This module is part of FireLearn, an online Fire Fighter I & II course designed to enhance students’ learning experience by allowing them to experiment with key concepts and skills in the safety of a virtual environment.
This online training module brings content to life with interactive audio, video, Flash™ animation, photographs, illustrations, and case-based scenarios. It is designed to serve as either a distance learning solution to reduce classroom lecture hours or as a review tool to help students master more challenging subject matter presented to them in the classroom.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe how the delivery of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) fits into the mission of the fire department.
- Describe how EMS delivery can be a customer service issue.
- Distinguish between basic life support and advanced life support.
- Identify the skills performed by basic life support EMS.
- Define the two levels of EMS training within basic life support.
- Define the two levels of EMS training within advanced life support.
- Explain why EMS can work well within a fire department.
- Differentiate a combination EMS system from a fire department EMS system.
- List three groups that interact with an EMS provider.