Title: Lesson 9-3 History-Taking
Course: EMS 1119 Emergency Medical Technician > Section: Module IX Patient Assessment

Discuss and demonstrate the procedures for taking the history of a patient

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

Cognitive Learning Objectives

- 9-3.1 Discuss the process of taking a history, its key components and its relationship to the primary assessment process
- 9-3.2 Explain the importance of obtaining a SAMPLE & OPQRST history
- 9-3.3 Recognize and respond to the feelings patients experience during assessment
- 9-3.4 Describe examples of different techniques the EMT may use to obtain information from patients, family or bystanders during the history taking process

Affective Objectives

- No affective objectives identified

Psychomotor Objectives

- 9-3.1 Demonstrate the technique for history-taking on patients of all age groups with:
  - a. a medical complaint
  - b. a trauma complaint

Supplemental Material

- Patient Assessment Acronymns
- Flashcards for Patient Assessment Acronyms