Wednesday – Friday September 16-18, 08 - 1700
A1 - EMT-Intermediate Refresher - ENMU-Roswell faculty
A2 – Combination First Responder / EMT-Basic Refresher - ENMU-Roswell faculty
Wednesday–Thursday Sept. 16 & 17, 08 - 1700
A3 – Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support An intensive, two day exploration of advanced trauma care strategies. Hands-on assessment and skills are emphasized.Text-book review and pretest required prior to class. ENMU-R faculty (2 Airway, 1 Patient Assessment, 2 Special Considerations, 11 Trauma)
Friday – September 18, 0800 – 1700
A4 – Pediatric Emergency, Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) A new AHA program for providers having infrequent contact with critically ill children. Pediatric assessment and management of respiratory distress/failure, shock and the resuscitation team concept is covered. ENMU-R faculty (8.0 Special Consideration – Pediatric)
S1 – Landing Zone Training - 0830–1200: Hands on landing zone training and patient transfer with a medical transport helicopter. PHI Staff (4.0 Operations) FREE!
S2 – Airway Management - 1300–1700: Hands on airway management training using simple and advanced adjuncts. A SimMan manikin will be used to simulate various airway management challenges. PHI Staff (4.0 Airway) FREE!
Saturday September 19, 2009
7:00-8:00 Registration
8:00-10:00 – General Session: The ABCs of Cardiac Arrest: Is the ‘B’ Really Necessary? Researchers are questioning the relative importance of ventilation during CPR. The peer review results may be surprising. Kenny Navarro EMT-P I/C Southwestern Medical Center (2.0 Medical Emergency)
10:30-12:00 – Breakout sessions
B1 – Taking the Keys Away Is Not Enough A review of New Mexico traffic laws and their implications when responding to emergency situations as an ambulance driver or with your POV. Doctor William A. Boehm (1.5 Operations)
B2 – Sit Still, Darn It! Some strategies you can use for dealing with pediatric assessments and treatments. Cynthia Osborne NREMT-P I/C NMSU-A
B3 – Hot Blooded - How hot is too hot? Heat related emergencies and their effects on the human body. Brian Donaldson EMT-P, ProEMS Educators. (1.5 Medical Emergencies)
B4 – SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome continues as the leading cause of infant mortality in industrialized countries. A review of what is currently known about SIDS. Kenny Navarro EMT-P I/C, UT Southwestern Medical Center (1.5 Special Consideration - Pediatrics)
B5 – The Other Side of Normal Case studies will be used to assess trauma and medical patients in group sessions. Actual diagnoses will be compared to those arrived at by the groups. Laura Mae Williams EMT-B OMI I/C DACC (1.5 Patient Assessment)
B6 – Crush Injuries – Crush Syndrome: What’s the Difference? Assessing the trauma victim for possible crush injuries with treatment decisions based on findings. Joyce Bradley NMSU DACC (1.5 Trauma)
12:00-1:30 Lunch provided by Southwest MedEvac
NM EMT Association Annual Meeting
1:30-3:00 – Breakout sessions
C1 – Taking On Baby A general overview of pediatric emergencies with the appropriate treatments. Dr. Mary Paluzek (1.5 Special Considerations)
C2 – Cold As Ice Hypothermia doesn’t always occur in winter or outdoors. A discussion of hypothermia causes and effects with treatments. Brian Donaldson EMT-P, ProEMS Educators. (1.5 Operations)
C3 – Look Out for That Car! Case studies on vehicle vs pedestrian accidents, mechanisms of injury and the prioritization of care,. Pete Bellows, EMT-I AssistantChief Organ Fire Department (1.5 Trauma Emergencies)
C4 – Rise of the Machines A discussion of various CPR machines capable of increasing perfusion. Cardiac arrest pathophysiology and factors leading to poor outcomes will be discussed. Kenny Navarro EMT-P I/C UT Southwestern Medical Center (1.5 Medical Emergency)
C5 – Trauma Bypass Protocols: Do you need one? Rob Campion, EMT-P Business Development Director, Southwest Med Evac (1.5 Operations)
C6 – How Much of That Do I Give? Current New Mexico EMS medications with indications for their use Patient’s rights, dosages, and ‘painless’ draw up calcul-ations will be discussed. Cynthia Osborne NREMT-P NMSU-A (1.5 Preparatory)
3:30-5:00 Breakout sessions
D1 – Never Been Any Reason… Debunking EMS delusions on emergent responses and transport. Under-standing risk/reward ratios when using lights and sirens by making an evidence-based operational decision. Brian Donaldson EMT-P, ProEMS Educators. (1.5 Operations)
D2 – Strokin’ Out Etiology and assessment of CVAs and TIAs with emphasis on early identification and treatment. Cynthia Osborne NREMT-P I/C NMSU-A (1.5 Medical Emergencies)
D3 – The Air That I Breathe A discussion of common respiratory emergencies. Assessment and treatment of asthma, COPD, ARDS, and CHF. Joe Boyle WEMT-I I/C James Canyon EMS (1.5 Medical Emergencies)
D4 – Managing Patient Refusals Using professionalism and personal experience when dealing with this tricky issue. Doctor William A. Boehm (1.5 Operations)
D5 – I/O’s: When It’s Good, It’s Very Good. The problem of gaining vascular access in critically ill patients and small children. Techniques for administering intraosseous infusions and medications will be discussed. Kenny Navarro EMT-P I/C UT Southwest Medical Center (1.5 Preparatory)
D6 – Who Pushed Humpty Dumpty? Trauma case studies including shaken baby syndrome, MVA ejections, geriatric falls with assessment and treatments. Laura Mae Williams EMT-B OMI I/C DACC (1.5 Trauma)
Sunday September 20, 2009
08:15-08:30 Elections
8:30-10:00 General Session: We Are Family. Do you welcome patients and their families as partners in care? When is this practice appropriate? A discussion of appropriate patient and family centered care in the prehospital setting. Brian Donaldson EMT-P, ProEMS Educators (1.5 Preparatory)
10:30-12:00 Breakout sessions
E1 – Birthin’ fur Dummies – Few things cause as much nausea or anxiety as an impending pre-hospital delivery. Care of the newborn and trauma during pregnancy will be discussed. Brian Donaldson EMT-P Pro EMS Solutions (1.5 Special Considerations)
E2 – What Would Grizzly Adams Do? ‘Jeopardy’ on the signs/symptoms and treatments for frostbite and hypothermia related injuries. Laura Mae Williams EMT-B OMI I/C DACC (1.5 Medical Emergencies)
E3 – Tales from the Dark Side A look at AMI and ACS treatment from a patient’s perspective. What you can do to improve long term recovery chances. Doug Gadomski EMT-P UNM (1.5 Medical Emergencies)
E4 – Meth Labs An update on methamphetamine labs in rural New Mexico. Bob Grothe, EMT-P Albuquerque Ambulance (1.5 Preparatory)
E5 – Basic Skills Review - Packaging A review of splinting, back boarding, MAST, KED, and C-Collars, Bert Hanneman WEMT-I I/C and Pete Bellows, EMT-I I/C (1.5 Trauma)
1:30-3:00 Breakout sessions
F1 – Hypertensive Crises During Pregnancy Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia. The hypertensive problems associated with pregnant patients. Doug Gadomski EMT-P UNM (1.5 Medical Emergencies)
F2 – Basic Skills Review – A review of drug administration, airway management, and BGL skills, Bert Hanneman WEMT-I I/C and Pete Bellows, EMT-I I/C (1.5 Airway Management/Preparatory)
F3 – Special Needs Pediatrics Dealing with children with autism, seizure disorders, Down syndrome and home medical appliances will be discussed. Laura Mae Williams EMT-B OMI I/C DACC (1.5 Special Considerations – Pediatric)
F4 –‘Please Help Me Breathe!’ A & P of respiratory system and the asthma disease process. Case studies are used to help recognize respiratory distress signs and symptoms. Brian Donaldson EMT-P, ProEMS Educators. (1.5 Medical Emergencies)
F5 – Burn Injuries A review of burn assessments with appropriate prehospital treatments. Bob Grothe, EMT-P Albuquerque Ambulance Service (1.5 Medical Emergencies)