Maryland Emergency Medical Technician Course

In Preparation for the National Registry EMT Exam

Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute (MFRI)

COURSE: EMS-106-S031-2017

Location: Tri-Towns EMS (Westernport)

INSTRUCTOR: Western Maryland Regional Training Center (WMRTC)

Robby MayCoordinator: Todd Dyche

Cell: (252) 578-6993(301) 729-0431 or

Email: IEMSS Region I (Allegany, Garrett)

Session / Date / Day / Time / Topic/Session Information / Assignment / Hours
0 / 7/6/16 / W / 18:30 / Registration, Course Materials, MyBradyLab 2.0, National Registry Test Registration
(BRING A LAPTOP TO CLASS WITH YOU)
Optional: Enroll in MFRI online course: “Study Skills for EMS Students” – Offered online for free () / 3 hrs
Introduction, Anatomy and Physiology, Airway and CPR, and Patient Assessment (Chapters 1-15)
Section 1 – Anatomy and Physiology (Chapters 1-8)
All Assignments Open on 7/6/16. All Chapter Tests Due on 7/30/16
1-1
1-2 / 7/11/16 / M / 18:30 / Introduction to EMS Systems
Legal and
Ethical Considerations / Chapters 1 and 4
-Read
-Pre-Test
Affiliation Verification Form
Field Coach Form / 3 hrs
2-1
2-2 / 7/13/16 / W / 18:30 / Wellness and Safety
Lifting and Moving
Optional $10 DUE for Protocol Book
FORMS DUE: Affiliation Verification & Field Coach / Chapters 1 and 4
-HW
-Post Test
Chapters 2 and 3
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
3-1
3-2 / 7/16/16 / Sa / 08:30 / Practical Skills: Lifting and Moving
Medical Terminology / Chapters 2 and 3
-HW
-Post Test
Chapter 5
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
4-1 / 7/16/16 / Sa / 12:00 / Anatomy & Physiology I / Chapters 6
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
5-1 / 7/18/16 / M / 18:30 / Anatomy & Physiology II
Optional: $ DUE for Stethoscope and BP Cuff Combo Kit / Chapter 5
-HW
-Post Test
Chapter 6
-HW
-Post Test / 3 hrs
6-1 / 7/20/16 / W / 18:30 / Ventilation, Perfusion, and Shock: Pathophysiology / Chapter 7
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
7-1 / 7/21/16 / Th / 18:30 / Life Span Development / Chapter 7
-HW
-Post Test
Chapter 8
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
Section 2 – Airway and CPR (Chapters 9-10 and Appendix B)
All Assignments Open on 7/21/16. All Chapter Tests Due on 8/3/16
8-1
8-2 / 7/30/16 / Sa / 08:30 / Airway Management and Respiration
Artificial Respiration / Chapter 8
-HW
-Post Test
Chapters 1-8
-Chapter Test
Chapters 9 and 10
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
9-1 / 7/30/16 / Sa / 12:00 / Practical Skills: Airway and Ventilation / 3 hrs
10-1 / 8/1/16 / M / 18:30 / CPR/AED / Chapters 9 and 10
-HW
-Post Test
Appendix B
-Read / 3 hrs
11-1 / 8/3/16 / W / 18:30 / Practical Skills: Airway/Ventilation/Resuscitation / Chapter 9-10
-Chapter Test / 3 hrs
Section 3 – Patient Assessment (Chapters 11-15)
All Assignments Open on 8/1/16. All Chapter Tests Due on 8/17/16
12-1
12-2 / 8/6/16 / Sa / 08:30 / Scene Size-up
Primary Assessment
OPTIONAL: 11:30-Noon (Working Lunch)– Test for American Health and Safety Institute (ASHI) CPR Certification Card / Chapters 11 and 12
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
13-1 / 8/6/16 / Sa / 12:00 / Vital Signs and Monitoring Devices
(Bring Vital Signs Equipment: BP Cuff, Steth., Pen Light, and Watch WITH seconds) / Chapter 13
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
14-1 / 8/8/16 / M / 18:30 / Practical Skills: Primary Assessment and Vitals
(Bring Vital Signs Equipment: BP Cuff, Steth., Pen Light, and Watch WITH seconds) / Chapters 11, 12, 13
-HW
-Post Test / 3 hrs
15-1 / 8/10/16 / W / 18:30 / Secondary Assessment / Chapter 14
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
16-1 / 8/13/16 / Sa / 08:30 / Practical Skills: Patient Assessment
(Vital Signs Assignment DUE)
*All groups required to bring a patient / Chapter 14
-HW
-Post Test
Vital Signs Assignment / 3 hrs
17-1 / 8/13/16 / Sa / 12:00 / Communication and Documentation
(Bring Laptop to Class WITH Silverlight Installed) – Practice eMEDS / Chapter 15
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
8/13/16 / Sa / 15:30 / Allegany County EOC Tour
414 Hudson Ave
Cumberland, MD 21502
18-1 / 8/15/16 / M / 18:30 / Practical Skills: Patient Assessment / Chapter 15
-HW
-Post Test / 3 hrs
19-1 / 8/17/16 / W / 18:30 / Practical Skills: Patient Assessment
(BLS Ambulance Inspection Form Due) / Chapters 11-15
-Chapter Tests
BLS Ambulance Inspection Form / 3 hrs
20-1 / 8/20/16 / Sa / 08:30 / Written and Practical Exam I
(Suggested not to wear clothing with company affiliation)
(eMEDs Assignment Due) / Assignments 1-15 Due
eMEDS Assignment / 3 hrs
Medical Skills (Medications) and Trauma (Chapters 16-31)
NOTE: Field Internship May Now BEGIN. 10 Patient Assessments/Transports
Students MUST complete the online MIEMSS/MSP Aviation Safety Video and Provide a Copy of Your Certification PRIOR to Session 22. Video found at:
Section 4 – Medical Emergencies (Chapters 16-24)
All Assignments Open on 8/17/16. All Chapter Tests Due on 9/12/16
21-1 / 8/20/16 / Sa / 12:00 / General Pharmacology
(MSP Aviation Safety Video Due) / Chapter 16
-Read
-Pre-Test
MIEMSS/MSP Safety Video / 3 hrs
22-1 / 8/22/16 / M / 18:30 / Respiratory Emergencies / Chapter 16
-HW
-Post Test
Chapter 17
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
23-1 / 8/24/16 / W / 18:30 / Cardiac Emergencies / Chapter 17
-HW
-Post Test
Chapter 18
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
24-1 / 8/27/16 / Sa / 08:30 / Practical Skills: Respiratory/Cardiac / 3 hrs
25-1 / 8/27/16 / Sa / 12:00 / Diabetic Emergencies / Chapter 18
-HW
-Post Test
Chapter 19
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
26-1 / 8/29/16 / M / 18:30 / Allergic Reaction / Chapter 19
-HW
-Post Test
Chapter 20
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
27-1 / 8/31/16 / W / 18:30 / Practical Skills: Diabetic/AMS/Allergic Reaction / Chapter 20
-HW
-Post Test / 3 hrs
28-1
28-2 / 9/3/16 / Sa / 08:30 / Poisoning/Overdose Emergencies
Abdominal Emergencies / Chapter 21 and 22
-Read
-Pre-Test
Suggested that you have at least 3 of 10 of your calls done. / 3 hrs
29-1
29-2 / 9/3/16 / Sa / 12:00 / Behavioral/Psychiatric Emergencies
Hematologic/Renal Emergencies / Chapters 23 and 24
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
30-1 / 9/7/16 / W / 18:30 / Practical Skills: All Medical
*Partner Groups A Required to Bring a Patient / Chapters 21-24
-HW
-Post Test / 3 hrs
Section 5 – Traumatic Emergencies (Chapters 25-31)
All Assignments Open on 9/7/16. All Chapter Tests Due on 10/1/16
31-1 / 9/12/16 / M / 18:30 / Bleeding and Shock / Chapters 16-24
-Chapter Test
Chapter 25
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
32-1 / 9/14/16 / W / 18:30 / Soft Tissue Trauma / Chapter 25
-HW
-Post Test
Chapter 26
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
33-1 / 9/17/16 / Sa / 08:30 / Chest and Abdominal Trauma / Chapter 26
-HW
-Post Test
Chapter 27
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
34-1 / 9/17/16 / Sa / 12:00 / Practical Skills: Bleeding, Soft Tissue, Chest and Abdominal Trauma
*Partner Groups B Required to Bring a Patient / 3 hrs
35-1 / 9/19/16 / M / 18:30 / Musculoskeletal Trauma / Chapter 27
-HW
-Post Test
Chapters 28
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
36-1 / 9/21/16 / W / 18:30 / Practical Skills: Musculoskeletal Trauma
*Partner Groups A Required to Bring a Patient / Chapters 28
-HW
-Post Test / 3 hrs
37-1 / 9/24/16 / Sa / 08:30 / Head, Neck, and Spine Trauma / Chapter 29
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
38-1 / 9/24/16 / Sa / 12:00 / Practical Skills: Head, Neck, and Spine
*Partner Groups B Required to Bring a Patient / 3 hrs
39-1
39-2 / 9/26/16 / M / 18:30 / Multi-System Trauma
Environmental Emergencies / Chapter 29
-HW
-Post Test
Chapters 30 and 31
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
40-1 / 9/28/16 / W / 18:30 / Practical Skills: All Trauma Skills
*All groups required to bring a patient / Chapters 30 and 31
-HW
-Post Test / 3 hrs
41-1 / 10/1/16 / Sa / 08:30 / Practical Skills: All Medical Skills
*All groups required to bring a patient / Chapters 25-31
-Chapter Test / 3 hrs
42-1 / 10/1/16 / Sa / 12:00 / Written and Practical Examination II
(Suggested not to wear clothing with company affiliation)
*All groups required to bring a patient / Chapters 1-31
Suggested that you have at least 5 of 10 of your calls done. / 3 hrs
Special Patient Populations, EMS Ops, and All Skills Practice (Chapters 32-39)
Section 6 – Special Patient Populations (Chapters 32-35)
All Assignments Open on 9/26/16. All Chapter Tests Due on 10/10/16
OPTIONAL: 4 hour, one-on-one sessions with Robby are available to go over all skills from the course and prepare for the MIEMSS exam. These sessions are held one partner-pair at a time at LaVale Volunteer Rescue Squad. If a call comes in during that time, you may accompany Robby on the call. Sign up for these shifts will be done through GoogleDrive.
43-1 / 10/3/16 / M / 18:30 / OB/GYN Emergencies / Chapter 32
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
44-1 / 10/5/16 / W / 18:30 / Pediatric Emergencies / Chapter 32
-HW
-Post Test
Chapter 33
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
45-1
45-2 / 10/8/16 / Sa / 08:30 / Geriatric Emergencies
Special Patient Populations / Chapter 33
-HW
-Post Test
Chapter 34 and 35
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
46-1 / 10/8/16 / Sa / 12:00 / Practical Skills: Special Populations / 3 hrs
Section 7 – EMS Operations (Chapters 36-39)
All Assignments Open on 10/5/16. All Chapter Tests Due on 10/17/16
47-1
47-2 / 10/10/16 / M / 18:30 / EMS Operations
Highway Safety/Vehicle Extrication / Chapter 34 and 35
-HW
-Post Test
Chapters 32-35
-Chapter Tests
Chapter 36 and 38
-Read
-Pre-Test
Suggested that you have at least 8 of 10 of your calls done. / 3 hrs
48-1 / 10/12/16 / W / 18:30 / HazMat/MCI/ICS / Chapter 36 and 38
-HW
-Post Test
Chapter 37
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
49-1 / 10/15/16 / Sa / 08:30 / EMS Response to Terrorism / Chapter 37
-HW
-Post Test
Chapter 39
-Read
-Pre-Test / 3 hrs
50-1 / 10/15/16 / Sa / 12:00 / Practical Skills: All
*All groups required to bring a patient / 3 hrs
10/15/16 / Sa / 15:30 / MSP Trooper 5 Hanger Tour
Cumberland Regional Airport
366 Terminal Loop, Wiley Ford, WV 26767
51-1 / 10/17/16 / M / 18:30 / Practical Skills: All
*All groups required to bring a patient
(Field Internship Packet Due) / Chapters 39
-HW
-Post Test
Chapters 36-39
-Chapter Test
Field Internship Packet / 3 hrs
52-1 / 10/19/16 / W / 18:30 / Written and Practical Examination III
(Suggested not to wear clothing with company affiliation)
*All groups required to bring a patient / Chapters 1-39
53-1 / 10/22/16 / Sa / 08:30 / Maryland Protocol Review
54-1 / 10/22/16 / Sa / 12:00 / Practical Skills: All
*All groups required to bring a patient
End Testing and Practice
10/31/16 / M / 18:00 / MIEMSS Practical Examination
Location: Western Maryland Regional Training Center (Cresaptown)
(Suggested not to wear clothing with company affiliation) / Make sure to bring:
-a watch
-vital sign equipment
11/16/16 / W / 18:00 / NREMT Written Exam –MIEMSS pays for your first attempt.
Location: Garrett Community College