EMT-Basic/Medical/Environmental

Lesson 4.7: Environmental Emergencies

Objectives
By the end of this lesson, the EMT-Basic should be able to:
 * 1) Describe the various ways that the body loses heat.
 * 2) List the signs and symptoms of exposure to cold
 * 3) Explain the steps in providing emergency medical care to a patient exposed to cold.
 * 4) List the signs and symptoms of exposure to heat.
 * 5) Explain the steps in providing emergency care to a patient exposed to heat.
 * 6) Recognize the signs and symptoms of water-related emergencies.
 * 7) Describe the complications of near drowning.
 * 8) Discuss the emergency medical care of bites and stings.
 * 9) Demonstrate the assessment and emergency medical care of a patient with exposure to cold.
 * 10) Demonstrate the assessment and emergency medical care of a patient with exposure to heat.
 * 11) Demonstrate the assessment and emergency medical care of a near drowning patient.
 * 12) Demonstrate completing a prehospital care report for patients with environmental emergencies.