| This program is intended to transition the EMT-B to the new National Scope of Practice Emergenct Medical Technician.
This program covers the following in a LIVE format via web based learning and is accepted by NREMT as LIVE education:
Preparatory 1hr
Airway 2hrs
OB, Infants, Children 2hrs
Patient Assessment 3hrs
Medical/Behavioral 4hrs
Trauma 4hrs
Elective 8hrs
This program includes a digital copy of the latest Jones & Bartlett Emergency Medical Technician Transition Manual, Bridging the gap to the National EMS Education Standards.
View the book HERE: http://www.jblearning.com/catalog/9781449609153/
This program is pending certification by the PA DOH BEMS office and is currently approved by CECBEMS Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services. CECBEMS Credential number is 11-DIST-F5-0010. We will go LIVE June 1st 2013
All Material refrenced to: Parvensky, Barwell Catherine A. Emergency Medical Technician Transition Manual: Bridging the Gap to the National EMS Education Standards. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2013. Print. Using 2hr modules, this 60hr program will cover basic and advanced topics in Critical Care Transport and Retrieval. Critical Care Transport thoroughly prepares medical professionals to function as competent members of a critical care team by covering the material that everyone—paramedics, nurses, physicians, and specialty crew—needs to know to operate effectively in the prehospital critical care environment. The Text Book is included in your tuition and will be mailed to you. This book meets the curricula of major critical care training programs, including University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). It covers both ground and flight transport, and meets the objectives of critical care transport certification exams such as the Certified Flight Paramedic (FP-C) exam administered by the Board for Critical Care Transport Paramedic Certification. Content includes information specific to prehospital critical care transport, such as flight physiology, lab analysis, hemodynamic monitoring, and specialized devices such as the intra-aortic balloon pump. Standard topics such as airway management, trauma, and pharmacology are covered in the context of critical care. Chapters have been authored by leading critical care professionals across the country and represent the most current, state-of-the-art information on management of critical care patients The International Association of Flight Paramedics (IAFP), which provides advocacy, leadership development, and educational opportunities for critical care paramedics, has endorsed Critical Care Transport!
All Material refrenced to: Murphy, Michael. Critical Care Transport. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2011. Print. Open Discussion Room for all Distance CME Members and Alumni 48 Hour Refresher Course. The National Registry Refresher course is approved for continuing education by the Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of of EMS. The syllabus follows the Department of Transportation Standard curriculum. This course is also accredited by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services.
Material is refrenced to Pilbery, Richard, and Nancy L. Caroline. Nancy Caroline's Emergency Care in the Streets. 7th ed. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2013. Print. This on-line course is a comprehensive program allowing the user to obtain the ability to correctly interpret a 12 Lead ECG. The program will focus on objectives like the process for acquiring a 12 lead EKG, proper lead placement and skin preparation, anatomical views of the heart, conditions where a 12 lead would be indicated, the electrical conduction system, cardiac wave forms, axis deviation, ACS recognition, bundle branch blocks, LVH, and ST segment elevation. This course is scheduled to run 4 hours in duration. AHLS for Chemical Burns & Toxic Products of Combustion
AHLS for Chemical Burns is a 4-hour course and is derived from the AHLS Provider course. The course fills the training requirements for the US Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Programs (BHPP) for the care of burn victims of terrorist attacks.
After completing the course, participants will be able to:
Recognize that inhalation is the most common route of exposure at hazmat incidents
List the routes of exposure for acids, bases, oxidizers and phosphorus
Describe characteristic signs and symptoms of poisoning by hydrofluoric acid and fluorides
Recite the poisoning treatement for asphyxiant poisoning AHLS for Toxic Terrorism:
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, & Nuclear Agents
The AHLS Toxic Terrorism program is a 5-hour, 1-day course. This course is derived from the AHLS Provider course and is intended for those who need the information, but are unable to attend a 2-day Provider course.
Hospitals have found this course helpful to offer to their staff.
Participants of AHLS for Toxic Terrorism will be able to:
Rapidly assess toxic terrorism patients
Recognize toxic syndromes (toxidromes)
Identify and administer specific antidotes, antibiotics and vaccines for toxic terrorism patients
Apply the Poisoning Treatment Paradigm AHLS Provider/Instructor Course
The Advanced Hazmat Life Support (AHLS) Provider program is a 16 hour, two-day course that gives health professionals a timely and effective response strategy in the medical management of hazmat incidents.Participants will receive a four-year verification status upon successful completion of the course. This course covers a vast array of hazardous materials, including pesticides, corrosives, toxic inhalants and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents. The AHLS Provider course trains the participant to: Rapidly assess hazmat patients Recognize toxic syndromes (toxidromes) Apply the poisoning treatment paradigm Identify and administer specific antidotes 4 Hour Course. $59.99 If you are an existing student in the paramedic refresher course, this course is only $19.99. Contact admin@distanceCME.com for a discount coupon. This comprehensive Medication Review Course will discuss the indications, contra-indications and adverse reactions to some of the most commonly used medications in the Pre-Hospital Setting. This course is an excellent review for the Paramedic Student about to test at the Paramedic Level or the Paramedic who would like to refresh his or her medication knowledge. Paramedic Test Preparation This comprehensive three stage program is designed to help the Paramedic Student successfully pass the NREMT-P Exam. Stage one: A Dynamic Online Assessment Tool to Help Students Prepare for Exams, Navigate TestPrep: Paramedic is a series of self-study modules offering practice exams and simulated certification exams, using case-based questions and detailed rationales. The content of this TestPrep has been fully updated to align with the National EMS Education Standards and the 2010 CPR/ECC Guidelines. Stage Two: A One hour instructor led lecture on Adaptive Testing. How does the NREMT-P Test work? How do I get the minimum or maximum questions but still pass or fail? Stage Three:
A two hour session to tie it all together, Instructor led small group (no more than 5 students) discussing knowledge deficits, testing strategies, common mistakes found in testing.
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