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The Well-Being of the Paramedic

The Well-Being of the Paramedic. Back Safety. EMS is a physically demanding career. Lifting and moving patients is frequently required. To avoid back injury, you must keep your back fit for the work you do. Correct Posture Will Minimize the Risk of Back Injury. Correct Sitting Posture.

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The Well-Being of the Paramedic

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  1. The Well-Being of the Paramedic

  2. Back Safety • EMS is a physically demanding career. • Lifting and moving patients is frequently required. • To avoid back injury, you must keep your back fit for the work you do.

  3. Correct Posture Will Minimize the Risk of Back Injury

  4. Correct Sitting Posture

  5. Important Lifting Principles(1 of 2) • Move a load only if you can handle it. • Ask for help if you need it. • Position load close to your body. • Keep your palms up—when possible. • Do not hurry. • Bend with your knees. • “Lock-in” the spine.

  6. Important Lifting Principles(2 of 2) • Always avoid twisting and turning. • Let the leg muscles do the work. • Exhale during lifting. • Tense ur abs! • Given a choice, push. Do not pull. • Look where you are going. • Only one person should be in charge of verbal commands.

  7. Personal Protection from Disease • There’s a lot you can do to minimize the risk of infection. • Begin by developing a habit of doing the things promoted in this presentation.

  8. Infectious Disease • Caused by pathogens, such as bacteria or viruses. • May be spread from person to person. • For example, infection by way ofbloodborne pathogens can occur when the blood of an infected person comes in contact with another person’s broken skin.

  9. Common Infectious Diseases

  10. Body Substance Isolation • A strict form of infection control that is based on the assumption that all blood and other body fluids are infectious. • Take BSI precautions with every patient.

  11. BSI is achieved through the use of PPE. • Appropriate personal protective equipment should be available in every emergency vehicle. • Protective gloves • Masks and protectiveeyewear • HEPA and N-95 respirators • Disposable resuscitation equipment

  12. High Efficiency Particulate Air Respirator (HEPAMask)

  13. An N-95 Respirator

  14. To Remove Gloves, Hook the Gloved Fingers of One Hand Under the Cuff of the Other Glove.

  15. Then Slide the Fingers of the Ungloved Hand Under the Remaining Glove’s Cuff.

  16. Perhaps the Most Important Infection-Control Practice Is... HANDWASHING

  17. To Wash Your Hands Properly, Lather Well and Scrub Under Your Nails.

  18. When You Rinse Your Hands, Point Them Downward So That Soap and Water Run Off Away From Your Body.

  19. Important: • Dispose of Biohazardous Waste in a Properly Marked Bag.

  20. Also Very Important: • Discard Needles and Other Sharp Objects in a Properly Labeled, Puncture-proof Container.

  21. Contaminated Non-disposable Equipment Must Be Cleaned, Disinfected, or Sterilized.

  22. …Cleaned, Disinfected, or Sterilized • Cleaning refers to washing an object with soap and water. • Disinfecting includes cleaning with a disinfectant. • Sterilizing is the use of a chemical or steam to kill all microorganisms on an object.

  23. Post-Exposure Procedures • In most areas, an EMS provider who has had an exposure should: • Immediately wash the affected area. • Get a medical evaluation. • Notify the agency’s infection control liaison. • Document the event. • Take the immunization boosters.

  24. Next Week • Back Safety • Basic Concepts • Protection from Infection

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