EMT Refresher Class Schedule - Vanessa Jewett, Instructor
11/1/03 - 1/22/04

DATE, DAY TIME SESSION NUMBER CONTENT/TOPIC
11/1/03 0900-1200 1 Course Introduction & Administrative Activities
1300-1600 2 Challenge Exam Written; Lab Session
11/5/03 0900-1200 3 Challenge Exam Practical; Lab Session
11/9/03 0900-1200 4 Preparatory: scene safety, body substance isolation, personal protection, quality improvement, health & safety, medical-legal, domestic violence
11/13/03 0900-1200 5 Airway: anatomy review, opening the airway, suctioning, artificial ventilation, airway adjuncts, oxygen
11/17/03 0900-1200 6 CPR, self-administered medications
11/21/03 Community marketplace 0900-1200 7 CPR
11/25/03 0900-1200 8 Patient assessment: scene size-up, initial assessment, focused history & physical examination, detailed physical exam
11/293/03 0900-1200 9 Patient assessment cont.: verbal communication, interpersonal communication, prehospital care report (PCR)
12/3/03 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
12/7/03 0900-1200 11 Poisoning/overdose, environmental emergencies, water-related emergencies, behavioral emergencies
12/11/03 0900-1200 12 Shock/Trauma, Lab, Patient Assessment
12/15/03 0900-1200 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
12/19/03 0900-1200 14 Shock/Trauma, Lab, Trauma pt assess, medical pt assess, AED, KED
12/23/03 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
12/27/03 0900-1200 16 Obstetrics, infants & children: reproductive anat & phys review, predelivery emergencies, normal/abnormal delivery, care of newborn, developmental concerns
1/4/05 0900-1200 17 Airway management review, oxygen therapy, ALS utilization, air mediccal consideration, hazardous materials, ambulance operations, WMD
1/8/04 090-1200 18 Kills review, all stations
1/15/04 0900-1200 19 Mock Practical
1/16/04 0900-1200 20 NYS Practical Exam
1/20/04 0900-1200 21 Review for written exam
1/22/04 1845- 22 NYS Written Exam