EMT-Basic/Trauma/Shock

Lesson 5.1: Bleeding and Shock

Objectives
By the end of this lesson, the EMT-Basic should be able to:
 * 1) Describe the structure and function of the circulatory system.
 * 2) Differentiate between arterial, venous, and capillary bleeding.
 * 3) State methods of emergency medical care of external bleeding.
 * 4) Establish the relationship between body substance isolation and bleeding.
 * 5) Establish the relationship between airway management and the trauma patient.
 * 6) Establish the relationship between mechanism of injury and internal bleeding.
 * 7) List the signs of internal bleeding.
 * 8) List the steps in the emergency medical care of the patient with signs and symptoms of internal bleeding.
 * 9) List the signs and symptoms of shock (hypoperfusion).
 * 10) State the steps in the emergency medical care of the patient with signs and symptoms of shock (hypoperfusion).
 * 11) Explain the sense of urgency to transport patients that are bleeding and show signs of shock (hypoperfusion).
 * 12) Demonstrate the use of direct pressure as a method to control external bleeding.
 * 13) Demonstrate the use of diffuse pressure as a method to control external bleeding.
 * 14) Demonstrate the use of pressure points and tourniquets as methods to control external bleeding.
 * 15) Demonstrate the care of the patient exhibiting signs and symptoms of internal bleeding.
 * 16) Demonstrate the care of the patient exhibiting signs and symptoms of shock (hypoperfusion).
 * 17) Demonstrate completing a prehospital care report for a patient with bleeding and/or shock (hypoperfusion).