Many of the residents, as well as the students, enjoyed the
experience. The students gained valuable insight in
assessing
and communicating with patients and the residents enjoyed
the company of the students
Not all patients are sitting nicely upright in a chair. The
ability
to assess, obtain vital signs and treat a patient no matter how
they are positioned is a difficult skill to acquire
Oftentimes patients don't know or can't understand that the EMT
is there to help them. Students must learn to communicate
their
intent and explain each procedure they are performing
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Not all patients are happy about having
their vital signs taken.
Students need to be and are exposed to patients who are less
than willing to
cooperate
Learning
to focus on the patient and tune-out bystanders and
onlookers is very important in the EMS world
Students must learn to work in unison. In order to rapidly
obtain
vital signs, a pair of EMTs will double-team. For example;
one
obtains the blood pressure, pulse and skin condition while the
other simultaneously assesses respirations, breath sounds,
pupil reaction and mental status. This becomes valuable when
rapid assessment and treatment is necessary for a critically ill
or injured patient
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