CP, SI, TPS
| (a) | Assess the significance of monitoring vital signs in health care, including obtaining accurate medical history and patient perception of pain. (K, S) |
| (b) | Identify examples of procedures (e.g., visual inspection) and tools (e.g., stethoscope, octoscope and sphygmomanometer) commonly used for non-invasive diagnostic observations in health care. (K) |
| (c) | Measure and record vital signs (e.g., pulse, respiration, temperature, blood pressure and degree of pain) of self and/or others. (S) |
| (d) | Explain the procedures, safety concerns and relevance of common laboratory tests (e.g., blood testing, blood glucose, culture swabs, urinalysis, stool, biopsy and microscopy) used in medical diagnosis. (K,S) |
| (e) | Research the operation, risks, benefits and imaging modalities (e.g., sound, light, radiation and nuclear medicine) of medical imaging tools, including X-ray radiography, magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], computed tomography [CT], ultrasound and positron emission tomography [PET]). (K, A, STSE) |
| (f) | Describe technological advances in medical imaging tools (e.g., X-ray, ultrasound, computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging). (K, S, STSE) |
| (g) | Discuss factors (e.g., severity of illness, dose received, cost and availability) that influence the choice to use a diagnostic tool or procedure. (K) |
| (h) | Discuss the responsibility, including preparation and expectations, of the patient in diagnostic and imaging procedures. (K, A, STSE) |
| (i) | Identify differences in tools and procedures used in diagnosing illness from the perspectives of Western, Indigenous, traditional, complementary and alternative approaches to health care. (K, A, STSE) |
| (j) | Discuss the importance of diagnosis in improving the care of patients, protecting the health of clients and improving the economics of health care. (K, STSE, A) |
This program also supports outcomes PW1, PW2 and PW3 in Physical Science 20 curriculum.
Paramedics: Emergency Response Season 6 follows select teams of paramedics at Saskatoon’s Medavie Ambulance as they deal with emergency calls ranging from life-threatening to broken bones to false calls. In each episode, paramedics respond to several emergency calls and detail the trials and tribulations of the life of a paramedic.
Episode 1 - Aggrevated Assault
Paramedics rush to a single-vehicle rollover, a woman with severe chest pain, a man in a diabetic emergency, and a grad student stabbed by a burglar.
Paramedics: Emergency Response: Season 6 follows select teams of paramedics at Saskatoon’s Medavie Ambulance as they deal with emergency calls ranging from life-threatening to broken bones to false calls. In each episode, paramedics respond to several emergency calls and detail the trials and tribulations of the life of a paramedic.
Episode 2 - Temporary Insanity
Paramedics treat a cyclist with head injuries, a man with excruciating intestinal pain, an attempted-suicide patient who flees the scene, and a man in a drug-induced psychosis.
Paramedics: Emergency Response: Season 6 follows select teams of paramedics at Saskatoon’s Medavie Ambulance as they deal with emergency calls ranging from life-threatening to broken bones to false calls. In each episode, paramedics respond to several emergency calls and detail the trials and tribulations of the life of a paramedic.
Episode 3 - Kidnapped and Stabbed
Paramedics respond to a man kidnapped and stabbed, an intoxicated driver who passes-out behind the wheel, a fentanyl overdose in a parking lot, and a Schizophrenic patient who believes he was poisoned.
Paramedics: Emergency Response: Season 6 follows select teams of paramedics at Saskatoon’s Medavie Ambulance as they deal with emergency calls ranging from life-threatening to broken bones to false calls. In each episode, paramedics respond to several emergency calls and detail the trials and tribulations of the life of a paramedic.
Episode 4 - Drug Demon Ghost
Paramedics are called to a cyclist who collided with a fast-moving car, a woman seeing demons, a man having a heart attack, and a woman found overdosing in a vacant house.
Paramedics: Emergency Response follows select teams of paramedics at Saskatoon’s Medavie Ambulance as they deal with emergency calls ranging from life-threatening to broken bones to false calls. In each episode, paramedics respond to several emergency calls and detail the trials and tribulations of the life of a paramedic. Episodes in Season 7 include:
1.You Could Die Tonight: A man is beaten by men armed with hammers; a homeless patient has a hidden weapon; a man is assaulted with bear spray; and a paramedic treating an overdose is attacked by a woman on meth.
2. Pumped on Adrenaline
3. A Cardiac Event
4. Shock and Awe
5. Last Call
Each episode is 30 minutes in length.
Paramedics: Emergency Response follows select teams of paramedics at Saskatoon’s Medavie Ambulance as they deal with emergency calls ranging from life-threatening to broken bones to false calls. In each episode, paramedics respond to several emergency calls and detail the trials and tribulations of the life of a paramedic. Episodes in Season 7 include:
1. You Could Die Tonight
2. Pumped on Adrenaline: A man in a bar fight gets a gruesome injury; a young woman goes into severe anaphylactic shock; a man has a seizure in front of a worried wife; and an assault victim flirts with the paramedics.
3. A Cardiac Event
4.Shock and Awe
5. Last Call
Each episode is 30 minutes in length.
Paramedics: Emergency Response follows select teams of paramedics at Saskatoon’s Medavie Ambulance as they deal with emergency calls ranging from life-threatening to broken bones to false calls. In each episode, paramedics respond to several emergency calls and detail the trials and tribulations of the life of a paramedic.
Episodes in Season 7 include:
- You Could Die Tonight
- Pumped on Adrenaline
- A Cardiac Event: Paramedics respond to, a chronic smoker with chest pain; a football player with a head injury; a young child with heat stroke; and a high-speed car accident.
- Shock and Awe
- Last Call
Each episode is 30 minutes in length.
Paramedics: Emergency Response follows select teams of paramedics at Saskatoon’s Medavie Ambulance as they deal with emergency calls ranging from life-threatening to broken bones to false calls. In each episode, paramedics respond to several emergency calls and detail the trials and tribulations of the life of a paramedic.
Episodes in Season 7 include:
- You Could Die Tonight
- Pumped on Adrenaline
- A Cardiac Event
- Shock and Awe : Series Finale Part 1 Paramedics are called to a
stabbing victim, an elderly man with endstage cancer, an attempted suicide, and an overdose patient who attacks them. - Last Call
Each episode is 30 minutes in length.
Paramedics: Emergency Response follows select teams of paramedics at Saskatoon’s Medavie Ambulance as they deal with emergency calls ranging from life-threatening to broken bones to false calls. In each episode, paramedics respond to several emergency calls and detail the trials and tribulations of the life of a paramedic.
Episodes in Season 7 include:
- You Could Die Tonight
- Pumped on Adrenaline
- A Cardiac Event
- Shock and Awe
- Last Call: Series Finale Part 2. Paramedics respond to a viscous
beating, a man in a diabetic emergency, a case of stinky feet, and a singer with a
sore hip who performs for them.
Each episode is 30 minutes in length.