This assignment aims to deepen your understanding of the practical and critical

This assignment aims to deepen your understanding of the practical and critical thinking skills required for an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). By analyzing a real-life or simulated emergency medical scenario, you will gain insights into EMTs’ decision-making processes and interventions.
Instructions:
Step 1:  
Read the case study below (Step 3) thoroughly, noting the key events, actions taken by the EMT, and the patient outcomes.
Pay attention to the protocols followed, the challenges faced, and the decision-making process of the EMT.
Step 2:
Write an analysis of the case study.
Your analysis should include the following sections
Basic Introduction to Case Study:
Include details such as the type of emergency, the patient’s condition, and the initial response.
Patient Assessment
Describe the initial assessment conducted by the EMT.
Might include things such as the patient’s vital signs, symptoms, and any immediate life-threatening conditions that were identified.
Treatment Rendered
Detail specific interventions and actions taken by the EMT.
Explain the rationale behind interventions taken by the EMT.
Discussion of any challenges the EMT faced, such as environmental factors, patient cooperation, or resource limitations.
Conclusion
Analyze the decision-making process, and how the EMT prioritized tasks and managed the situation.
Summarize the outcome, including the patient status after the EMT interventions.
Discuss any follow-up actions or further care provided once the patient was transported.
Reflect on the EMT’s performance and overall handling of the scenario.
Highlight key learning points and how the scenario has enhanced your understanding of the EMT profession.  
Step 3:
Paper should be submitted online in a Word document.
Paper should be completed in APA format.
Length of paper will likely be 2 – 3 pages.
Assignment is worth 50 points.
Case Study
The EMT team responds to a call about a 55-year-old male experiencing sudden cardiac arrest at home. Family members initiated CPR while awaiting the EMTs’ arrival. Present in the home is his wife, daughter, son-in-law and 10-year-old grandson.  The son-in-law has been performing CPR for 3 minutes, prior to EMT’s arrival.  At first glance the home appears to be an average middle-class home, it is modest and well-kept.  It might be described as “well lived” in messy but not dirty.  The wife appears to be distraught, and the daughter is visibly upset.  The grandson is in another room, what appears to be playing video games, perhaps not as aware of what is taking place. 
On arrival, the patient is unresponsive, with no pulse and irregular breathing. Initial vital signs include an absent heartbeat and shallow, ineffective breaths.
His wife informs the team that the man has no history of cardiac disease but has recently been diagnosed with diabetes.  He is not on insulin but is taking a new medication to help control his blood sugar.  He has no history of previous surgeries.  She stated he has not been feeling well but has not reported any chest pain or discomfort.  The man has no history of smoking, and overall has been healthy most of his life.  She said they walk every morning, and he appears to be of average weight and is a very tall man. 
The EMTs immediately take over CPR from the family members, applying chest compressions and ventilations.
An AED is quickly set up and deployed, resulting in one shock being administered.
Intravenous (IV) access is established for medication administration.
The team faces challenges in maintaining effective compressions due to limited space in the patient’s living room.  Another team member asks the son-in-law if it would be ok if they removed some of the extra furniture so that they could access the patient more readily.  Another, team member takes the daughter and wife into another room as it appears that the scene is difficult for them to experience and causes some distress for the team member attempting to render aid to the man.  They will try to provide some comfort and solace to them while also obtaining further key information about the man and his health history. 
The EMT continues to work on the patient decision-making involves prioritizing defibrillation and medication administration while ensuring high-quality CPR is maintained.
After multiple cycles of CPR and two shocks from the AED, the patient’s pulse is restored.
The patient is stabilized and transported to the nearest hospital for further cardiac care.