RWJUH EMS & Trauma Education -- Paramedic Assistant

EMS & Trauma Education

Paramedic Assistant

Credit
10.5 elective NJ EMT CEUs have been approved for this program by the NJ Department of Health & Senior Services Office of Emergency Medical Services. The National Registry of EMTs accepts NJ EMT CEUs on a one-for-one basis.

Description
Patients in the field are best served by an integrated EMS healthcare team. Very few EMT initial training programs teach the EMT what the mobile intensive care unit (MICU) does and how to optimally work with MICU personnel. Similar to other "paramedic assistant" courses, this program bridges that gap by presenting:

An orientation to mobile intensive care in New Jersey;
Elements of the paramedic's decision-making process;
A solidified and prioritized approach to history taking and physical examination for a more compatible report and transfer of care of a critical patient to an MICU;
A reinforcement of selected EMT-level skills that are essential in ALS triage and treatment;
How to help MICU personnel prepare for routine ALS skills.

The program uses both lectures and skill stations. This course does not confer any special certification or authority to participants who complete the program.

Prerequisites
Participants should be certified as an EMT-Basic and actively care for prehospital patients in areas serviced by the RWJUH-SPMC MICU.

Date(s) & Time(s)

March 3, 2010 7:00-11:00 p.m. and March 4, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
May 5, 2010 7:00-11:00 p.m. and May 6, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
September 22, 2010 7:00-11:00 p.m. and September 23, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
October 13, 2010 7:00-11:00 p.m. and October 14, 2010 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Interested EMS agencies within the RWJUH-SPMC MICU coverage area can request this program.

Fee(s)
$75.00

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