Come and listen while Michael Helbock views the ups and downs of this noble profession and helps foster the compassion that got you into EMS many years ago. Based on a review of the literature, Dr. Edward Dickinson will give you some insights about where our treatments have evolved from, our current state of the art and where the field treatment of hypovolemia is heading. The problem is, assessment is about focusing on the patient, not the acronyms. Based on the 2000 American Heart Association Emergency Cardiac Care standards and guidelines, Ed Stapleton will review the science and rationale behind the changes in basic airway management and ventilation. More than just a review of the standards, you'll come away with the insight to become a more effective educator or provider.
Experiential education is about learning by doing.
Attend this session and learn how these principles can be applied to the EMS environment to maximize learning and prepare better EMTs. In an effort to attract and retain members, more and more services are implementing some type of incentive program. Some use point system retirement programs to cash incentives. Others are paying staff at various times of the day. Each incentive method can have some type of liability if not properly implemented.