Course curriculum

  • 1
    Welcome!
    • Welcome to the EMT Online Learning System
  • 2
    Chapter 1 - Introduction to Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
    • Roles and Responsibilites
    • Role of Medical Oversight
    • Scope of Practice
    • History of EMS
    • Paramedic Foundations Flashcards
    • Paramedic Foundations Quiz
  • 3
    Chapter 2 - Fundamentals of Patient Care
    • Patient Confidentiality
    • Advanced Directives and DNRs
    • Mandatory Reporting
    • Adult Refusals
    • Pediatric Refusals
    • Communicating with other Healthcare Providers
    • Consent and Refusals quiz
  • 4
    Chapter 3 - Safety and Wellness
    • Crew resource management
    • QI vs QA
  • 5
    Chapter 4 - Medical/Legal and Ethical Issues
    • Introduction to Laws in EMS
    • Introduction to Ethics
  • 6
    Chapter 6 - Understanding Shock and Pathophysiology
    • What is shock?
    • Shock Overview
    • Cardiogenic Shock
    • Distributive Shock
    • Neurogenic Shock
    • Obstructive Shock
    • Hypovolemic Shock
    • Interactive Shock Scenarios
    • Flash Cards
    • Technology Enhanced Items (TEI) Practice
    • Shock Final Quiz
  • 7
    Chapter 7 - Introduction to Pharmacology
    • Foundations to Pharmacology
    • What To Know About Medications
    • Routes of Administration
    • Phases of Drug Administration
    • Peak, Onset, Duration and Drug Half-Life
    • Understanding Pharmacodynamics
    • Understanding Affinity
    • Understanding Efficacy
    • Agonists Vs Antagonists
    • Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA)
    • Oral Glucose
    • Albuterol (Salbutamol)
    • Ipratropium Bromide
    • Epinephrine (Adrenaline)
    • Pharmacology Quiz
  • 8
    Chapter 8 - Airway Management
    • The Fundamentals of Oxygen and Ventilation
    • Managing Oxygenation
    • Airway Basics
    • Using a BVM
    • Should we give this patient oxygen?
    • Airway and O2 Flash Cards
    • Airway and Oxygenation Final Quiz
  • 9
    Chapter 9 - Patient Assessment
    • Introduction to the Scene Survey
    • Scene Assessment
    • Standard precautions
    • The Purpose of the Primary assessment
    • Initial Assessment
    • ABC Assessment
    • AMPLE History
    • OPQRSTA Assessment
    • How and when to reassess your patient
    • Cardiac Assessment
    • Respiratory Assessment
    • Neurological Assessment
    • Abdominal Assessment
    • Obstetrical Assessment
    • Trauma Assessment
    • AVPU Assessment Skill
    • Pupil Assessment Skill
    • Neck Assessment Skill
    • Chest Assessment Skill
    • Lung Sounds Skill
    • Interactive Scenarios - Lung Sound Identification
    • Abdominal Assessment Skill
    • Pelvic Assessment Skill
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    Chapter 10 - Vital Signs
    • AVPU and A+O Status
    • Respiratory Rate
    • Pulse and Rate
    • The Blood Pressure
    • The SPO2
    • Deeper Dive into SPO2
    • Understanding Vital Signs Flashcards
    • Vital Signs Final Quiz
  • 11
    Chapter 11 - Cardiovascular Emergencies
    • Cardiac Physiology Part 1
    • Cardiac Physiology Part 2
    • Cardiac Physiology Part 3
    • Cardiac Physiology Part 4
    • Cardiac Physiology Part 5
    • Cardiac Assessment
    • Acute Coronary Syndrome FREE PREVIEW
    • Angina
    • Acute Coronary Syndrome
    • Congestive Heart Failure
    • Congestive Heart Failure
    • Aortic Aneurysm | Dissections
    • Pericarditis
    • Cardiac Tamponade
    • Myocardial Infarction Interactive Module
    • Cardiac Emergencies Flashcards
    • Cardiac Medical Terminology Crossword
    • Technology Enhanced Items (TEI) Practice
    • Cardiac Disorders Final Quiz
    • Congestive Heart Failure Treatment (Oxygen, CPAP, NTG)
  • 12
    Chapter 12 - Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
    • Introduction to cardiac arrest
    • Maximizing Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation
    • Managing a ROSC patient
    • Cardiac Arrest Final Quiz
  • 13
    Chapter 13 - Respiratory Emergencies
    • Respiratory Physiology Part 1
    • Respiratory Physiology Part 2
    • Respiratory Physiology Part 3
    • Respiratory Physiology Part 4
    • Respiratory Physiology Part 5
    • Respiratory Physiology Part 6
    • Distress vs Failure
    • Respiratory Assessment
    • Foreign body obstruction
    • Croup and Epiglottitis
    • Asthma Etiology
    • Asthma
    • COPD
    • Pneumonia
    • Pneumothorax and Tension Pneumothorax
    • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
    • How to Auscultate the Lungs
    • Respiratory Emergencies Flash Cards
    • Respiratory Terminology Crossword
    • Technology Enhanced Items (TEI) Practice
    • Respiratory Disorders Final Quiz
    • COPD Pathophysiology
    • Pulmonary Embolism
    • Pulmonary Embolism Etiology
  • 14
    Chapter 14 - Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Emergencies
    • Abdominal Assessment
    • Upper GI Bleed
    • Lower GI Bleeding
    • Gastritis
    • Hepatitis
    • Portal Hypertension
    • Appendicitis
    • Peritonitis
    • Flash Cards
    • Technology Enhanced Items (TEI) Practice
    • Abdominal and GI Disorders Final Quiz
  • 15
    Chapter 15 - Genitourinary/Renal Emergencies
    • Urinary System Terminology Crossword
  • 16
    Chapter 16 - Medical Emergencies [Neurologic Emergencies]
    • Neurological Assessment
    • Stroke Assessment
    • Ischemic Strokes
    • Hemorrhagic Strokes
    • Cerebral Herniation
    • Transient Ischemic Attack
    • Causes and Progression of Seizures
    • Seizure Tonic-Clonic Pathophysiology
    • Grand Mal Seizures Treatment
    • Petite Mal Seizures
    • Postictal States
    • Chronic Neurological Conditions
    • Neurological Terminology Crossword
    • Neurological Emergencies Flashcards
    • Technology Enhanced Items (TEI) Practice
    • Neurological Disorders Final Quiz
  • 17
    Chapter 16 - Medical Emergencies [Endocrine Emergencies]
    • Insulin and Glucagon Physiology
    • Hypoglycemia Basics
    • Hyperglycemia Pathophysiology and Management
    • Flashcards
    • Endocrine Emergencies Final Quiz
  • 18
    Chapter 16 - Medical Emergencies [Allergies and Anaphylaxis]
    • Pathophysiology and Management of Allergies
    • Management and Pathophysiology of Anaphylaxis
    • Epinephrine Mechansim of Action
    • Allergies and Anaphylaxis Flashcards
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    Chapter 16 - Medical Emergencies [Poisoning and Overdoses]
    • Opiate Overdoses
    • Sympathomimetic Overdoses
    • Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawl
    • Tylenol and ASA overdoses
    • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
    • Cholinergic Poisoning
    • Toxicology Emergencies Flashcards
    • Toxicology Final Quiz
  • 20
    Chapter 16 - Medical Emergencies [Environmental Emergencies]
    • Thermoregulation
    • Hypothermia
    • Hypothermia Management
    • What Is Frost Bite?
    • Hyperthermia
    • Submersion and Drowning Emergencies
    • Diving Emergencies
    • High Altitude Emergencies
    • Spider Bites
    • Drowning Pediatric Patient
    • Environmental Emergencies Flashcards
    • Environmental Emergencies Final Quiz
  • 21
    Chapter 17 - Infectious diseases and Sepsis
    • Immune Physiology - Part 1
    • Immune Physiology - Part 2
    • Immune Physiology - Part 3
    • Disease Transmission and PPE
    • What Is Sepsis? FREE PREVIEW
    • Interactive Scenarios : Sepsis Recognition
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Infectious diseases and sepsis Flashcards
    • Technology Enhanced Items (TEI) Practice
    • Infectious Disease and Sepsis Final Quiz
  • 22
    Chapter 18 - Obstetrical Emergencies, Childbirth, and Neonatal Resuscitation
    • Obstetrical Assessment
    • Changes during pregnancy
    • Fetal Circulation
    • Ectopic Pregnancy
    • Miscarriage : Spontaneous Abortion
    • Hyperemesis Gravidarum
    • Abruptio Placenta
    • Placenta Previa
    • Pre-Eclampsia / Eclampsia
    • Supine Hypotensive Syndrome
    • Delivery of an Infant
    • Delivery Emergencies
    • Postpartum Hemorrhage
    • Neonate Assessment and Management
    • APGAR Score
    • Infant CPR
    • Interactive Scenario : Neonatal Resuscitation
    • Obstetrical Emergencies Flashcards
    • Technology Enhanced Items (TEI) Practice
    • OBGYN Final Quiz
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    Chapter 19 - Trauma
    • Kinematics Of Trauma
    • Trauma Assessment
    • Scalp Lacerations
    • Concussions
    • Skull Fractures
    • Le Forte Fractures
    • Intracerebral Bleeding
    • Intracranial and Subdural Bleeding
    • Traumatic Brain Injuries
    • Cerebral Herniation
    • Penetrating | Blunt neck trauma
    • Spinal Trauma
    • Neurogenic Shock
    • Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Trauma
    • Flail Chest
    • Sucking Chest Wounds
    • Open and Closed Pneumothorax
    • Types of Pneumothorax
    • Pulmonary contusion
    • Blunt cardiac injury
    • Cardiac Tamponade
    • Commotio cordis
    • Abdominal Trauma
    • The Difference between Solid and Hollow Organ Trauma
    • Chest and Abdominal Trauma Flashcards
    • Pelvic Trauma and Binders
    • Blood Loss and Shock
    • Using Tourniquets
    • Blast / Multisystem Trauma
    • Fractures
    • Amputations
    • Wounds, Chemicals, High Pressure Injuries
    • Superficial Burns
    • Inhalation Burns
    • Crush/compartment syndrome
    • Bleeding and Soft Tissue Injuries Flashcards
    • Trauma During Pregnancy
    • Trauma Final Quiz
  • 24
    Chapter 21 - Special Patient Populations
    • Dealing With Pediatrics and Their Parents
    • Pediatric Assessment Triangle
    • Pediatric Blood Pressure
    • Pediatric Respiratory Distress and Ventilation
    • Pediatric Flashcards
  • 25
    Chapter 22 - EMS Operations
    • Infection Prevention and Control
    • Patient and Community Education
    • Government and NGO Roles in Public Health
    • Injury Prevention and Wellness
    • Serving Diverse Communities
    • Screening and Vaccinations
    • Crew Resource Management
    • Ambulance Operations
    • Mass Casualty Operations
    • Interactive Scenarios : Triage in an MCI
    • Air Ambulance Operations
    • EMS Operations Flashcards
    • EMS Operations Final Quiz
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    Chapter 23 - Communication and Documentation
    • Narrative : On Arrival
    • Narrative : History of Chief Complaint
    • Narrative : Treatment