Title: Describe the assessment and management of patients with special challenges.
Course: Emergency Medical Technician II (14055-II) > Section: Managing Special Patient Populations

Description should include the healthcare implications of the following factors that present patients with special challenges:

- Abuse and neglect
- Homelessness
- Poverty
- Bariatrics
- Terminal illness/hospice care
- Tracheostomy care and dysfunction
- Sensory deficit and loss
- Technology assisted or dependent
- Developmental disability
- Home-care dependent

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does an EMT correctly and appropriately assess and manage a patient with special challenges?
- What clues would indicate that a patient is hearing impaired?
- Why would airway management be more difficult in a patient with Down syndrome?
- What is the best approach to take when interacting with a patient who has special challenges?