First Responder EMS Curriculum for Training Centers in Eurasia

Sample Case Scenario – CirculationThe following example demonstrates how to create a case scenario that can be used to teachstudents the practical skills required in this lab. It can also be used to evaluate the student onthese skills. The instructor is encouraged to create more scenarios to illustrate these teachingpoints, and to design them in a way that is most applicable to the target audience of students.The Russian soccer team wins the World Cup by a goal scored in the last minute of play.A 56-year-old spectator is overwhelmed with the stress and excitement and immediatelydrops to the ground in cardiopulmonary arrest. You are the First responder on the scenewith no other help available. How do you perform one-rescuer cardiopulmonaryresuscitation?• Demonstrate the steps of adult one-rescuer CPR.• Demonstrate the proper technique of chest compressions on an adult.• A second rescuer arrives. How do you perform two-rescuer CPR?• Demonstrate the steps of adult two-rescuer CPR.As this patient is taken away to the hospital, a crowd has gathered in the rain to watch.Suddenly, lightning strikes the ground and an 11-year-old boy and the infant he wascarrying collapse in cardiopulmonary arrest. How do you perform CPR on the child?• Demonstrate child CPR.• Demonstrate the proper technique of chest compressions in a child.How do you perform CPR on the infant?• Demonstrate infant CPR.• Demonstrate the proper technique of chest compressions in an infant.First Responder EMS Curriculum/AIHA, July 2002 319