Title: Lesson 5-1 Human Life Span Development Fundamentals
Course: EMS 1119 Emergency Medical Technician > Section: Module V Life Span Development

Applies fundamental knowledge of life span development to patient assessment and management

At the end of this lesson and the associated lab activities students will be able to:

Cognitive Learning Objectives

- 5-1.1 Understand the terms used to designate the following stages of life: infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children, adolescents (teenagers), early adults, middle adults & late adults.
- 5-1.2 Describe the major physiologic & psychosocial characteristicsby age group:
  - a. Infant
  - b. Toddler / Pre-schooler
  - c. School-age child
  - d. Adolescent
  - e. Early adult
  - f. Middle adult
  - g. Late adult

Affective Objectives

- No affective objectives identified

Psychomotor Objectives

- No psychomotor objectives identified

Readings

- AAOS 10e, Chapter 6: pp. 200-215
- Limmer 12e, Chapter 7: pp. 156-167
- Chapters with relevant content:
AAOS 10e, Chapter 6
Limmer 12e, Chapter 6

Websites

- Track Your Child's Milestones, The Center for Disease Control (CDC) PDF file rovides by age group, an overview of the Social, Emotional, Language, Communication, Cognitive and Physical Development with resource guides to evaluate child.
- The Milestones Checklist provided by the CDC.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/pdf/parents_pdfs/mo-wic-broch_2_english_508.pdf
- Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing provides an overview of the sensory changes that occur with aging and as the result of disease states and the injuries that occur due to sensory deficits. http://consultgerirn.org/topics/sensory_changes/want_to_know_more

Online Video

Your instructor will recommend which videos to view for this lesson. All videos are valuable resources. Students may wish to view more to enhance their learning.

- Lifespan Development (54:04)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQWk4DgEciI