Based on your reading of the following text from a seasoned paramedic, what makes an excellent and effective EMT/paramedic? “After 20 years, I was a known expert at intubating. But the 20 years had taught me when and where to be aggressive… and I learned that most things I did my Basic EMT partner could perform. My partner became not just someone who could hand me equipment and do menial tasks, but an integral part of the team whose role on scene was every bit as important as mine. “I went from being highly proficient in ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) skills to being very effective at managing a resuscitation.…[Over the years, I learned] the one essential skill that most programs fail miserably in teaching is critical thinking.… It takes time to develop a sense of restraint, and it takes time to understand that the things that make a medic great are not what he can do with his hands rather what he can do with his head and heart.” (Check all that apply.)
Why does the EMT use a hypodermic needle for intravenous (IV) insertion into a vein?
What prompts an EMT to use a defibrillator? (Check all that apply.)
Why does the American Heart Association particularly prefer the acronym, CAB, for EMTs?
What is meant by taking a gallows’ humor in an emergency situation? (Check all that apply.)
To provide life-saving care, what three types of skill are expected of a trained EMT?
EMTs are called upon to “execute protocols,” which means
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
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