Beginning in
2003, students can participate in an academy sponsored field
trip. This year paramedic students will attend a live
autopsy at the Oakland County Medical Examiner's office while
Basic EMT students visit the full-time nursing care facility at
the Canterbury on the Lake senior citizen complex.
Basic EMT students are afforded the opportunity to put their newly
acquired skills into practice and approach each facility resident
as a medical patient. They are able to hone their
communication and interviewing skills by introducing themselves,
talking to and questioning their patient and assessing their
mental status. Furthermore, they continue sharpening their
skills by obtaining all vital signs including blood pressure, lung
sounds, respirations, pupil reactivity, skin condition and pulse
oximetry.
Each student has to assess the patient, obtain and document their
vital signs and articulate their current physical condition and
well-being.
Students arrive
at the facility eager and ready to participate
Students practice functioning in teams. Each, in turn,
performs
an assessment and then takes their turn documenting as the
other members of the team perform their assessment
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Canterbury on the Lake
senior citizen complex
We would like to convey our sincere thanks to the residents,
visitors and staff of Canterbury on the Lake. They are most
gracious in allowing us this opportunity. A very special
thanks
to Rachel Voss, Director of Nursing, for her assistance in the
coordination of our Academy field trips.
Students break up into groups and receive their assignments
When performing
an assessment, being able to communicate
your findings to the team member documenting the incident is a
skill that can only be acquired through practical experience |
