Duty Q Childbirth and Children

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                                           Office of Secondary Education

                    School District of Philadelphia Technical Curriculum
                                          Firefighter
                                             High School, Level II


Duty Q: Childbirth and Children

Competency #2: Describe and demonstrate the steps to assist in the normal cephalic delivery.

Approximate Time: Seven 90-minute periods.

Prerequisite Skills
    Technical Competencies
    None
    Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening*
    None
    Mathematics*
    None
    Science and Technology*
    None

Performance Standards
                     Performance Standard                                Suggested Evaluation Method
1. With the use of a standard obstetrics kit, the student will be     Oral Quiz
   able to identify and describe the items it contains with an
   accuracy of 85% as stated in the textbook.
2. From memory, the student will describe the basic steps, as         Written Test
   stated in the textbook, on how to assist in a normal delivery
   with an accuracy of 85%.
3. With the use of a childbirth mannequin, the student will           Performance Test
   demonstrate the steps to assist in a normal delivery with 85%
   accuracy.

Suggested Projects
    None




* Academic Standards, Pennsylvania Department of Education

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Competency #2: Describe and demonstrate the steps to assist in the normal cephalic delivery.



Multiple Intelligence Types
    Verbal/Linguistic
    Visual/Spatial
    Body/Kinesthetic
    Interpersonal

Resources
    1. EMT Pre-hospital Care, 3rd Ed.
       ISBN: 0-323-01650-2
       Author: Henry, M, Stapleton, E., and Niegelberg, E.
       Publisher: MosbyJems, an Imprint of Elsevier
       11830 Westline Industrial Drive
       St. Louis, Missouri 63146
    2. Handout: “Steps used with a Normal Delivery”
       Teacher made
    3. Guest Speaker: Labor Room Nurse
       Local Hospital
    4. Written Test: Assisting a normal cephalic delivery
       Teacher made


Equipment/Materials/Software
    1. Standard Childbirth Delivery Kit
       Any supplier
    2. Childbirth Mannequin
       Any supplier


Suggested Learning Sequence
   Overview                              Outline                                               Resources/Equipment
Performance Standard 1
Presentation    Display the contents of a childbirth delivery kit. Explain                Resource #1, Chapter 24,
                how each item in the kit is utilized in the process of a                    pgs. 519-520
                normal childbirth delivery.                                               Equipment #1
Reading         Have the students read from the textbook pages 519-                       Resource #1, Chapter 24,
Assignment      520, first two paragraphs.                                                  pgs. 519-520
Oral Quiz       Use the contents of a childbirth delivery kit to have the                 Equipment #1
                students name the item and describe how it is used.




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Competency #2: Describe and demonstrate the steps to assist in the normal cephalic delivery.



Performance Standard 2
Introduction    Give the students a handout with a list of steps used in                  Resource #1, Chapter 24,
                assisting with a normal delivery as a reference.                            pgs. 520-524
                                                                                          Resource #2
Reading               Have the students read pages 520-524 in textbook.                   Resource #1, Chapter 24,
Assignment                                                                                  pgs. 520-524
Guest Speaker   Invite a labor room nurse from a local hospital to give a                 Resource #3
                demonstration on the steps to assist in a normal delivery.
Written         Give the students a written test on the steps in assisting                Resource #4
Test/Review     with a normal cephalic delivery and the use of items
                found in a childbirth kit.
Performance Standard 3
Review          Go over the steps involved in normal delivery.                            Resource #1, Chapter 24,
                                                                                            pgs. 520-524
Activity              Have teams of students practice the steps to take in a              Resource #2
                      normal delivery utilizing a childbirth mannequin and a              Equipment #1
                      childbirth kit.                                                     Equipment #2
                      Related SCAN/Soft Skills: Interpersonal A
Performance           Utilizing a childbirth mannequin and a childbirth kit,              Equipment #1
Test                  have the students demonstrate from memory the steps                 Equipment #2
                      involved in a normal childbirth delivery with an
                      accuracy of 85%.

Related SCANS/Soft Skills
    Resources
    None
    Interpersonal
    A. Participates as Member of a Team
    Information
    None
    Systems
    None
    Technology
    None
    Thinking Skills
    None
    Personal Qualities
    None

Related Worksite/Work Based Activities
    None




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Competency #2: Describe and demonstrate the steps to assist in the normal cephalic delivery.


Additional Resources
    1.   Website: http://www.med-help.net/Emergency-Child-Birth.htm
    2.   Website: http://www.thefarm.org/charities/i4at/surv/ebirth.htm
    3.   Website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000009.htm
    4.   Website: http://www.parasolemt.com.au/manual/emergencychildbirth.asp
    5.   Website: New York State Department of Health, EMT Basic Curriculum
         www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/ems/basic.htm
         Module 4, Lesson 9, Objectives 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 20, 21, 24, 25


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This planning guide was written by Keith C.Yashin, Firefighter/EMT/Hazmat, Drexel Hill, PA.




V0606                                                                              Community College of Philadelphia