ER003 Primary Patient Assessment
Emergency Medical Responder
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17m
Demonstrates primary patient assessment stages, including establishing patient consciousness and response. Demonstrates techniques for assessing and managing airway and breathing status for responsive and unresponsive patients. Demonstrates techniques for assessing and managing circulatory status. Presents the steps for history-taking, including determining the mechanism of injury, the nature of illness and associated signs and symptoms.
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