EMT Lesson Plans

7.06– Special Populations Skills/Scenario Lab Station: Pediatric Immobilization Instructor Guidance

Objectives: 1. Demonstrate how to immobilize a pediatric patient who has been involved in a trauma emergency in a car seat. (pp 1189–1190, Skill Drill 32-6) 2. Demonstrate how to immobilize a pediatric patient who has been involved in a trauma emergency out of a car seat. (pp 1189–1191, Skill Drill 32-7) 3. Demonstrate how to immobilize a pediatric patient who has been involved in a trauma emergency. (pp 1187–1189, Skill Drill 32-5) Setup: You will need your cohort bag, a KED/Pediboard and PEDI Collar. You will also need an infant seat and infant manikin. Deployment: DO NOT LECTURE – your students should be working hands-on within 5 minutes of arriving Deploy your students in one team – have the rescuers do each station individually.

Scenario III: Stable Toddler

Scenario I: Stable infant in car seat

Event: This patient was in a frontal collision MVA at 40mph. There is significant damage to the vehicle. The patient is crying loudly. Breathing 28 bpm, warm, dry, cap refill 2 seconds. Students should immobilize him using a KED or PediBoard.

Event: This patient was in a frontal collision MVA at 40mph. There is significant damage to the vehicle. The patient is crying loudly. Breathing 28 bpm, warm, dry, cap refill 2 seconds. Students should immobilize him in the car seat by padding around the voids in the car seat.

They will need to be talked through the procedure.

They will need to be talked through the procedure.

Station II: Unstable infant in car seat

Event: This patient was in a frontal collision MVA at 40mph. There is significant damage to the vehicle.

The patient is lethargic, breathing 24 bpm and shallow. He is pale and sweaty.

Students should remove him quickly from the car seat with spinal precautions in place and begin BVM ventilation.

They will need to be talked through the procedure.