Patient Assessment Definitions and Practice Sheets (extremely helpful!)
This is an invaluable source for learning the logical and expanded steps for doing the Medical and Trauma Assessments. It also contains all of the acronyms and definitions we need for our testing and learning (AVPU, DCAP-BTLS, SAMPLE, etc).
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EMT Basic Practical Skills Examination Sheets - New York State (the sheets in PDF)
BLS Practical Exam Administrative Manual - New York State
- Exam Manual for Review (what the proctors will be using). Take a peek!
Practical Exam Videos - Irvington Volunteer Ambulance Corps, NY - by Benjamin Fontanilles
The following videos are done very well and mimic the actual practical stations that are required for NYS EMT-B.. You can expect the same types o scenarios and expectations. They come from a Standard NYS Administrative Manual located here and above. Thank you Ben for creating a great collection of learning tools!
REQUIRED STATIONS
RANDOM SKILLS STATIONS (REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ONE STATION SATISFACTORILY)
REQUIRED STATIONS
- Patient Assessment - Medical (Station 2)
- Cardiac Arrest / AED (Station 3)
- BVM Device (Station 4)
- Spinal Immobilization - Seated (Station 5A)
- OR
- Spinal Immobilization - Supine (Station 5B)
RANDOM SKILLS STATIONS (REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ONE STATION SATISFACTORILY)
- Immobilization Skills Longbone - (Station 6A)
- Immobilization Skills Joint Injury - (Station 6B)
- Immobilization Skills Traction Splinting (Station 6C)
- Bleeding Control / Shock Management (Station 6D)
- Upper Airway Adjuncts and Suction - (Station 6E)
- Supplemental Oxygen Administration (Station 6G)
BlueJFilms Practical Videos - a link to the entire list of stations.
Station 6C
This is a video of New York State's Long Bone Traction Splinting Station 6C. Always remember to expose the leg. A short review of the Sager Splint is also provided.