Review learning objectives in Chapter #9 on page 173.
Read Chapter #9 pages 174 - 200.
Review all instructional materials, and all related presentation support materials.
Review any local protocols on patient assessment for EMR personnel.
Practice your own assessment skills, paying particular attention to the DCAP-BTLS (stands for deformities, contusions, abrasions, punctures/penetrations, burns, tenderness, lacerations, and swelling) progression, prior to teaching this lesson.
The EMS1 website includes an article written by Brian Potter on patient assessment for new providers: