March Blog Post

In this month, I had two opportunities to gain community service hours. I worked at an Ultramarathon and assisted my mentor in teaching one of his first aid classes. At the marathon, I helped get all of the gear and medical equipment prepared before the event, gave the participants check-ups before and during the marathon, treated the child runners, and helped take inventory after the event. At the class, I assisted by preparing the room and checking to make sure all of the students are performing the skills tests properly.

Answer #3

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How can an EMT team best execute first aid during an endurance challenge?

Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*

An EMT team can best execute first aid during an endurance challenge by identifying symptoms that the runners are trying to hide or are unaware of.

3 details to support the answer (a detail is a fact and an example)

Endurance runners tend to have a serious passion for running, causeing them to want to hide symptoms that may force them to quit the challenge. At one of the ultramarathons I worked at, a runner was showing signs of liver failure, but tried to hide the symptoms in order to continue running.

There are some injuries/ailments that the runners may be unaware of, such as dehydration or over hydration.

Most of the endurance runners have their own set way of keeping themselves healthy during the challenges, which makes it harder for the runners to know if they are doing something wrong, such as improper food and water intake.

The research source (s) to support your details and answer

"Dehydration" from the NY Times, "Health" from Faqs.org, and "Common Running Injuries" by WebMD.

Concluding Sentence

An EMT team can best execute first aid during an endurance challenge by identifying symptoms that the runners are trying to hide or are unaware of.

Blog 17

1. How can an EMT team best execute first aid during an endurance challenge?

2. What is an endurance challenge defined as?

3. What types of medical personnel are required to be on staff during an endurance challenge?

4. What age group usually participates in an endurance challenge?

5. What are some common injuries to the participants?

6. What are the standard procedures for evacuating a participant suffering a major injury?

7. Is an endurance runner taken out of the race for suffering a minor injury?

8. Is there a specific location for the EMT's to be stationed?

9. What are the roles that an EMT working at an endurance challenged are required to accomplish?

10. How are the EMT's expected to act and look?

11. What are some signs that a runner might need help?

12. Does having children running with the adults change how patients are treated?

13. In the event of multiple injuries occurring at once, such as the Boston Marathon bombing, what steps need to be taken?

14. Are there injuries that EMT personnel are not allowed to treat at a marathon?

15. Do EMT’s work with other medical personnel at marathons?

16. How do you hand off patients to paramedics?

17. What is the best way to treat children suffering minor injuries?

18. Do bystanders play a detrimental role in the care of a patient?

19. Are the marathon coordinators allowed to set rules for medical care of the runners?

20. To what extent is an EMT assistant allowed to assist in medical care?