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State of WisconsinEMT-Basic: A Practice BasedApproach to EMS Education4-6.15 Demonstrate completing a prehospital care report for patients with apoisoning/overdose emergency. (P-1,2)PREPARATIONMotivation:Prerequisites:AV Equipment:EMS Equipment:Primary Instructor:Assistant Instructor:Thousands of children are poisoned every year as theyexplore their environments. Many adults also overdoseon medication, either accidentally or deliberately. Withearly prehospital management, the vast majority of thesepatients have better outcomes.BLS, Preparatory, Airway and Patient Assessment.MATERIALSUtilize various audio-visual materials relating topoisoning/overdose emergencies. The continuousdesign and development of new audio-visual materialsrelating to EMS requires careful review to determinewhich best meet the needs of the program. Materialsshould be edited to assure meeting the objectives of the<strong>curriculum</strong>.Activated charcoal, suction equipment.PERSONNELOne EMT-Basic instructor knowledgeable in this area.None required.PRESENTATIONDeclarative (What)I. Emergency Medical Care of Poisoning/OverdoseA. Important questions to consider asking patient1. What substance?2. When did you ingest/become exposed?3. If an ingestion, how much did you ingest?4. Over what time period?5. Interventions?6. How much do you weigh?B. Ingested1. Signs and symptomsa) History of ingestionb) NauseaModule 4-63

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