CH 9 Patient Assessment Required Readings

Chapter #9 Homework & Reading Assignments:

  • 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: