correctly. (pp 352–353)

3. Demonstrate the techniques for assessing a patient’s airway and correctly obtaining information related to respiratory rate, rhythm, quality/character of breathing, and depth of breathing. (pp 354–357)

4. Demonstrate how to assess a radial pulse in a responsive patient and an unresponsive patient. (pp 357–358)

5. Demonstrate how to assess a carotid pulse in an unresponsive patient. (pp 357–358)

6. Demonstrate how to palpate a brachial pulse in a child who is younger than 1 year. (pp 357–358)

7. Demonstrate how to obtain a pulse rate in a patient. (pp 357–358)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 Medical
  • 2.00 Operations
Course opens: 
01/17/2026
Course expires: 
01/17/2029
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
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Primary Instructors

Annie Dorchak, Course Coordinator, completed CO EMS edu admin class & EMS Primary Instructor, EMS Capt.

Quatro (Dorrence) Roderick - unknown if completed CO EMS edu admin class, EMS Primary instructor, EMS Capt.

Sarah Provins - EMS Primary instructor, Paramedic/Community Paramedic

Julian Masnicki - EMS Primary instructor, Paramedic

Tony Shepperdson - EMS Primary instructor, Paramedic 

 

EMS Continuing Education approved by the State of Colorado through Common Spirit Prehospital Services Training Center and Group # CO 039 (SAH), #CO 040 (PSF) 

Available Credit

  • 4.00 Medical
  • 2.00 Operations

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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