Title: Demonstrate the steps in providing care to a patient who has suffered an environmental injury.
Course: Emergency Medical Technician I (14055-I) > Section: Managing Traumatic Emergencies

Demonstration should include the pathophysiology, assessment, and management of

- submersion incidents
- temperature-related illnesses
- bites and envenomation
- lightning injury
- other environmental emergencies to be determined locally
- barotrauma.

Demonstration should include psychosocial aspects of age-related assessment and treatment modifications for the major or common diseases and/or emergencies associated with pediatric and geriatric patients.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why are water temperature and cleanliness the primary factors in a patient’s care and survival after a submersion incident?
- What are the major differences in the treatment of mild vs. severe hypothermia?
- What are the major differences in the treatment of heat exhaustion vs. heatstroke?
- How may a rapid ascent from deep water result in trauma to the patient?