2015-2016 National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Continuing Education Catalog Serving our nation s EMS practitioners
WELCOME For more than 30 years, the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) has been recognized as a global leader in continuing education for EMS practitioners. Caring for patients in the out-of-hospital environment is complex and challenging. It requires a broad range of medical skills and knowledge to save lives, alleviate pain, and treat patients of all ages suffering from a wide range of diseases. At the same time, EMS practitioners need the interpersonal skills to communicate with patients and their family members and to work as part of a team. And given the growing threat of active shooters, the potential for mass casualty situations, plus the more commonplace risks when responding to highway accidents or to patients in high stress situations, EMS practitioners need an understanding of situational awareness and how to stay safe on the job. As the only national membership organization representing the professional interests of all EMS practitioners from all sectors of EMS, NAEMT believes that high-quality, evidence-based education is critically important to preparing EMS practitioners to successfully face these challenges. Making that education available to the EMS workforce is a core part of our mission. Commitment to Quality Because the greatest results occur when the best minds work together, all NAEMT courses are developed by teams of nationally and internationally recognized subject matter experts physicians, EMS educators and experienced field EMS practitioners. In addition to our superior course content, the course sites that offer our courses and the instructors who teach our courses also must meet the high standards of our quality assurance process. Together, this ensures that students who take NAEMT courses can feel confident that they are receiving the best continuing education available to the EMS profession. Affordability and Convenience: Cornerstones of NAEMT Education Because we understand time is valuable and budgets are limited, NAEMT is also committed to offering affordability and convenience for our course sites, instructors, and students. Most administration can be done quickly and easily online. We ve streamlined the process for instructors to qualify to teach NAEMT courses by making the Instructor Course available online, 24/7. And always, if you have questions, NAEMT has a team of education specialists ready to assist, either by phone or email. NAEMT is honored to serve the EMS profession by helping to prepare our nation s EMS workforce. We look forward to serving you. 2 NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org
Table Of Contents 2 Welcome 4 NAEMT Education Difference 5 Easy, Efficient and Cost-Effective Administration 6 New Course Sites 7 Course Coordinator Responsibilities 8 Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) 11 Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC) 12 Geriatric Education for EMS (GEMS) 13 EMS Safety 14 Principles of Ethics and Personal Leadership (PEPL) 15 Tactical Courses 18 Becoming an NAEMT Instructor 10 Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) Serving our nation s EMS practitioners www.naemt.org www.facebook.com/naemtfriends www.twitter.com/naemt_ NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org 3
Experience the NAEMT Education Difference To develop great EMS practitioners, you have to start with great education. NAEMT and its teams of experts spend years developing the content for each course. Then we put our curriculum through a rigorous quality assurance process that includes field-testing courses before they are introduced, continually seeking feedback from students and instructors, and regularly reviewing and updating course content. NAEMT works in partnership with leading national organizations and agencies to provide evidence-based, medically appropriate course content. American College of Surgeons American College of Emergency Physicians American Geriatrics Society American Academy of Pediatrics National Association of EMS Physicians U.S. Department of Defense Key Attributes of NAEMT Curriculum Course content created by multi-disciplinary teams of experts. All NAEMT course content is created by teams of nationally and internationally recognized subject matter experts from within EMS, emergency medicine and other relevant medical specialties. Teams include physicians who contribute their medical expertise; EMS educators who advise on the most effective, innovative teaching strategies; and EMS practitioners who ensure that the curriculum reflects the realities of working in the field. These experts present the latest research, debate the merits and come to a consensus on what should be included in the curriculum. Curriculum incorporates evidence-based research and cutting-edge medical knowledge. The practice of medicine continually evolves as new or stronger evidence comes to light. Our experts ensure the latest evidence is included in each course. Then, each course is systematically reviewed and updated at least once every four years to reflect changes in medical practice. Instructional materials use a variety of proven learning methodologies. NAEMT courses aren t lectures only. Our courses include patient simulations, skills stations, videos, case studies and group discussions to encourage critical thinking and reinforce material presented during lectures. Using a variety of proven learning methodologies ensures students receive a broad scope of knowledge to help with decision-making in the field. Content, instructors and course sites are quality assured. Curriculum for new or revised courses is field-tested and feedback is incorporated into the final curriculum. Students are surveyed to obtain feedback on course content and the quality of their learning experience. Instructors are monitored and approved by NAEMT. Training centers serving as NAEMT course sites are monitored and approved by NAEMT. All NAEMT Education courses are approved for continuing education credit by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS).* Courses are also recognized for recertification requirements by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT). The number of continuing education credits awarded equals the number of course hours. 4 NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org *Except B-Con and TCCC-AC
Easy, Efficient and Cost-Effective Administration No one likes spending more time on paperwork than they need to. To provide our course sites with the best possible experience, NAEMT has created a streamlined, user-friendly and cost-efficient administrative process. Easy online administration Much of the administration for NAEMT courses can be done quickly and easily online, including: Registering and getting approval to be an NAEMT course site. Registering courses to receive course materials. Submitting course rosters so your students can receive continuing education credits. Printing student certificates using NAEMT s online course certificate tool. Submitting administration fees. Quick access to course materials Many course materials are available for download online, or quickly available from Jones and Bartlett Learning or one of our other partners. Responsive customer service When you have questions or need help, we are here for you! Call us, or send an email. NAEMT Education specialists will get you answers quickly. NAEMT staff always go above and beyond in customer satisfaction. Barbara Grunitz, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Affordable NAEMT is committed to keeping prices as low as possible. NAEMT s Partner in Education: Jones & Bartlett Learning NAEMT is proud to have Jones & Bartlett Learning as our publishing partner for NAEMT course materials. Jones & Bartlett Learning, a division of Ascend Learning, is a world-leading provider of instructional, assessment, and learning-performance management solutions. Jones & Bartlett develops educational programs and services that improve learning outcomes and enhance student achievement by combining authoritative content written by respected authors with innovative, proven, and engaging technology applications that meet the diverse needs of today s instructors, students, and professionals. With the most up-to-date, authoritative content available from academia and industry thoughtleaders, Jones & Bartlett Learning is leading the way for educators, students, and professionals to discover new educational and professional skill-development opportunities to enable personalized learning anytime, anywhere. For more information on Jones & Bartlett Learning, visit www.jblearning.com All proceeds from NAEMT Education programs help support the advancement of the EMS profession through advocacy, education and research. NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org 5
Getting Started Information for New Course Sites Once you have decided to offer NAEMT courses, we have an easy process to get started. Go to naemt.org and click the Course Coordinators link. Here s a quick guide to what you ll find there. Register a Site Choose Register a Site and follow the prompts to enter your information. Once approved, you will receive an email from NAEMT within two business days providing your site ID number. Use your site ID number to register courses. Submit a Roster By choosing this link, you or your students can enter their data. Data must be entered in the roster for your students to earn continuing education credits. Upon course completion, submit your final roster. Register a Course A minimum of 30 days prior to your course start date, register your course(s) by following the instructions on the Register a Course link. Affiliate Faculty must be present for your first course. Request Affiliate Faculty by emailing education@naemt.org. If you want students to be able to locate and sign up for your course online, mark the course as being Open to the Public. Students will then be able to find your course on the Locate a Course page of the NAEMT website. Upon acceptance of the course application, you will receive an emailed confirmation with your Course Number and access information for secure course materials. Submit Course Payment Submit payment online by following the instructions on this link. You can also submit payment by check. 6 NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org
Course Coordinator Responsibilities Each course site is asked to identify an experienced NAEMT instructor to serve as course coordinator. New course sites may choose an experienced EMS instructor. The course coordinator is responsible for administering the course and communicating with NAEMT to ensure all course information is submitted. Read more about the responsibilities of a course coordinator by clicking the Course Coordinator Responsibilities link. Course Certificates Course certificates are provided to course coordinators prior to the start of the course, so that your students can leave with their cards and certificates in hand. Submitting for NAEMT courses is simple and fast. You receive the cards and invoice quickly and then have the flexibility of easy access to course materials online. If you do come across a challenge, NAEMT staff is more than willing to assist. Over the last few years, I have never faced a problem that NAEMT staff couldn t find a quick solution for. Shannon Watson, St. Louis, Missouri NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org 7
Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Eighth Edition When treating trauma patients in the field, seconds count. Recognized as the global leader in education for the prehospital care of trauma patients, Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) offers a unique approach, promoting critical thinking and addressing multisystem trauma to give patients the greatest chance of survival. PHTLS, developed in cooperation with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, picks up where other education programs leave off. PHTLS empowers EMS practitioners by focusing on the principles that strengthen their knowledge base and ability to make rapid and appropriate patient care decisions. PHTLS teaches why a certain procedure is performed, as opposed to simply how a procedure should be performed. The program emphasizes a quick assessment of patients with traumatic injuries to improve survival. Topics covered include the principles of trauma care, scene and patient assessment, airway management, circulation, hemorrhage control and detection/ treatment of shock. Each year, PHTLS is taught to over 40,000 students at some 3,500 course sites in over 50 countries. Students who take this course will leave better prepared to save the lives of patients with the most serious, time-sensitive injuries. PHTLS, Eighth Edition, also features: Baseline Assessments: Baseline assessments allow instructors to evaluate students before the course begins. The tool enables instructors to identify opportunities for improvement. Patient simulations: Interactive patient simulations allow participants to strengthen their patient assessment, teamwork, and critical thinking skills. At the conclusion of each patient simulation, instructors collaborate with participants to discuss the team s performance. Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Hours: 16 Course format: Classroom or hybrid (online/classroom) 8 Who is this class for? EMTs, paramedics, emergency medical responders, nurses, physician assistants and physicians. The course can be offered at the basic, advanced or combined levels. A military version is also available. NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org
PHTLS Trauma First Response Eighth Edition Seriously injured trauma patients may not have time to wait until EMS arrives. PHTLS Trauma First Response is an 8-hour course for first responders, including police officers, firefighters, rescue personnel and safety officers, to prepare them to render care to trauma patients until EMS personnel arrive. PHTLS Refresher Eighth Edition Trauma care is continually evolving. To keep skills and knowledge as current as possible, the 8-hour PHTLS Refresher course is for students who have taken PHTLS within the last four years. This course is offered at basic, advanced or combined levels. A military refresher course is also available. We pride ourselves on being able to offer the most up-to-date programs that will empower our students to act in the most proficient and professional manner when responding to trauma patients. NAEMT trauma courses make that possible. Erica Paredes, Noblesville, Indiana NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org 9
Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) is the leading course for prehospital practitioners in advanced medical assessment and treatment of commonly encountered medical conditions. Endorsed by the National Association of EMS Physicians, the course emphasizes the Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) Second Edition use of the AMLS Assessment Pathway, a systematic assessment tool that enables EMS practitioners to diagnose medical patients with urgent accuracy. In the course, students learn to recognize and manage common medical crises in patients. Topics covered include: respiratory disorders, cardiovascular disorders, shock, neurologic disorders, abdominal disorders, endocrine disorders, infectious diseases, environmental-related disorders, and toxicologic emergencies. Critical thinking scenarios encourage interaction and challenge students to apply their knowledge to realistic situations. During the scenarios, students: Are at the patient s side from arrival on scene to delivery to the hospital. Assess, review, and discern the possible diagnosis of the patient. Choose the next step to take on the AMLS Assessment Pathway. Confirm the final diagnosis and provide ongoing prehospital management of the patient. New to the Second Edition: Refined AMLS Assessment Pathway. Clear emphasis on the BLS provider and integration with ALS throughout the assessment process. Expanded content on highly critical patients. Expanded content on environmental-related disorders. Expanded content on infectious diseases. I can personally attest with 100% certainty the AMLS program helped me pass my Illinois state exam. The advanced concepts in the program accent the material in the book very nicely and make for a wonderful learning experience. Zach Sabourin, Naperville, Illinois Hours: 16 Course format: Classroom or hybrid (online/classroom) Advanced Medical Life Support (AMLS) Who is this class for? Emergency medical technicians, paramedics, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse anesthetists and physicians. The course can be offered at the basic, advanced or combined levels. AMLS Refresher: Prehospital care is continually evolving. To keep skills and knowledge as current as possible, the 8-hour AMLS Refresher course is for students who have taken AMLS within the last four years. This course is offered at basic, advanced or combined levels. 10 NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org
EMERGENCY PEDIATRIC CARE Children are not small adults has long been the battle cry of pediatric emergency medicine specialists advocating for better training and resources for all providers of urgent and emergent pediatric medical care. While there are many differences between adult and pediatric physiology, Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC) Third Edition illnesses, injuries and interventions, only some are critical. EPC focuses on those critical situations, enabling EMS practitioners to provide the best treatment for sick and injured children in the field. Topics covered include: The pathophysiology of the most common critical pediatric emergency issues, and critical thinking skills to help practitioners make the best decisions for their patients. Application of the Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT), a tool to help EMS practitioners rapidly and accurately assess pediatric patients. The importance of family-centered care. Understanding and communicating with children. Airway management, breathing and oxygenation. Cardiac emergencies. Recognizing child abuse and neglect. Hypoperfusion and shock. Newborn resuscitation. Pediatric trauma. Treating children with special needs. The course encompasses lectures, interactive skills stations, small group critical thinking discussions and patient simulations/resuscitation scenarios. Hours: 16 Course format: Classroom or hybrid (online/classroom) Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC) Who is this class for? Emergency medical technicians, paramedics. This course can be offered at the basic, advanced or combined levels. EPC Refresher: No patients are more precious than children! To enable EMS practitioners to stay as up-to-date as possible on the latest in pre-hospital pediatric care, the 8-hour EPC Refresher course is for students who have taken EPC within the last four years. This course is offered at basic, advanced or combined levels. NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org 11
Geriatric Education for EMS (GEMS) Second Edition Older adults make up an estimated 40 percent of EMS patients, a number that is expected to rise as Baby Boomers age and develop more chronic diseases. Geriatric Education for EMS (GEMS) gives EMS practitioners the skills and knowledge they need to take care of geriatric patients unique health and communications challenges. Developed by NAEMT in partnership with the American Geriatrics Society, GEMS empowers EMS practitioners to help improve medical outcomes and quality of life for geriatric patients. This course will enhance the competence, confidence and compassion of EMS practitioners in responding to geriatric patients. New to the Second Edition: More geriatric specific information on fall prevention, epidemiology, polypharmacy and the special needs of older patients during disasters. Case scenarios encourage student interaction and discussion. A new lecture on mobile integrated healthcarecommunity paramedicine (MIH- CP), including how to identify patients who would benefit from MIH-CP and the EMS role in patient advocacy. New videos on MIH-CP, elder abuse and trauma care for the elderly, with real-world scenarios demonstrating proper communication, assessment, and treatment. Simulations in which students experience what it feels like to have sensory and movement disabilities. Hours: 8 Course format: Classroom Geriatric Education for EMS (GEMS) Who is this class for? Emergency medical technicians, paramedics. This course is appropriate for all levels of EMS practitioner. 12 NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org
EMS Safety EMS practitioners are 2.5 times more likely to die on the job and 3 times more likely than the average worker to miss work as a result of injury. To combat this epidemic, NAEMT created the EMS Safety course to promote a culture of safety and to help reduce the number of on-the-job fatalities and injuries. The EMS Safety course trains EMS practitioners to be active participants in their own safety. Participants are taught to identify and remove the hazards that can appear during daily tasks, from offensive drivers to violent encounters to chronic stress. Participants are given practical strategies that they can apply in the field, from situational awareness to defensive driving to verbal deflection. Finally, participants are taught how to strengthen their resiliency skills in order to combat both chronic and critical incident stress. EMS Safety is the first national and most comprehensive safety-focused education course. Its interactive format features real-life case studies, compelling discussions on current safety issues, and provides participants with a forum to share their own experiences. Critical thinking skill stations help to build participants risk assessment and decision-making skills. Topics covered include: Applying crew resource management in EMS. Utilizing situational awareness and defensive driving for safe emergency vehicle operations. Employing multi-agency preplanning, vehicle and practitioner visibility techniques, and defensive staging practices at roadside incidents. Utilizing lift assist teams, lifting and moving equipment, and behavioral controls to protect both EMS practitioners and patients from injury. Employing situational awareness to continually assess for the potential of violence on the scene and verbal and physical techniques to de-escalate potential threats. Practicing infection and contagion control to protect both EMS practitioners and patients from emerging threats. Strengthening resiliency skills to help EMS practitioners cope with daily and critical incident stress. Ensuring personal readiness for the daily challenges and hazards of working in the field through optimal personal health. Safety has to be an integral part of our culture. We provide the NAEMT Safety Course as a mandatory part of our academy and offer it regularly to staff. It has value for everyone from the rookie to the seasoned veteran. Jerry Johnston, Alameda County, California Hours: 8 Course format: Classroom EMS Safety Who is this class for? All EMS practitioners, other medical professionals providing prehospital patient care, EMS supervisors and administrators. This course is appropriate for all levels of EMS practitioner. NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org 13
Durham EMS PEPL course in action. Principles of Ethics and Personal Leadership (PEPL) Changes in our nation s healthcare system are requiring EMS practitioners to explore new ways to deliver medical care, improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. Principles of Ethics and Personal Leadership (PEPL) provides EMS and mobile healthcare practitioners with the knowledge and skills to effectively interact with patients and their families, other medical personnel, co-workers, supervisors and members of their community. Through facilitated group discussions and case studies depicting some of the challenging scenarios that EMS practitioners may be faced with, the course explores: Personal and professional core values. Ethical decision-making and the exercise of ethical leadership. Duty to serve, and the concept of service beyond self. Strategies for conflict resolution. Ambassadorship for the profession, the agency, and the community at large. Students also consider the importance of ethics and personal leadership, identify their leadership role as individuals, professionals, and in civic life, and practice the skills important to the exercise of leadership. A truly interactive learning process, the curriculum is designed to promote dialogue. It uses a variety of instructional methodologies, including small and large group discussion, experiential activities, individual reflection, video case reviews, classic and contemporary readings, and shared analysis. Our students love NAEMT courses. They are thought provoking and provide current information. Chad Pore, Butler County, Kansas Principles of Ethics and Personal Leadership (PEPL) Hours: 16 Course format: Classroom, with an emphasis on facilitated discussion. Who is this class for? Emergency medical technicians, paramedics, mobile healthcare or community paramedics. This course is appropriate for all levels of EMS practitioner. 14 NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org
FBI data shows that active shooter incidents are on the rise, while the risk of mass casualty incidents like the Boston Bombing remains ever present. In addition to the risks at home, military medics in combat zones must have the skills to treat devastating war wounds. To ensure that all responders and the public know how to act quickly to save a life, NAEMT offers a range of tactical courses tailored to the needs of specific groups of responders EMS practitioners, military medics and other military personnel, law enforcement officers, firefighters and members of the community, such as teachers and other workers. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), developed by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), is a system of providing evidence-based, life-saving techniques and strategies for best-practice trauma care on the battlefield. TCCC has been documented to produce dramatic improvements in casualty survival in Iraq and Afghanistan. TCCC is the only set of battlefield trauma care guidelines endorsed by the American College of Surgeons. NAEMT s TCCC course is fully compliant with the DoD s Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care (CoTCCC) guidelines. CoTCCC is comprised of representatives from all branches of the U.S. Armed Services, and includes trauma surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, combatant unit physicians, combat medics, corpsmen, and pararescuemen, all of whom have combat experience. TCCC teaches the principles of providing care in three types of situations military personnel may face when deployed to combat zones. Care Under Fire: Care rendered at the scene of the injury while both the medic and the casualty are under hostile fire. Available medical equipment is limited to what is carried by the medic and other military personnel. This stage focuses on a quick assessment, and applying tourniquets to stop major bleeds and buy time. Tactical Field Care: Rendered once the casualty is no longer under hostile fire. Medical equipment is still limited. This stage focuses on saving a life until evacuation to more definitive care. Care may include advanced airway management or IV therapy, depending on the skill level of the provider and supplies available. Tactical Evacuation Care: Rendered while the casualty is evacuated to a higher echelon of care. Tactical Combat Casualty Care for All Combatants (TCCC-AC) The experiences of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan demonstrated that some lifesaving interventions on the battlefield can be delivered by non-medical military personnel, either in support of the combat medic or when one isn t available. The Rangers identified their allcombatant TCCC training programs as key to their unprecedented success in reducing preventable death on the battlefield. To ensure the lessons learned by the Rangers were available to all military personnel, military medical leaders requested that the Joint Trauma System develop a version of the TCCC curriculum appropriate for non-medical military personnel. TCCC for All Combatants (TCCC-AC) teaches basic airway management, drags and carries, and applying hemostatic dressing and tourniquets. Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Hours: 16 Course format: Classroom Who is this class for? Military medics, corpsmen and pararescuemen who are preparing to deploy in support of combat operations, and other medical military personnel. This course is appropriate for medical military personnel at all training levels. Tactical Combat Casualty Care for All Combatants (TCCC-AC) Hours: 8 Course format: Classroom Who is this class for? Non-medical military personnel *Instructor resources are available free for download at naemt.org. NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org 15
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Developed by NAEMT s Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Committee, the TECC program is based on the guidelines from the Committee on Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (CoTECC) and the Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) program. TECC uses lessons learned from the military and applies them to tactical situations in the civilian world, such as active shooters or other mass casualty situations. With a goal of decreasing preventable deaths in tactical situations, topics include: Hemorrhage control. Surgical airway control and needle decompression. Strategies for treating wounded responders in threatening environments. Caring for pediatric patients. Techniques for dragging and carrying victims to safety. At the core of the TECC program is the care provided during three distinct phases of care. Direct Threat Care: Care provided while under attack or facing another direct threat. Indirect Threat Care: Rendered while the threat has been suppressed, but may resurface at any point. Evacuation Care: Rendered while the casualty is being evacuated from the incident site. TECC takes an all-hazards approach to teach skills necessary for providing care outside the normal operating conditions of most EMS agencies. Hours: 16 Course format: Classroom Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Who is this class for? Emergency medical technicians and paramedics who could be called upon to respond to a mass casualty or active shooter event. This course can be offered at the basic, advanced or combined levels. 16 NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org
Law Enforcement and First Response Tactical Casualty Care (LEFR-TCC) In an active shooter, mass casualty or other trauma situation, law enforcement officers may be first on scene and have first contact with the wounded. To arm law enforcement officers with the knowledge to save lives, Law Enforcement and First Response Tactical Casualty Care (LEFR-TCC) is an 8-hour course that teaches basic, lifesaving interventions that law enforcement officers can safely provide to buy time until EMS practitioners arrive or can safely enter a tactical scene. Topics covered include: Hemorrhage control with tourniquets. Using combat gauze. Basic airway management techniques. Recognizing shock. LEFR-TCC was developed by NAEMT s PHTLS Committee in collaboration with the Denver Health Department of EMS Education and the Denver Police Department Metro/SWAT. The curriculum is based on the principals of trauma care taught in PHTLS and TCCC. The course uses active shooter scenarios during which students practice the skills. Just two days following the LEFR-TCC training, we pulled up to an accident involving a semi-tanker truck on fire. Right after we arrived, the tanker exploded. A person who had been trying to help the trapped driver was injured in the explosion. He had a severe wound to the thigh and a broken femur. We treated the patient by applying a tourniquet, packing using combat gauze, wrapping it with an Israeli Bandage and monitoring for bleeding until he was taken by helicopter to a trauma center. I believe the techniques learned in the LEFR-TCC course made a difference in the life of this patient. Ronnie Rawson, Moore, Oklahoma Law Enforcement and First Response Tactical Casualty Care (LEFR-TCC) Hours: 8 Course format: Classroom Who is this class for? Law enforcement officers, firefighters and other first responders Bleeding Control for the Injured (B-Con) EMS, firefighters and law enforcement officers are all key players in the chain of survival for the victims of active shooters or other trauma. So are bystanders. In this 2.5-hour course designed for those with little to no medical background, Bleeding Control for the Injured (B-Con) teaches members of the public to take action to save a life. Students are taught basic life-saving medical interventions, including: The rationale for early use of a tourniquet for life-threatening extremity bleeding. The appropriate application of a tourniquet to the arm and leg. The progressive strategy for controlling hemorrhage. Airway control techniques and devices. The correct application of a topical hemostatic dressing (combat gauze). The course was developed by NAEMT s PHTLS Committee. NAEMT has partnered with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma to disseminate B-Con course materials nationwide.* Bleeding Control for the Injured (B-Con) Hours: 2.5 Course format: Classroom Who is this class for? Any member of the public, including teachers or security personnel. Also nontactical law enforcement officers and firefighters. *Instructor materials and student handouts are free and available for download on naemt.org. NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org 17
Becoming an NAEMT instructor is more convenient than ever! NAEMT has streamlined the process to become an NAEMT instructor. New instructors may now take the Instructor Course (required to teach NAEMT courses) online, 24/7. The NAEMT Instructor Course provides instructor candidates with the basic training and information needed to become an instructor for any of NAEMT s continuing education courses. This fully online program replaces the traditional classroom-based instructor courses, enabling educators to get new continuing education courses up and running more quickly. To become an NAEMT instructor, you must*: Step 1. Successfully complete each provider course that you plan to teach with a minimum passing score of 76% on the written test. Step 2. Successfully complete the NAEMT Instructor Course online. Achieve a minimum passing score of 80% for the course on the online post-test. Step 3. Submit an NAEMT Instructor application. Step 4. Teach a provider course while being monitored by an Affiliate Faculty member. Step 5. Maintain your instructor status by teaching at least one course in the respective education program per year. (Programs include: AMLS, EMS Safety, EPC, GEMS, PEPL, PHTLS, TCCC.) *Specific programs may have different requirements. Find details on naemt.org. Pricing: NAEMT offers its courses through NAEMT approved EMS training centers. These training centers NAEMT course sites set the price per student for each course offered. NAEMT charges course sites a per student administrative fee. $15/student for 16-hour courses $10/student for 8-hour courses $10/student for all courses taken by U.S. military personnel 18 NAEMT Education 1-800-346-2368 education@naemt.org naemt.org
In Memoriam Dr. Norman McSwain 1937-2015 NAEMT dedicates this education catalog to Dr. Norman McSwain, a world-renowned trauma surgeon who is recognized as the father of NAEMT education. Internationally respected for his pioneering work in trauma care, Dr. McSwain founded NAEMT s Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) program more than 30 years ago. A certified paramedic, Dr. McSwain understood the crucial role that pre-hospital practitioners play in saving the lives of patients with traumatic injuries. He dedicated much of his career to ensuring that EMS practitioners in the civilian and military sectors received the highest quality education to enable them to provide the best care to their patients. Dr. McSwain was admired and beloved by the EMS community, his many friends, his colleagues and so many others whose lives were touched by his vision and passion for excellence in trauma care.
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) Formed in 1975 and more than 50,000 members strong, the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) is the only national association representing the professional interests of all emergency and mobile healthcare practitioners, including emergency medical technicians, advanced emergency medical technicians, emergency medical responders, paramedics, advanced practice paramedics, critical care paramedics, flight paramedics, community paramedics, and mobile integrated healthcare practitioners. NAEMT members work in all sectors of EMS, including government agencies, fire departments, hospital-based ambulance services, private companies, industrial and special operations settings, and in the military. For more information visit: www.naemt.org. Serving our nation s EMS practitioners National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians PO Box 1400 Clinton, MS 39060-1400 www.naemt.org www.facebook.com/naemtfriends www.twitter.com/naemt_