Paramedic Lab Manual

Welcome to the stimulating and challenging world of EMS education. This lab manual was devised to aid you in the pursuit of your educational goals. Developed to document compliance with the 1998 DOT National Standard Curriculum (NSC) psychomotor and affective domain objectives, completion of the skills (one sheet per skill) and all the scenarios ensures that programs meet CAAHEP/CoAEMSP Joint Review for National Accreditation. The understanding that lab experiences are an integral part of your educational experience needs to be embraced. Prepare for your labs beforehand by reading the required skills, ?Daily Discussions and Pertinent Points? and the corresponding chapter(s) in your textbook. The lab manual is designed to be used in coordination with the Brady text for explanations of the procedures and theories behind the skills. ?Fabulous Factoids? make interesting reading - trivia gleaned from the Brady text, books, and programs on The Learning Channel and Discovery. The ?Pathophysiologies? section covers all the 1998 NSC pathophysiology objectives, and the scenarios assigned to each section meet the diagnosis-based patient assessment requirements of the curriculum. The manual itself is a comprehensive compilation of the psychomotor and affective domain objectives required by the 1998 NSC. It also meets many of the cognitive domain objectives. If utilized as designed by the authors, students and educators can be assured that they are in compliance with the psychomotor, affective domain and pathophysiology essentials in the NSC. Please understand, however, that no hands-on (psychomotor) skill is learned from reading a book. Competence in performing these skills will be achieved under the guidance of the experienced, qualified instructors your program provides in your classroom, lab and clinical areas. It is the sincere hope that this manual is implemented as a valuable resource to your EMS education. THANK YOU!Campbell, Sue is the author of 'Paramedic Lab Manual ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780131194373 and ISBN 0131194372.