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LO 34: FIRST AID, CPR, AND AED
Chapter 1: Law Enforcement and Emergency Medical Services
1. Components of EMS:
1. Dispatcher
2. First responder: Entry level medically trained person
3.
EMT: Provides BLS (basic life support)
4. Paramedic: Provides ALS (advanced life support)
5. Receiving facility ff-4>""� VUf"IM;.t 'l re-t-, Oi.t'P�
2. Primary responsibilities of LEO's for EMS '
1. Get to the scene as quickly and as safely as possible
2. LEO's are often the medical first responders, and need to:
1. Provide officer and public safety
1. Unsafe conditions, armed suspects, explosives, chemical or bio
hazards
2. Evaluate emergency situation (size up scene)
1. Location, type of emergency, condition/number of victims, need
for additional resources, and urgent enforcement actions
3. Initiate medical action
1. Basic level of med care
4. Take enforcement action
1. Control scene, document, take statements, investigative actions
3. Peace officer welfare and safety
1. Pathogens
1. Bacteria: microscopic, only harmful when considered a pathogen
2. Virus: submicroscopic, infect live cells
2. Transfer of pathogens
1. Airborne, blood borne (includes bodily fluids)
3. Chain of transmission
1. Term for how pathogens are spread
1. Infectious agent (type of pathog·en,virus, etc.)
2. Reservoir/source (person or body where it is held)
3. Portal of exit (sneeze, cough, etc.)
4. Means of transmission (airborne, blood, body fluid)
5. Portal of entry (where it enters the host)
6. Susceptible host --"�� �
4. Exposure
1. Due to nature of LE, LEO's are at high exposure risk-� t.;: U47>�
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) helps mitigate risk
1. Gloves, eye protection, masks, gowns, ventilation devices (think CPR)
1.
Gloves: for single use only, leather not an effective barrier
2. Eye protection: protection from front and sides, clean after use
3. Gowns: should only be used once then disposed of
4. Always correctly dispose of PPE in biohazard/sharps containers,
etc.
2. Should dispose of PPE accordingly, use proper procedures for blood
borne pathogens
6. Universal precautions
1. Treat all body fluids as if they are contaminated, wash hands, hand
sanitizer, cover wounds
2. Stay in good shape
3. Document exposure if exposed
