| Research |
| LESSON OBJECTIVES |
| • Identify national initiatives and resources that promote and enable EMS Research |
| • Explain the practical use of research in EMS care |
| • Explain the scientific method |
| • Differentiate the different research methods |
| • Explain the process of conducting a literature review |
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| Ambulance safety |
| LESSON OBJECTIVES |
| • Discuss federal initiatives developed to monitor and analyze ground ambulance crashes |
| • Identify the significance of ambulance crashes through the use of national data |
| • State specific factors that contributed to injuries and fatalities sustained during ambulance crashes |
| • Evaluate the policies and procedures at each participant’s own EMS service related to protecting patient and provider safety during ground ambulance transport |
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| AT risk population |
| LESSON OBJECTIVES |
| • Determine available training resources for special populations |
| o Human trafficking |
| o Domestic violence |
| • Recognize the unique characteristics of at-risk populations |
| • Determine the appropriate actions of EMS professionals in the presence of at-risk patients |
| • Recognize circumstances that may indicate abuse |
| o Domestic abuse |
| o Human trafficking |
| o Non-accidental trauma |
| • State appropriate actions of EMS professionals in the presence of abused patients |
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| Pediatric transport |
| LESSON OBJECTIVES |
| • Explain how to appropriately secure a child safety restraint to a wheeled ambulance stretcher |
| • Differentiate between the NHTSA recommendations for safe ambulance transport of children based on the condition of the child |
| • Discuss the on-going initiatives to increase the safety of children during ambulance transport |
| • Discuss the limitations of the current recommendations |
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