June 2013

Equipment Considerations

Learn about First Aid & CPR – removing helmet from this video. [media url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfogiHNJ7Ss” width=”600″ height=”400″] One of the primary concerns during an on-site assessment of an injured individual is that of equipment, particularly with regard to removal of an athletic helmet. For an individual with a potential cervical spine injury, removal of a helmet

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SOAP Note Format

[heading style=”1″]Learning about the SOAP Note Format from Emergency First Aid Training.[/heading] The SOAP note format provides a more detailed and advanced structure for decision making and problem solving in injury management. It is much more inclusive of the entire injury management process. Like the HOPS format, this evaluation method can be efficiently practiced by

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