EMS Care Chapter 31 | Bleeding and Shock | EMS

We begin EMS Care Chapter 31 | Bleeding and Shock | EMS with an introduction to the subject. We subsequently explore these lessons in-depth:

• Lesson 1 – The Circulatory System
• Lesson 2 – Bleeding
• Lesson 3 – Shock (Hypoperfusion)

The Core Concepts and takeaways from this chapter cover:

• How to recognize arterial, venous, and capillary bleeding
• How to evaluate the severity of external bleeding
• How to control external bleeding
• Signs, symptoms, and care of a patient with internal bleeding, and finally
• Signs, symptoms, and care of a patient with shock

Important Notes:

• If you only want to take the online course for CME credit, you can pay here.  The fee for online-only does NOT include a skills session nor (re)certification.  You will receive a certificate for CME credit after successful completion of the course.
• This course is part of the EMT Recertification Day 3 curriculum.  If you sign up for one of those courses, you will be automatically enrolled in this course. Click here for scheduled courses.
• To get credit for this course, you must watch all the lessons in their entirety, the course review, and pass the quiz at the end with a score of 75% or better.