Emergency Patient Assessment
What is it? Rapid thorough assessment Need to find immediately life-threatening conditions… and treat them Done under a variety of different situations
The Learners Primarily: current firefighters (upgrade or maintain) Possibly: College students Police or security services Other first responders
Why E-learning? Diverse workplaces (impractical central locations) Possibility of interruptions Varying Abilities (academic and practical) Downtime Flexible start times (for entry) – Community ?
What to include… Ordered topics Quizzes for further access (able to fasttrack) Peer mentoring component (discussion forums, partner work on/off line) Video feeds for practical assessments?
What to include… Interactivity… Video Interactive diagrams/charts Audio (heart rate, respirations, etc…) Animations Case studies (real life scenario based)
Organizing the Content Patient assessment is very structured Will include background (prior to section) Further content will be locked out until quizzes are completed Able to “jump around” after completion
Emergency Patient Assessment Login/Logout Help Open Notes Window Background Critical Interventions Assessment Skills Resources
Background Emergency Patient Assessment This Section contains the basic background information required to perform a competent patient assessment. Topics include: Infectious Disease Anatomy and Physiology Legal Issues Ethical Issues Login/Logout Help Open Notes Window Return to Main Menu “Click to Enter Section”
Emergency Patient Assessment Login/Logout Help Open Notes Window Background Infectious Disease Anatomy and Physiology Legal Issues Ethical Issues Section Summary Return to Main Menu Content provided within window Terminology Statistics/Normal Values Pictures Definitions and Terminology will be hyperlinked to a pop- up window A “clickable” icon will be in parenthesis behind a keyword to pop-up a window with key stats/norms (includes a close button) A “clickable” icon will be in parenthesis behind a keyword/phrase to a pop-up window with pictures (includes a close button)