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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
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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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EMT-Basic |
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The Emergency
Medical Technician (EMT) Program is the
basis for all higher levels of certification
in Virginia. This program provides general
instruction in all areas of human body
systems and initial care for a wide range of
medical conditions. This course requires a
minimum of 110 hours of classroom and skills
instruction plus 10 hours of clinical
observation in a hospital or pre-hospital
setting. Virginia E.M.T. certification is
the minimum requirement for provision of
patient care as the Attendant-In-Charge on a
basic life support ambulance in Virginia. |
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International Trauma Life Support |
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International
Trauma Life Support (ITLS) is a global
organization dedicated to preventing death
and disability from trauma through education
and emergency trauma care. ITLS courses give
the student the knowledge and hands-on
skills to take better care of trauma
patients. ITLS stresses rapid assessment,
appropriate intervention and identification
of immediate life threats. The ITLS
framework for rapid, appropriate and
effective trauma care is a global standard
that works in any situation. |
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Dates: |
September
27-28, 2008 |
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Location: |
Bridgewater Rescue Squad
10 Volunteer Dr.
Bridgewater, VA |
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Announcement: |
Course Announcement |
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Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
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The
American Heart Association Advanced
Cardiovascular Life Support course is
totally redesigned to incorporate new
science evidence from the 2005 Guidelines
and a new teaching methodology. Through the
ACLS course, healthcare providers will
enhance their skills in the treatment of the
adult victim of a cardiac arrest or other
cardiopulmonary emergencies. ACLS emphasizes
the importance of basic life support CPR to
patient survival; the integration of
effective basic life support with advanced
cardiovascular life support interventions;
and the importance of effective team
interaction and communication during
resuscitation. |
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Dates: |
August 11, 2008 (Renewal Course)
December 1-2, 2008 (Provider Course) |
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Location: |
Central
Shenandoah EMS Council
2312 W. Beverley St.
Staunton, VA 24401 |
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Registration: |
For more
information and registration,
contact
Robin Root at 540-487-0201. |
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Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
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The completely redesigned
American Heart Association Pediatric
Advanced Life Support course is based on
new science evidence from the 2005 AHA
Guidelines for CPR and ECC and a new
teaching methodology. The goal of the PALS
course is to aid the pediatric healthcare
provider in developing the knowledge and
skills necessary to efficiently and
effectively manage critically ill infants
and children, resulting in improved
outcomes. Skills taught include recognition
and treatment of infants and children at
risk for cardiopulmonary arrest; the
systematic approach to pediatric assessment;
effective respiratory management;
defibrillation and synchronized
cardioversion; intraosseous access and fluid
bolus administration; and effective
resuscitation team dynamics. |
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Dates: |
September
12, 2008 (Renewal Course)
October 6-7, 2008 (Provider Course) |
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Location: |
Central
Shenandoah EMS Council
2312 W. Beverley St.
Staunton, VA 24401 |
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Registration: |
For more
information and registration,
contact
Robin Root at 540-487-0201. |
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Local Protocol
Course (Grottoes) |
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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: |
July 19, 2008 |
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Time: |
9:00 AM -
3:00 PM |
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Location: |
Grottoes Rescue Squad
Grottoes, VA |
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Announcement: |
To register,
contact
Jeremy Wampler at
wcfcfireman@hotmail.com,
540-249-5787 or
540-421-9312. |
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Keeping the Best! Maximizing Your
Retention Efforts |
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This one-day session is designed for EMS
agency leaders who are working through
retention issues while experiencing
significant growth and change such as the
integration of career and volunteer
personnel or starting billing for services.
Participants will learn a systematic process
to work through change and review the
importance of the recruiting process and the
application of key retention principles.
Directors and chiefs of combination
(volunteer and career) departments will find
this workshop particularly useful. |
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Course Flyer |
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Keeping the Best! How to Use EMS
Retention Principles |
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In this class,
participants will learn about: |
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The research
behind the Retention Tool kit.
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The four core EMS
Retention Principles and
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How to apply
these principles to your
specific agencies' needs
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The one-day session
is for appointed and elected EMS
leaders to help them understand and
use basic retention principles in
day-to-day EMS agency operations.
Participants will learn how to use
the life-cycle, belonging, success,
and friends and family principles to
help keep volunteer and career EMS
personnel. |
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As a participant will
receive your own copy of the
How to Use EMS
Retention Principles
workbook and you will
systematically walk trough the
entire workbook while working in
small groups. You will learn how to
apply these principles to your own
agency using practical exercises. |
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Course Flyer |
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Landing
Zone Safety Classes |
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PHI Air Medical AirCare 5 landing zone
safety classes. Attendees will receive
Category 1 ALS CE Credits (2 Hrs Operations)
or Category 2 BLS CE Credits (2 Hrs) and a
certificate of completion, T-shirt, and LZ
safety patch. Refreshments will be
provided. |
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Dates: |
August 19, 2008
December 10, 2008 |
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Times: |
6:00 PM -
8:30 PM |
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Location: |
Shenandoah
Valley Regional Airport
Hangar #4
Weyers Cave, VA |
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Announcement: |
Course Announcement |
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ALS Continuing
Education |
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Click
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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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