Supine Spinal Immobilization EMT Skill Station FM Ambulance

[MtHoodMedia]

with our exams if you didn't say BSI scene safe you failed. We also had to verbalize every detail .

[FMAmbulanceEMEC]

@MtHoodMedia These videos were made to the NREMT national standard at the time. Your site may be using a different standard. She does say "BSI" at 1:33. The evaluator tells her that the scene is safe and all other assessments have been completed. It is not the intent of this station to evaluate all of the scene management or trauma assessment skills.

[Iamalwayswinning]

sorry but what is BSI? out here we refer to it as PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)

[FMAmbulanceEMEC]

@Iamalwayswinning BSI= Body Substance Isolation. Essentially the same as PPE in these stations. PPE is taken in this area as protecting the provider, while BSI protects both the provider and the patient.

[StoriesOfCp]

i would love to be the "patient" lol now that would be fun

[327bran]

yea. dont forget to check the back for: Deformities Contusions Abrasions Punctures Burns Lacerations Swelling Tenderness Instability Crepitus Sacral-Edema and Subcuntanious-Emphysema.

the pneumonic of this is DCAP BLS & TIC you gotta remember Sacral-Edema and Subcuntanious-Emphysema on your own for the back.

[FMAmbulanceEMEC]

@327bran While we agree that in the field you would perform those checks, this is a specific skill and all that is assumed to be done by your partner (which the examiner states in his spiel). We strictly follow NREMT guidelines. If your examiners do not, your results will vary.

[327bran]

@FMAmbulanceEMEC oh yea, mine made us say it out loud. even if we said "our partners checkint it" we had to say what he/she was checking. but ok sorry bout that i must not have been paying attention

[Iamalwayswinning]

@327bran sorry DCAP BTLS

[aviddmfan]

you shouldnt strap the legs first, start from chest and work down

[crazzzymike69]

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[crazzzymike69]

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[jstsvt01]

This guys sure has a personality..."Present"

What about checking the back before securing to backBoard?

[inuyame21]

thanks for posting this will help me sat i hope i take my practical then

[OUTTAIDEAS88]

Thanks for posting these videos. Extremely helpful.

[MrBlackitalian]

I agree, just want to help my fellow SC students on specific state requirements. Thank you for the video's, they are very helpful.

[FMAmbulanceEMEC]

Unfortunately, there are as many different "standards" as there are test sites. We tried to adhere strictly to the NREMT skill sheets. Attaching straps certainly needs to be done, but probably doesn't need to be tested here unless your state has a specific single board in use with specific placement sites set out by regulation/law. And securing the hands and feet is really patient-dependent. You may actually cause additional unnecessary anxiety and more harm to your patient by doing so.

[MrBlackitalian]

In SC, you have to attach the straps to the board and secure the hands and feet.