EMT Course: Original and Refresher
B. Fletcher, Instructor
Dates: 9/20/04 - 5/19/05
All classes are Monday nights except for the final written exam, which is a Thursday.
| Date | Time | Topics |
| 9/20/04 | 7-10pm | Registration: Challenge Refresher; written and practical exams |
| 9/27/04 | 7-10pm | Registration: Basic EMT Original. Course introduction, wellbeing of EMT, introduction to EMT |
| 10/4/04 | 7-10pm | Medical, legal, ethical issues; DNR; Health Care proxy; baseline vitals |
| 10/11/04 | 7-10pm | The human body; sample history; lifting and moving patients |
| 10/18/04 | 7-10pm | Evaluations #1; test out for vital signs; airways |
| 10/25/04 | 7-10pm | Airway; CPR, AED |
| 11/1/04 | 7-10pm | Evaluations #2; practical lab stations |
| Community marketplace 11/8/04 | 7-10pm | Scene size-up; initial assessment; focused H&P exam - trauma |
| 11/15/04 | 7-10pm | H&P: medical and trauma |
| 12/6/04 | 7-10pm | Detailed exam; on-going assessment; skills |
| 12/13/04 | 7-10pm | Documentation; communication; skills; evaluation #3 |
| 1/10/05 | 7-10pm | Patient assessment; practical skills |
| 1/17/05 | 7-10pm | Respiratory emergeycy; general pharmacology |
| 1/24/05 | 7-10pm | Cardiovascular emergencies #1 |
| 1/31/05 | 7-10pm | Cardiovascular emergencies #2 |
| 2/7/05 | 7-10pm | Diabetes; altered mental status; allergies |
| 2/14/05 | 7-10pm | Behavior emergencies; overdose, poisoning; environmental emergencies |
| 2/21/05 | 7-10pm | Evaluation #4; OB/GYN |
| 2/28/05 | 7-10pm | Bleeding; shock; soft tissue injuries |
| 3/7/05 | 7-10pm | Continue with bleeding, shock; soft tissue injuries |
| 3/14/05 | 7-10pm | Injuries to back, neck, head; musculoskeletal injuries |
| 3/21/05 | 7-10pm | Practical skills stations; infants and children |
| 4/4/05 | 7-10pm | Ambulance operations; gaining access; WMD |
| 4/11/05 | 7-10pm | Review; final class exam |
| 4/25/05 | 6-10pm | Practical skills exam |
| 5/19/05 | 6-10pm | NYS DOH written exam |