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Module 1: EMS Foundations & Patient Assessment

How EMS is organized, what the certification pathway requires, and the assessment sequence that governs every call.

2
Lessons
50
Minutes
Practice
Files Included
Beginner
Level

What You'll Learn

  • The four EMS levels, medical direction, and what sets your scope
  • The full pathway from approved course to state licensure, and why no online route exists
  • Scene size-up, and why it comes before the patient
  • The primary assessment order, SAMPLE, and resisting the pull of a dramatic injury

Real-World Scenario

You arrive to find an obvious open fracture that draws every eye in the room, with family pointing at it. While everyone looks at the leg, the airway is compromising — and the injury you can see is rarely the one that kills first.

Lessons

Complete each lesson in order. Watch the video, review the notes, and finish the challenge.

Lesson 1⏱ 24 min
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The EMS System and the EMT Role

How emergency medical services are organized, what an EMT does, and what the certification pathway actually requires.

Lesson 2⏱ 26 min
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Patient Assessment

The assessment sequence, why its order never changes, and what each step is looking for.