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The Central
Shenandoah EMS Council 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), 12-lead ECG
acquisition, King LT airway, EpiPen® Auto-Injector, glucose
monitoring, use of oral glucose and use of glucagon, and
administration of aspirin and nitroglycerin 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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Students
attending a Local Protocol program shall be certified as EMT-Basic
or higher for all modules except the Early Defibrillation (AED)
module. In addition to EMT-Basic providers, First Responder
providers are required to attend the Early Defibrillation (AED)
module. First Responders may optionally attend the glucose
screening section of the Glucose Screening, Oral Glucose &
Glucagon Administration module. Advanced life support
providers are not required to attend local protocol
programs. |
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The first half of the local
protocol program is presented on Edu-Net, the CSEMS Council
learning management system and covers the material contained
in the program manual. Students must score 80% or better on
the evaluations conducted in Edu-Net in order to participate
in instructor-led skill training and examination. Course
completion is awarded to participants who complete the
course satisfactorily. |
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Regional
EMT-Basic providers are required to complete all of the
modules of the local protocol training program before being
released to practice as an attendant-in-charge. |
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Annual provider review is
required. A provider may complete a standard local protocol
course or may complete a renewal course. Renewing providers
must complete the update on Edu-Net and the minimum required
skills at an instructor-led skills training session. |
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Local Training is the
responsibility of each EMS agency in the CSEMS Council
region and should be provided by the local instructor. A
formal review for all agency BLS providers is required to be
done once a year. |
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Local Protocol Instructor Update |
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The Council is
transitioning the local protocol program to the
Edu-Net
Learning Management System. All
instructors must complete this important update by
August 31, 2010. |
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Instructions |
1. Login or create an
account on
Edu-Net.
2. Select “Search for new courses available to
you” under "My Current Courses" on the home
page.
3. The update will be listed under "Instructor
Training" on the Learn page. |
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Edu-Net Website:
csems.centrelearn.com |
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For additional instruction
on the Edu-Net system, view the
help files. |
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Special Notice |
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Effective immediately,
the dose for administration of aspirin for chest
pain suggestive of an acute myocardial infarction
has changed. The new protocol is: Give four (4)
81 mg chewable tablets (324 mg total dose) PO as
soon as possible after the onset of chest pain.
The instructor resources have been updated with the
protocol change. |
Change in Aspirin Dose by Protocol
4/29/10 |
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