EMT Refresher Class Schedule

Instructor: Vanessa Jewett
Dates: 10/4/04 - 1/20/05
Location: Enfield Fire Dept
Text: 8th edition Brady Emergency Care

DATE, DAY TIME SESSION NUMBER CONTENT/TOPIC
10/4 M 1900-2200 1 Course Introduction & Administrative Activities
10/11 M 1900-2200 2 Challenge Exam Written; Lab Session
10/16 Sa 0900-1200 3 Challenge Exam Practical; Lab Session
1300-1600 4 Preparatory: scene safety, body substance isolation, personal protection, quality improvement, health & safety, medical-legal, domestic violence
10/18 M 1900-2200 5 Airway: anatomy review, opening the airway, suctioning, artificial ventilation, airway adjuncts, oxygen
10/23 Sa 0900-1200 Community marketplace 6 CPR, self-administered medications
1300-1600 7 CPR
10/25 M 1900-2200 8 Patient assessment: scene size-up, initial assessment, focused history & physical examination, detailed physical exam
11/1 M 1900-2200 9 Patient assessment cont.: verbal communication, interpersonal communication, prehospital care report (PCR)
11/6 Sa 0900-1200 10 Medical/Behavior: general pharmacology, breathing difficulty, review of circulatory system A&P, cardiovascular emergencies, cardiac emergencies, AED, disorders affecting the brain, altered mental status, seizures
1300-1600 11 Poisoning/overdose, environmental emergencies, water-related emergencies, behavioral emergencies
11/8 M 1300-1600 12 Shock/Trauma, Lab, Patient Assessment
11/15 M 1900-2200 13 Trauma: shock (hypoperfusion), internal bleeding, review of skin, chest & abdomen trauma; airway management, emergency care, musculoskeletal review, injuries to bones & joints, trauma nervous system review, head & spine injuries, principles of moving patients, rapid extrication, helmet removal
11/22 M 1900-2200 14 Shock/Trauma, Lab, Trauma pt assess, medical pt assess, AED, KED
11/29 M 0900-1200 15 LAB, pt assess, splinting, airway stations; assessment-pediatric exam, common problems in infants & children, trauma, child abuse & neglect, children with special needs, family response, provider response, cardiac arrest, pediatric patient exam, medical problems in children
12/4 Sa 0900-1200 16 Obstetrics, infants & children: reproductive anat & phys review, predelivery emergencies, normal/abnormal delivery, care of newborn, developmental concerns
1300-1600 17 Airway management review, oxygen therapy, ALS utilization, air mediccal consideration, hazardous materials, ambulance operations, WMD, LAB
12/06 M 1900-2200 18 Skills review, all stations
12/13 M 1900-2200 19 Mock Practical
1/3/05 M 1900-2200 20 NYS Practical Exam
1/10/05 M 1900-2200 21 Review for written exam
1/20/05 Th 1845- 22 NYS Written Exam