STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 1. Assess and maintain scene safety when treating a neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, or special needs patient

 2. Obtain patient history

 3. Conduct a comprehensive physical exam

 4. Formulate a treatment plan, including destination, based on differential diagnosis

 5. Communicate effectively as a team member

 6. Administer therapeutic interventions

 7. Manage the airways of neonate, pediatric, geriatric, and special needs patients

 8. Reassess patients after therapeutic interventions have been administered

 9. Provide complete documentation of a patient encounter

 10. Apply concepts of ambulance operations

 11. Apply concepts of medical incident management

 12. Apply concepts of disaster management

 13. Apply knowledge of hazardous materials incident management

 14. Apply knowledge of rescue operations

 15. Demonstrate professionalism throughout all interactions

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I. Neonatal patient management

 II. Pediatric patient management

 III. Geriatric patient management

 IV. Abuse/assault patient management

 V. Special needs patient management

 VI. Chronic care patient management

 VII. Ambulance operations

 VIII. Medical Incident Management

 IX. Disaster Management

 X. Rescue awareness

 XI. Hazardous materials incident awareness