ASM 100 Series

Description

ASC Crash Course for the Motorcyclist
Basic Class Curriculum

Sat, May 17th, 2014, 9am-5pm, at Dutchess Community College

Instructor: Vicki Sanfelipo. Assistant Instructor: Christine Firehock. Open to the General Public. 

Learn what to do in the first 5-30 minutes after a crash until professional help arrives. Helmet removal, jaw thrust, and moving the injured are all addressed & practiced. CEs issued.

 

Educational Objective

Identify how to Prevent Further Injury

1. Secure the Scene
2. Make yourself Visible
3. Take Personal Precautions
4. Handle the Motorcycle as necessary
5. How and When to Move the Injured if necessary

Assess the Situation and Gather information for the EMS

1. Identify 4 kinds of motorcycle crashes and common related injuries
2. Review of Basic Anatomy
3. Identify Mechanisms of Injury as they relate

Effectively Contact the EMS

1. Identify how to manage the 911 phone call and give pertinent information
2. Identify ways to gather important personal information
3. Identify how students can be of assistance to the EMS when they arrive on scene.

Treat the Injured in a Logical Manner using the ABCSS of Trauma

1. Jaw Thrust Rescue Breathing and Full Face Helmet Removal
2. Controlling External Bleeding
3. Assessing and Treating Shock
4. Spinal Immobilization

Identify Other life Threatening injuries that can be treated at the scene

1. Assess and Treat injuries to the Head, Neck, Chest, and Abdomen (Box of Life)
2. Assess and Treat Muscle, Soft Tissue and Bone injuries

Identify Common Environmental First Aid Problem requiring immediate care

1. Insect and Animal Bites – Anaphylactic Shock
2. Hyperthermia (Hypothermia was cover in trauma under shock)

 

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