American Heat: Utility Control 463-0507
/ 30 min
The utility control program contains information about electrical,
gas, and water emergencies and how to mitigate them. Each of these
emergencies is unique, but many of the tactics to be considered
by command are quite common. The course topics include stand-alone
utility emergencies, as well as how utilities affect a
structure fire response.
PULSE: High-Risk Obstetrics 464-0507
/ 30 min
There are few calls that EMTs respond to that are as memorable
and satisfying as delivering a healthy baby. First responders
often do this in a less than ideal environment: in the middle
of the night at the mother's home, in the back of a cramped ambulance,
or on a city bus. Fortunately for EMTs, most of the time all goes
well despite the prehospital conditions. However, when things
go badly with the mother or baby, the actions that we take can
be life-saving for both the mother and baby. There is no such
thing as a "routine" prehospital childbirth. This course
provides EMTs with a basic refresher on reproductive anatomy.
Also discussed are conditions that place the woman and baby at
high risk for complications, guidelines for conducting a patient
assessment, and a basic demonstration of how to deliver a baby.
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Decontamination 038-0507 / 30 min
This course will illustrate the Montgomery County Decontamination
System and how the system will support both field and hospital
applications as adopted by Montgomery County and the South Pennsylvania
Terrorism Task Force. Their example can be adapted and applied
in most regions.
What's Next - New Releases in June, 2007
American
Heat: Community Disaster Planning 463-0607
/ 30 min
The goal of this course is to reinforce the importance of pre-planning,
code enforcement, and conducting multiagency drills. This incident
emphasizes the importance of a coordinated response to a large-scale
incident.
PULSE: Geriatric Patient Down 464-0607
/ 30 min
Approximately 25 percent of
Americans will be 65 years of age or older by the year 2030 and
will represent 70 percent of all ambulance transports. The geriatric
patient is at a high risk of falling, which makes this one of
the most common calls EMTs will face, especially in locations
with a large geriatric population. This course discusses why older
adults are at increased risk of falls, common MOIs, and emergency
treatment modalities for older adults.
Swiftwater Safety and Rescue: A Matter
of Survival 038-0607 / 30 min
An average of 200 Americans drown each year in flash flooding.
It is the top weather-related killer, ahead of earthquakes, tornadoes,
and hurricanes. This course includes basic safety and survival
skills to be implemented in and around the moving water environment.
It also covers basic rescue skills, including self-rescue skills,
shorebased rescues, management of aquatic spinal injuries, rescue
from low-head dams, and boat-based rescues.
463-0507
/ 30 min
464-0507
/ 30 min