Editor checklist

When sources disagree

Referencing the content of EMT-Basic training and emergency patient care

These discussion seeds flag places where blogs, older slides, or state bulletins may not match your current textbook chapter.

Confirm page and edition in your adopted text before you teach or test from Quiz Me alone.

• Spinal motion restriction packaging

  Usually in your text

  Follow current textbook and NM/agency protocol on spinal precautions and device selection — Adopted EMT-B chapter on trauma/spinal care

  Also check

  Older blogs still teach universal long-board immobilization for all trauma patients — AHA EMS clinical guidance (compare to your edition) Open reference (retrieved 2026-05-21)

  If you teach the wrong version

  Overtreatment pain and transport delays

  Suggested action

  Teach the protocol in your current chapter; flag legacy blog posts as out of date in class

• Oxygen in acute coronary syndrome

  Usually in your text

  Follow textbook pathophysiology and current AHA-aligned teaching in your chapter — Adopted EMT-B cardiovascular chapter

  Also check

  Legacy teaching stresses routine high-flow oxygen for all chest pain regardless of saturation — American Heart Association CPR and ECC guidelines Open reference (retrieved 2026-05-21)

  If you teach the wrong version

  Unnecessary hyperoxia or missed hypoxia treatment

  Suggested action

  Correct hypoxia per your chapter; cite edition-specific nuance rather than informal web summaries

• PHI on social media

  Usually in your text

  PHI stays out of public posts; minimum necessary for treatment — Adopted legal/ethical chapter

  Also check

  HIPAA overview for providers — HHS HIPAA for professionals Open reference (retrieved 2026-05-21)

  If you teach the wrong version

  Privacy violation and disciplinary exposure

  Suggested action

  Use textbook HIPAA framing; add a clear class rule that patient stories online need de-identification

• Pediatric epinephrine dosing

  Usually in your text

  Follow textbook Broselow-style or local protocol weight bands — Adopted EMT-B pediatric chapter

  Also check

  Memorization cards with adult doses only — American Academy of Pediatrics emergency care references Open reference (retrieved 2026-05-21)

  If you teach the wrong version

  Wrong dose in arrest or anaphylaxis

  Suggested action

  Teach weight-based dosing from your chapter; discard adult-only cheat sheets for peds scenarios

• Nitroglycerin contraindications

  Usually in your text

  Follow textbook ACS care and contraindication list — Adopted cardiovascular chapter

  Also check

  Informal advice to give NTG for all chest pain with hypertension — AHA acute coronary syndrome guidance Open reference (retrieved 2026-05-21)

  If you teach the wrong version

  Unsafe vasodilation in suspected RV infarct or hypotension

  Suggested action

  Align drills to chapter contraindications; call out outdated social-media tips in class

This page does not replace your program SOP or current ERG. Add dated citations in your local minority-report log when you confirm a source.