EMS Academy
Join us once a
week and learn about EMS! Whether you are interested in a career as a
Paramedic, want to volunteer to help in the community, or just want to see what
EMS is all about, we invite you to attend this class. This free class is held in
January and July of each year and covers the following topics:
Introduction to Lancaster County EMS
Our Levels of Training
CPR and Basic First Aid
A tour of our ambulances and equipment
Lancaster County First Responder Program & the STAR Team
Lancaster County Fire Service
Lancaster County Sheriff's Office
Lancaster County E911
Scene Team Training
Tours of Stations and SMH ED
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Lancaster County
EMS Academy
All classes
are from 6 pm to 9 pm at Station 1
Phase 1
Class Date
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Topic
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Instructor
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Thursday
January 28,
2009
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Introduction
What is Lancaster County EMS
Levels of
Training
Tour of
Trucks and Equipment
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Lanny
Bernard
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Thursday
February 4,
2009
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CPR – Health
Care Provider
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BLS
Instructors
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Thursday
February 11,
2009
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CPR – Health
Care Provider
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BLS
Instructors
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Thursday
February 18,
2009
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Lancaster
County Sheriff’s Office
E911
Lancaster
County Fire
Service
Lancaster
County First
Responder
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TBA
TBA
TBA
Phil Polston
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Thursday
February 25,
2009
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Scene Team
Training
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EMS Staff
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Thursday
March 4,
2009
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Tour of
Stations and SMH ED
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Tammy
Vincent
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Thursday
March 11,
2009
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Lancaster
County Volunteer
Rescue
Squad & Indian
Land Rescue Squad
Questions &
Answers for EMS Medics
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Tim Rouse &
Blake Champion
LCEMS Staff
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Thursday
March 18,
2009
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Graduation
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Staff
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Note: Phase 1 classes will be held weekly.
Phase 2
Those who
would like to join LCEMS Auxiliary must continue through Phase 2. Interviews will be conducted prior to
Phase 2 during the week of March 22 – March 26, 2009.
The following information must be
provided by the candidate on March 18, 2009 during Graduation:
The
candidate must pass a lifting test and a drug test prior to acceptance to the
LCEMS Auxiliary. This will be
determined before the start of Phase 2.
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Module 1
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Topic/Skills
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Preparatory
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Introduction to the EMS System
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Legal and Ethical Issues
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The Human Body
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Day 1
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04/05 Monday
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Lifting, Moving and Positioning Patients
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Day 2
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04/08 Thursday
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Skill: (Patient Moving - "Carries, Slip, Stretcher", etc.)
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Day 3
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04/12 Monday
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Skill: (Obtaining Vital Signs)
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(Time: 6-10pm ea. night)
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Module 1 Test
"Passing score
70%
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Module 2
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Cardiac / Stroke
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Medical Emergencies
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Cardio/Respiratory
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BLS / AED
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AirwayandBreathing
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Day 4
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04/15 Thursday
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Skill: (Oxygen Administration)
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Day 5
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04/19 Monday
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Skill: (Adjuncts)
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Day 6
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04/22 Thursday
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Skill: (One and Two person use of BVM)
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(Time: 6-10pm ea. night)
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Module 2 Test
"Passing score
70%
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Module 3
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Patient Assessment
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Trauma
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Skill: (Medical Patient Assessment)
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Skill: (Trauma Patient Assessment)
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Day 7
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04/26 Monday
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Bandaging and Soft Tissue Injuries
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Day 8
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04/29 Thursday
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Skill: (Hemorrhage Control)
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Day 9
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05/03 Monday
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Skill: (Bandaging)
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Day 10
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05/06 Thursday
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Injury to Muscles and Bones
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Skill: (Splinting Upper and Lower Extremities)
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(Time: 6-10pm ea. night)
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Module 3 Test
"Passing score
70%
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Module 4
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Medical
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Skill: (Childbirth)
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Day 11
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05/10 Monday
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Module 4 Test
"Passing score
70%"
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Day 12
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05/13 Thursday
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(Time: 6-10pm ea. night)
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Review for FINAL EXAM
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Phase 3
Class Date
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Topic
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Instructor
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Thursday
May 22,
2010
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NIMS – 100, 200, & 700 |
EMS Staff
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May/June 2010
TBA
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Hazmat Awareness |
Keith Wilson
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May/June 2010
TBA
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Hazmat Awareness |
Keith Wilson
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May/June 2010
TBA
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WMD Awareness |
Keith Wilson
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J
June 2010
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HIPAA, Professionalism, & Mapping |
Lanny Bernard
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June 2010
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Bloodborne Pathogens
START & Policies and Procedures –
Operations (uniform sizes, ID, etc.)
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Stacey Walden
Donald Hyatt
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May/June 2010 (Saturday) –
Date TBA
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EVOC
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Tim Rouse
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Phase 4
EMT Course
(within one year)
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