Evergreen Fire EMT CE Refresher Shock, medical overview and skills Jan-24-2026
This session discussed the following components: Shock (1 hour), general medical overview lecture (1 hour). Skills: teaching stations for physical assessment, history taking, vitals airway management skills of oxygen tank and regulator use, nasal cannula use, NRB mask, OPA & NPA, suction, and medication administration
After students complete this chapter and the related course work, they will have an understanding of the different types and causes of shock, the process of perfusion, the signs and symptoms associated with shock, application of the assessment process with 15 the shock patient, and the general and specific emergency medical care provided to patients experiencing shock.
After students complete this chapter and the related course work, they will understand the need for proper assessment techniques when called to patients with a chief complaint of a medical nature.
Target Audience
Evergreen EMS providers
Learning Objectives
1. Describe the pathophysiology of shock (hypoperfusion). (pp 531–534)
2. Identify the causes of shock. (p 534)
3. Differentiate among the various types of shock. (pp 534–539)
4. Describe the signs and symptoms of shock including compensated and decompensated. (p 540)
5. Discuss key components of patient assessment for shock. (pp 540–542)
6. Describe the steps to follow in the emergency care of the patient with various types of shock. (pp 543–548)
7. Demonstrate appropriate airway management, placement of NPA & OPA and oxygen delivery methods and use of oxygen tank
8. Demonstrate physical assessment, history taking and obtaining vitals
9. Demonstrate BLS medication administration
1. Differentiate between medical emergencies and trauma emergencies, remembering that some patients may have both. (p 605)
2. Name the various categories of common medical emergencies and give examples. (pp 605–605)
3. Describe the evaluation of the nature of illness (NOI). (p 606)
4. Discuss the assessment of a patient with a medical emergency. (pp 605–611)
5. Explain the importance of transport time and destination selection for a medical patient. (pp 611–613)
6. Define infectious disease and communicable disease. (p 613)
8. Discuss diseases of special concern and their routes of transmission, including influenza, herpes simplex, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), hepatitis, meningitis, tuberculosis, whooping cough, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), and Ebola. (pp 614–620)
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
- 2.00 Airway, Ventilation, Respiratory
- 3.00 Medical
- 1.00 Operations

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