EMS Care Chapter 40 | Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication
We begin EMS Care Chapter 40 | Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication with an introduction to the subject. We subsequently explore in-depth:
Ambulance Safety Programs
Safe Driving Practices
Vehicle Extrication
Extricating Patients from an Electric Vehicle
Providing Emergency Medical Care
NREMT Educational Guidelines Covered
Federal Initiatives – Lesson 1
Significance of Ambulance Crashes Through the Use of National Data – Lesson 1
Preventive Measures in Place – Lesson 2
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 5 curriculum and the New Initial EMT Course. 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.
Topics for this course
7 Lessons
EMS Care Chapter 40 | Highway Safety and Vehicle Extrication
Lesson 0 – Introduction00:01:59
Lesson 1 – Ambulance Safety Programs00:06:53
Lesson 2 – Safe Driving Practices00:06:30
Lesson 3 – Vehicle Extrication00:10:25
Lesson 4 – Extricating Patients from an Electric Vehicle00:04:57
Lesson 5 – Providing Emergency Medical Care00:15:44