You and your new EMT partner arrive first on the scene of a single car rollover on the shoulder of a busy highway. You pull off in a safe location and just as you stop the ambulance, your partner throws the passenger door open, steps out of the truck, and begins jogging through the scattered debris toward the overturned car. You shout for him to stop and he looks back at you, but then continues to the vehicle and begins assessing the driver. Later, as you are restocking in the ambulance bay of the local trauma center your partner tells you that he thinks you acted unprofessionally by shouting at him. What is the best way to respond?
A) New EMTs should expect partners to yell at them occasionally.
B) Shouting was an attempt to protect the EMT from a potentially unsafe scene.
C) The On-Duty Supervisor should be called.
D) An EMT should never hurry to assist a patient.
Question 2
As an Emergency Medical Responder, when you are helping a person you should:
A) withhold concerning information to avoid worrying the patient.
B) keep communication brief.
C) communicate honestly and directly.
D) encourage the person to relax and calm down.
Shoulder Joint Ligaments
Passive shoulder roll: mobilizing technique for the shoulder with recipient in supine position.
Overhead stretch for the shoulder muscles. Lean back to create the stretch using your body weight.
Apply oil or lotion to the entire arm from distal to proximal, including around the shoulder.
A Symposium Scene