EMT Lesson Plans

Section 9.02 Exiting Scenarios / Finals Station: Vitals Testing

This examination requires that the student take a blood pressure and a heart rate on a mechanical arm and be within a margin of error of the machine results.

This scenario will test the student’s ability to:

1. Demonstrate how to measure blood pressure by auscultation. (pp 296–300, Skill Drill 8-3) 2. Demonstrate taking a heart rate on a patient

Setup: You will need a blood pressure arm with BP cuff and a stethoscope.

Deployment:

Set up the blood pressure arm. Program a heart rate and a blood pressure. Allow the student to take a blood pressure by auscultation and a pulse rate.

BLOOD PRESSURE: Station is successful if: the student’s result for systolic pressure is within 6 mmHg of machine-programmed value And the student’s result for diastolic pressure is within 6 mmHg of machine-programmed value

PULSE RATE: Station is successful if the student’s result for heart rate is within 4 beats of programmed value

Section 9.02 Exiting Scenarios / Finals Exiting Written Exam

Administer the Exiting Written Exam. The student must score 75% or better to be successful.