CH 2: Workforce Safety & Wellness LOBJ

KNOWLEDGE OBJECTIVES:

  1. Describe the emotional aspects of emergency care encountered by patients, patients’ families, and emergency medical responders (EMRs). (p 17)
  2. Describe the five stages a person may experience when dealing with grief or death. (p 18)
  3. Explain how to confront death and dying with integrity, empathy, respect, and careful delivery of service. (p 18)
  4. Describe reactions to stress and grief that EMRs must face concerning care of the dying patient, death, and the grieving process of family members. (p 18)
  5. List six signs and symptoms of stress. (p 19)
  6. Describe the steps that contribute to wellness and their importance in managing stress. (pp 19–21)
  7. Explain the types of actions EMRs can take to reduce or alleviate stress. (p 21)
  8. List hazards commonly encountered by EMRs. (p 23)
  9. Describe three routes of disease transmission. (pp 23–24)
  10. Describe the standard precautions for preventing infectious diseases from airborne and blood-borne pathogens. (pp 24–25)
  11. Discuss the importance of standard precautions. (p 23)
  12. Explain proper handwashing techniques. (p 24)
  13. Explain how to remove gloves properly. (pp 25–26)
  14. Describe the order in which you should don and doff personal protective equipment. (pp 25–26)
  15. List the steps to take if clothing comes in contact with body fluid from a patient. (p 25)
  16. Describe the safety equipment that EMRs should have available for their protection. (p 27)
  17. Describe three phases of safety when responding to the scene. (p 25; p 27)
  18. Describe 11 types of hazards to look for when assessing the scene for unsafe conditions. (pp 27–29)

SKILLS OBJECTIVES:

  1. Demonstrate integrity, empathy, respect, and careful delivery of service when confronted with the death of a patient. (p 18)
  2. Demonstrate proper handwashing techniques. (p 24)
  3. Demonstrate the safe removal of medical gloves. (p 26)
  4. Demonstrate proper treatment of clothing that has come into contact with a patient’s body fluid. (p 25)
  5. Demonstrate the proper use of safety equipment needed for EMRs. (p 27)
  6. Demonstrate scene assessment of a real or simulated rescue event for safety hazards. (pp 27–29)