BLS
| September 29, 2010 | |
| 8:30 AM | Jason Dush, CCEMT-P, FP-C BLS Track This exciting lecture is geared for all fire-based EMS, third-service, and private EMS providers and educators. OB emergencies can seem routine and boring most of the time, but how many providers are prepared for the "real deal" emergency? This presentation covers the nuts and bolts of obstetrical emergencies, using educational slides and case studies of actual emergencies and delivery complications you might encounter in the field. |
| 3:00 PM | Bryan Bledsoe, DO, FACEP, FAAEM BLS Track Hypertension is a common condition encountered in prehospital care, but when does it become dangerous? This presentation will update attendees on the current treatment recommendations for hypertension and hypertensive emergencies with particular emphasis on prehospital care strategies. |
| 4:30 PM | Norm Rooker, NREMT-P BLS Track EMTs and paramedics are more likely than ever to find themselves on the scene of an explosion caused by anything from natural gas malfunctions, kids playing with fireworks, pipe or car bombs, or worse. In this session, Norm looks at four types of explosion injuries, the significance of open air vs. indoor or confined detonations, likely injury patterns--both internal and external--and suggested response, assessment and treatment strategies. Appropriate for both basic and advanced-level providers. |
| 4:30 PM | Bryan Bledsoe, DO, FACEP, FAAEM BLS Track Eye injuries and conditions are commonly seen by EMS. This presentation will review the anatomy and physiology of the eye, and emphasize prehospital assessment and recognition of common eye emergencies. |
| September 30, 2010 | |
| 8:00 AM | Mike Smith, BS, MICP BLS Track This graphic and hard-hitting program focuses on a wide variety of machinery-related injuries, both industrial and agricultural in nature. Mike first presents common machinery mechanisms of injury and injury profiles, followed by patient assessment, priority setting in trauma care and extrication considerations. Not recommended for the faint of heart. |
| 9:30 AM | Baxter Larmon, PhD, MICP BLS Track Medicine constantly changes. Things that work in the hospital do not necessarily work in the field. Prehospital research has caused us to critically evaluate ourselves and realize that assessments we learned from our original instructors may not be true today. This lecture will take a critical look at the assessments taught to EMTs and reappraise their utility. |
| 11:00 AM | Michael Gooch, MSN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, CFRN, CEN, EMT-P BLS Track Pediatric, geriatric, obstetrical and bariatric patients can all be challenging to manage at times, but when they become trauma patients, the risks and complications are compounded. During this presentation, Michael will review some special populations of trauma and how EMS alters its management to meet their specific needs. With knowledge about these special groups, adaptation of standard practice and special equipment, says Michael, they can be managed as successfully as any other patient. |
| 3:00 PM | Ken Bouvier, NREMT-P BLS Track Medical reports show that nearly 500,000 people use the EMS system each year for penetrating gunshot wounds; nearly 10% of them die. Using data collected from several US cities, Ken will discuss sophisticated weaponry, gang and drive-by shootings, workplace incidents, types and mechanisms of injuries, kinetic injury and shock from blood loss. This session is appropriate for both BLS and ALS providers. |
| 4:30 PM | Mike Smith, BS, MICP BLS Track The use and abuse of both licit and illicit drugs has seemingly gone on forever. This class will give you a grip on what's out there for the folks who practice "better living through chemistry," as Mike touches on just about every major category of substance abuse. |
| October 1, 2010 | |
| 8:00 AM | Ken Bouvier, NREMT-P BLS Track Seat belts are used as safety devices in cars, trucks, planes and even amusement rides to provide protection in the event of a collision or equipment failure, yet people may be in danger from the very devices designed to protect them. As a responder, are your assessment skills sharp enough to recognize a seat belt injury that may have seriously injured your patient's internal organs? In this session, Ken will show slides of injuries caused by seat belts, discuss how to perform a complete assessment of suspected neck, back and abdominal injuries, and review both BLS and ALS treatment of seat belt injuries. |
| 9:30 AM | Mike Grill, MS, NREMT-P BLS Track Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is rapidly gaining acceptance as a prehospital standard of care for selected patients in acute respiratory failure. Evidence suggests this noninvasive procedure can be easily applied and is effective in reducing the need for intubation, as well as mortality. This session explores the history of CPAP, reviews the respiratory physiology associated with disease states, describes how CPAP helps patients, and reviews products currently available to EMS providers that make CPAP a safe and cost-effective treatment that every EMS service should be providing. |
| 2:00 PM | Robert Knappage, EMT-P BLS Track Despite successes in delivering effective new therapies for stroke, major obstacles remain in consistently translating scientific advances into clinical practice. In this session, Robert will discuss methods of improving the number of stroke patients treated early with thrombolysis and the importance of quality improvement programs within stroke systems of care. |
