Guidelines for Students
• This Project Portfolio is worth 30% of your final grade.
• Each of the projects listed below is designed to help you apply information you are learning in this
course. Note that your instructor might have more specific requirements for certain projects.
• You must complete 2 to 3 projects from this list, per your instructor’s directions.
• You are strongly encouraged to select one of the “Math Practice” projects listed under the topics “First
Aid” and “BLS/CPR.”
• You are expected to do your own work and to use course resources (texts, handouts, notes), PMI online
library, and credible web sites to gather your information.
• Be sure to keep a list of your references to include with your final product, which must in your own
words (do not plagiarize your sources).
• Essay/research papers must be typed in 11-12 point font. Such papers should include a header section
with the course title, your name, and date, and a footer section with footnotes to identify the sources for
your information (or a bibliography).
• Grading will be based on accuracy of the information presented, grammar, spelling, punctuation,
and completeness.
First Aid
1. Math Practice—This is a 5-part project: EMT calls. For this project, use the 2011 and 2013 national
EMS calls data provided by your instructor. Review the data for the cities where PMI has campuses in
or near (highlighted on the documents). After you have located all of the cities:
• Add up all of the EMS runs for 2011 and for 2013. List them separately on your document.
• Calculate the average number of EMS calls using your answers for #1.
• Express the EMS data for your city as a fraction with your answer for #1.
• Express the fraction as a percentage and as a decimal.
• Your instructor will assign one more calculation for you.
2. Flow chart: Develop a flow chart that shows the steps for evaluating whether an emergency is life
threatening and the appropriate actions for each type of emergency. You may want to explore online
tools that help create flow charts, such as Lucidchart.
3. Writing: Search the PMI online library and/or other appropriate resources for articles about the different
types of barrier devices used for rescue breathing. Write a one-page essay explaining the advantages and
disadvantages of each. Include a list of your references.
4. Digital Pamphlet/brochure: Create a patient-education pamphlet on how to care for one of the following:
• minor bleeding injuries
• wounds
• burns
5. Mnemonic: Create a mnemonic to remember the response steps when someone is in shock.
6. Video Demonstration: Create a video of yourself correctly applying circular and roller bandaging
techniques to a doll or other appropriate inanimate object. During your video, be sure to describe when
each technique would be used.
7. T table: Create a T table to explain how to respond to serious injuries. In the left column, list the
injuries; in the right column, list the steps for care. Select two body locations for your table:
• head and spine chest abdomen pelvis
8. Role play: With a classmate, create a video in which you role-play an emergency situation for your
class. One of you will be the responder and one the victim. After the first “scene” you will switch roles
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so each of you will have the opportunity to play the responder. (For example: How to assess and care for
a dislocated shoulder and a sprained ankle.)
9. Demonstration: Record a video that demonstrates for your class the proper way to splint an arm or leg
and how to apply a sling with a binder.
10. Collage & pamphlet: Create a collage by taking pictures (your own or from the Internet) of poisonous
items that children or animals may have access to in the home. Search the PMI online library and/or
other appropriate resources for articles on how to safeguard the home. Create a parent-education
handout about how to prevent children and/or pets from accessing the items pictured in your collage.
11. Kit: Create a first-aid kit for use at home or in your car. Take pictures of each of the items in the kit
and add captions to identify the objects and why you chose to include them.
12. PowerPoint: Research the two major types of diabetic emergencies. Create a PowerPoint that spells
out the two emergencies including the signs of each, as well as the treatment required in each
situation. Be sure to include a balance of graphics and text.
13. Library research & writing: Search the PMI online library and/or other appropriate resources for
articles about concept of the “Good Samaritan Law.” Write a one-page paper in which you summarize
the underlying principles and give your opinion regarding the importance of the law. Make sure to
supply supporting evidence for your opinion and list your references.
14. Library research & virtual presentation: Search the PMI online library and/or other appropriate
resources for articles and information about anaphylactic shock. Include the causes and effects of this
condition. Record your presentation for the class to educate them on what you learned. Attach a list of
your references when you upload the presentation.
BLS/CPR
1. Math Practice—This is a 5-part project: Heart rate. Record your RESTING heart rate for 3 consecutive
days. The best time to do this is when you wake up and are still lying in bed (for guidance, see
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More/MyHeartandStrokeNews/All-About-Heart-RatePulse_UCM_438850_Article.jsp). After you have your rates for the 3 days, complete each of these five
steps—SHOW YOUR WORK:
• Calculate your average rate for the 3 days.
• Find the difference between the highest recorded rate and the lowest recorded rate.
• How many of your recorded rates were above your average? Write the answer as a fraction.
• How many of your recorded rates were below your average? Write the answer as a percent.
• Convert the fraction (#3) and percent (#4) to a decimal.
2. Compare: Create a three-column table that details the different ways that basic life support/BLS is
administered for infants, children, and adults.
3. Library research and writing: Search the PMI online library and/or other appropriate resources for one
or more articles about the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Write a one-page essay on
whether you think a member of the general public should be allowed to use an AED. Use the
information from the articles to support your opinion. List your references at the end of your paper.
4. Library research and virtual presentation: Search the AHA web site (www.heart.org) for information
about the statistics for and history of CPR. Present your findings to your classmates by recording a
video of your presentation or using a PowerPoint – for the history portion, select 3 to 5 key
dates/highlights from the timeline and why you feel these dates are important. For the statistics portion,
select what you feel are the 3 most important statistics and explain your choices.
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Student Choice
If you have a different idea of how to demonstrate your skills, ask your instructor for approval. You also
need to ask for specific requirements so you know exactly wh
