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2007 CME Calender

Agency

September

October

November

December

RVA

9/6 - Geriatric Emergencies

10/11 - Bleeding/ Shock

11/8 - Environmental Emergencies

12/6 - Behavioral/ Substance Abuse

CVA

9/27 - Diabetes/ AMS

10/25 - OB/GYN

11/29 - Environmental Emergencies

12/27 - Trauma

Empire 18:30 Start

9/11 - ALS Skills Verification @ RVA

10/2 Geriatric Emergncies @ RVA

11/1 - Environmental Emergencies @ Brunswick # 1 FD

12/13 - WMD @ WF Bruen

Nassau

9/20 - Trauma

10/18 - Peds, Mandatory Reporting

11/15 - Environmental Emergencies

12/20 - Assisted Medictions

Other Training

9/2 HCP CPR Refresher @ RVA

10/7 HCP CPR Refresher @ RVA

11/4 HCP CPR Refresher @ RVA

12/2 HCP CPR Refresher @ Brunswick # 1 FD

9/16 PEPP Part #1 @ Brunswick #1 FD

10/21 ACLS Refresher @ WF Bruen

11/11 PEPP Part #1 @ Brunswick # 1 FD

12/9 ACLS Refresher 8AM- Noon @ WF Bruen

9/23 PEPP Part #2 @ Brunswick # 1 FD

11/18 PEPP Part #2 @ Brunswick # 1 FD


RVA, CVA and Nassau lectures are held at the agency's facilitystarting at 7:00 P.M.

Empires lectures start at 6:30 P.M. at Brunswick #1 FD unless otherwise noted.

All "Other Training" start time is 8:00 A.M.- noon unless otherwise noted

EMT Class Schedule

Program Medical Director: Dr. Jack Braton

Practical Skills Exam Location: Rensselaer Volunteer Ambulance, Rensselaer, NY 12144

Written Exam Location: Rensselaer Volunteer Ambulance, Rensselaer, NY 12144

Textbook: Emergency Care, AAOS, 9th Edition: Wookbook to accompany text: BLS for Health Care Providers, AHA current Edition

Make up class dates with be announced as necessary

Day

Date

Time

Session #

Chapter

Topic

Type

Instructor

Wed.

9/5/2007

6:00 PM

1

Ch 1,2

Introduction, Registration (1:30), Challenge Test EMT/B (1:00), Roles/ Responsibilities: Well Being (2:00)

Preparatory

Diggs

Sat.

9/8/2007

9:00 AM

2

Practical Skills Challenge for EMT-B

All Skills

Diggs and Staff

Mon.

9/10/2007

6:00 PM

3

Ch 3,4

Medical/ Legal/ Ethical Issues (1:30); Human Body (2:30)

Preparatory

Diggs

Wed.

9/12/2007

6:00 PM

4

Ch 5,6

Baseline Vital Signs & SAMPLE History (2:00); Lifting & Moving (2:00)

Medical

Diggs

Mon.

9/17/2007

6:00 PM

5

Ch 7

Quiz #1 (1:00) Airway (3:00)

Medical

Diggs

Wed.

9/19/2007

6:00 PM

6

Ch 7

Airway & Ventilation Lab (3:00)

Medical

Diggs and Staff

Sat.

9/22/2007

9:00 AM

7

AHA 2005 Guidelines

CPR-1 & 2 (8:00)

Medical

Diggs

Mon.

9/24/2007

6:00 PM

8

Ch 8

Scene Size up (0:30), Initial Asessment (1:00), Focused History & Physical Exam - Trauma (2:30)

Patient Assessment

Diggs

Wed.

9/26/2007

6:00 PM

9

Quiz # 2 (1:00) Focused History & Physical Exam - Trauma (1:00); Focused History & Physical Exam - Medical (1:30), Detailed Physical Exam (0:30)

Patient Assessment

Diggs and Staff

Mon.

10/1/2007

6:00 PM

10

Ch 8, 9

Detailed Physical Exam (0:30), Ongoing Assessment (1:00), Communication (1:00), Documentation (1:30)

Patient Assessment/ Preparatory

Diggs

Wed.

10/3/2007

6:00 PM

11

Ch 8

Practical Skills - Patient Assessment (4:00)

Patient Assessment

Diggs and Staff

Sat.

10/6/2007

9:00 AM

12

Make up Day: Lifting & Moving (1:00), Airway (1:00), Respiatory Emergencies (0:30), OB/ GYN (0:30), Ambualnce Ops Lab (1:00)

Operations/ Medical/ Airway

Diggs

Mon.

10/8/2007

6:00 PM

13

Ch 8

Practical Skills - Patient Assessment (4:00)

Patient Assessment

Diggs and Staff

Wed.

10/10/2007

6:00 PM

14

Ch 10,11

Quiz #3 (1:00) General Pharmacology (1:00), Respiratory Emergencies (2:00)

Medical/ Airway

Diggs

Mon.

10/15/2007

6:00 PM

15

Ch 12

Cardiac Emergencies (4:00)

Medical

Diggs

Wed.

10/17/2007

6:00 PM

16

Ch 12

Cardiac Emergencies (4:00)

Medical

Diggs

Mon.

10/22/2007

6:00 PM

17

Ch 13, 15, 19

Diabetes, Altered Mental Status (2:00), Allergies (2:00)

Medical

Diggs

Wed.

10/24/2007

6:00 PM

18

Ch 14, 16, 17, 18

Poisioning & Overdose (2:00), Environmental Emergencies (2:00)

Medical

Diggs

Mon.

10/29/2007

6:00 PM

19

Ch 19, 20

Quiz # 4 (1:00), Behavioral Emergencies (1:30), OB/ GYN Emergencies (1:30)

Medical

Diggs

Mon.

11/5/2007

6:00 PM

20

Practical Skills: Medical/ Behavioral/ OB-GYN (4:00)

Medical

Diggs and Staff

Wed.

11/7/2007

6:00 PM

21

Practical Skills: Medical/ Behavioral/ OB-GYN (4:00)

Medical

Diggs and Staff

Mon.

11/12/2007

6:00 PM

22

Ch 22, 23, 24

Bleeding & Shock (2:00), Soft Tissue Injuries (2:00)

Trauma

Diggs

Wed.

11/14/2007

6:00 PM

23

Ch 27, 28, 29

Musculoskeletal Injuries (4:00)

Trauma

Diggs

Sat.

11/17/2007

9:00 AM

24

Ch 25,26, 30

Injuries to the Head, Neck & Spine (4:00)

Trauma

Diggs

Mon.

11/19/2007

6:00 PM

25

Ch 21

Quiz # 5 (1:00), Practical Skills Lab: Trauma (3:00)

All Skills

Diggs and Staff

Mon.

11/26/2007

6:00 PM

26

Ch 21

Practical Skills Lab: Trauma (3:00)

Trauma

Diggs and Staff

Wed.

11/28/2007

6:00 PM

27

Ch 31, 32

Infant & Children (3:00)

Medical - Trauma

Diggs

Mon.

12/3/2007

6:00 PM

28

Ch 31, 32

Infants & Children; Infant & Children Lab (4:00)

Medical - Trauma

Diggs and Staff

Wed.

12/5/2007

6:00 PM

29

Ch 35, 36, 37

Quiz # 6 Ambulance Ops (1:00), Gaining Access (1:00); Ambulance Ops, Gaining Access Lab (1:00)

Operations

Diggs and Staff

Sat.

12/8/2007

9:00 AM

30

AHA 2005 Guidelines

CPR-3 (4:00)

Diggs

Mon.

12/10/2007

6:00 PM

31

Academic Review

Diggs and Staff

Wed.

12/12/2007

6:00 PM

32

In house final

Diggs

Mon.

12/17/2007

6:00 PM

33

In house final Make-up, Practical Skills Review

Diggs and Staff

Wed.

12/19/2007

6:00 PM

34

Practical Skills Review

All Skills

Diggs and Staff

Wed.

1/2/2008

6:00 PM

35

Practical Skills Review

All Skills

Diggs and Staff

Sat.

1/5/2008

9:00 AM

36

NYS Practical Skills Evaluation

Diggs and Staff

Mon.

1/7/2008

6:00 PM

37

NYS Practical Skills Make-up; Academic Review

Diggs and Staff

Wed.

1/9/2008

6:00 PM

38

Academic Review

Diggs

Mon.

1/14/2008

6:00 PM

39

Academic Review

Diggs

Thurs

1/17/2008

7:00 PM

40

NYS Written Exam

Diggs

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