First Responder EMS Curriculum for Training Centers in Eurasia

2. Failure to stabilize a bone or joint injury can result in damage to soft tissue, organs,nerves, and muscles; increased bleeding associated with the injury; permanentdamage or disability; conversion of a closed injury to an open injury; and anincrease in pain.9. Student Activitiesa. Auditory (Hearing)1. Students will listen to simulations of various situations involving musculoskeletalinjuries and the proper assessment and emergency medical care.b. Visual (Seeing)1. Students will see diagrams of the muscular and skeletal systems.2. Students will see examples of open and closed bone or joint injuries.3. Students will view a demonstration of an assessment of an injured extremity.4. Students will view a demonstration of manual stabilization using general rules ofstabilization.c. Kinesthetic (Doing)1. Students will practice assessment of an injured extremity.2. Students will practice manual stabilization following the general rules ofstabilization.Instructor Activities• Facilitate discussion and supervise practice.• Reinforce student progress in cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains.• Redirect students having difficulty with content.EvaluationWrittenDevelop evaluation instruments (e.g., quizzes, oral reviews, and handouts) to determine if thestudents have met the cognitive and affective objectives of this lesson.PracticalEvaluate the actions of the First Responder students during role play, practice, or other skillsstations to determine their compliance with the cognitive and affective objectives and theirmastery of the psychomotor objectives of this lesson.First Responder EMS Curriculum/AIHA, July 2002 179