Title: Demonstrate a scene size-up for single-patient and multiple-patient situations.
Course: Emergency Medical Technician I (14055-I) > Section: Assessing the Patient

Demonstration should include assessing

- scene safety and situational awareness
- the steps needed for scene management
- the effect of environment on patient care
- the presence and management of hazards (if any)
- the presence and management of violence (if any)
- Standard Precautions appropriate to the scene
- the need for additional or specialized resources
- situations with multiple patients.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is determining the mechanism of injury or nature of illness an important part of the scene size-up?
- What are examples of hazards that may be found on a motor-vehicle collision scene, an assault scene, or another scene type common to the local area?
- When should an EMT call for additional resources?