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Upcoming Courses |
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the Central Shenandoah EMS Council or have been submitted to the CSEMS Council by other
agencies to be announced. All ACLS, PALS, and CPR courses in the region are listed
on the American Heart Community Training Center Page. For
courses that require registration, visit the Course
Registration page. |
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EMT-Enhanced
Course
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The EMT-Enhanced: Virginia Standard
Curriculum represents an entry level
advanced care provider and can be used as
either a terminal objective in itself or a
transition to higher levels of education
and/or certification at the EMT-Intermediate
or EMT-Paramedic levels. This curriculum was
developed as a sub-set of lessons from the
Emergency Medical Technician Intermediate:
National Standard Curriculum and contains
lessons and didactic information also
included in the EMT-Intermediate program. As
a sub-set of the EMT-Intermediate program,
the EMT-Enhanced: Virginia Standard
Curriculum is designed to maintain
consistency with national prehospital care
guidelines, while meeting the specific needs
of Virginia’s EMS agencies and providers. |
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Dates: |
February
9, 2009 to June 27, 2009 |
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Times: |
6:30 PM
to 9:30 PM
Mondays and Wednesdays |
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Location: |
Central
Shenandoah EMS Council
2312 W. Beverley St.
Staunton, VA 24401 |
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Announcement: |
Announcement |
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Registration: |
Download Registration Packet |
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EMT-Basic Course
(Bath/Highland) |
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The Emergency Medical Technician – Basic
course is designed to provide training to
prepare an individual to function
independently in a medical emergency. This
course provides the basic knowledge and
skills needed to provide basic life support
(BLS) care and is required to progress to
more advanced levels of prehospital patient
care. The course requires a minimum of 111
hours of classroom and skills instruction
and 10 hours of Clinical/Field rotations for
a total of 121 hours of training. |
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Dates: |
February
2, 2009 to June 18, 2009 |
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Times: |
7:00 PM
to 10:00 PM
Mondays, Thursdays and some
Saturdays |
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Location: |
Bolar
Ruritan Club
State Route 220
Highland/Bath County, VA |
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Announcement: |
Announcement |
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Registration: |
Course Registration |
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EMT-Basic Course
(Harrisonburg) |
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The Emergency Medical Technician – Basic
course is designed to provide training to
prepare an individual to function
independently in a medical emergency. This
course provides the basic knowledge and
skills needed to provide basic life support
(BLS) care and is required to progress to
more advanced levels of prehospital patient
care. The course requires a minimum of 111
hours of classroom and skills instruction
and 10 hours of Clinical/Field rotations for
a total of 121 hours of training. |
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Dates: |
January
12, 2009 to May 7, 2009 |
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Times: |
6:30
to 10:00 PM
Mondays and Wednesdays |
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Location: |
G&W
Ambulance, Inc.
38 Whitmore Shop Rd.
Harrisonburg, VA 22802 |
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Announcement: |
Announcement |
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EMT-Basic Course
(Broadway) |
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The Emergency Medical Technician – Basic
course is designed to provide training to
prepare an individual to function
independently in a medical emergency. This
course provides the basic knowledge and
skills needed to provide basic life support
(BLS) care and is required to progress to
more advanced levels of prehospital patient
care. The course requires a minimum of 111
hours of classroom and skills instruction
and 10 hours of Clinical/Field rotations for
a total of 121 hours of training. |
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Dates: |
January
22, 2009 to June 18, 2009 |
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Times: |
6:00
to 10:00 PM
Thursdays and one Saturday or Sunday
each month |
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Location: |
Broadway
Emergency Squad
525 South Main Street
Broadway, Virginia 22815 |
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Announcement: |
Announcement |
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Pediatric Education for Prehospital
Professionals (PEPP) Course |
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Pediatric Education for Prehospital
Professionals (PEPP) represents a complete
source of prehospital medical information
for the emergent care of infants and
children. Developed by the American Academy
of Pediatrics, PEPP is an exciting
curriculum designed specifically to teach
prehospital professionals how to better
assess and manage ill or injured children. |
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Date: |
February
7-8, 2009 |
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Times: |
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
(both days) |
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Location: |
Waynesboro First Aid
Crew
201 W Broad St.
Waynesboro, VA 22980 |
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Announcement: |
Announcement |
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Registration: |
For more information
and registration, contact George
Maupin at 540-649-4543. |
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Local Protocol Program (Weyers Cave) |
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The Local Protocol Program provides
instruction to EMS providers in the region
on specific local protocols that differ from
the 1994 release of the Emergency Medical
Technician-Basic: National Standard
Curriculum and the 1995 release of the First
Responder: National Standard Curriculum.
Modules of the curriculum include use of
automatic external defibrillators (AED),
Combitube airway, EpiPen® Auto-Injector,
glucose monitoring, use of oral glucose and
use of glucagon, and administration of
aspirin for cardiac emergencies. The goal of
the program is to have adequately trained
BLS providers who can provide advanced
interventions for critical patients. |
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Dates: |
January
10, 2009 |
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Times: |
8:00 AM
- 3:00 PM |
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Location: |
Weyers
Cave Volunteer Fire Company
Weyers Cave, VA |
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Registration: |
For more
information and registration,
contact
Jeremy Wampler at 540-421-9312. |
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ALS Continuing
Education |
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Click
here
for CSEMS Council ALS CE classes and CE classes announced to CSEMS. |
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| BLS Continuing
Education |
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Click here
for CSEMS Council BLS CE classes and CE classes announced to CSEMS. |
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