EMT Original & Refresher Class Schedule - Bruce Erway, Instructor
9/4/08 - 4/9/09
Corning Fire Department, 1 Corning Boulevard, Corning NY
Refresher students only: Thursday, 9/4/08 at 1900 hours: registration, schedule, course requirements, policies and procedures. Wednesday, 9/10/08, 1700, Written Challenge exam. Refresher class schedule will follow Basic EMT class beginning 9/4/08 and testing on 4/9/09. Practical Skills Challenge Test will be conducted on 9/6/08 at Corning Fire Department beginning at 0800 hours.
| DAY, DATE | TIME | CONTENT/TOPIC |
| Th 9/4 | 1900 | Registration, schedule, requirements; Intro to Emergency Care; well being of EMT |
| Th 9/11 | 1900 | Wellbring of EMT, cont; Medical/Legal Issues; human body |
| Th 9/18 | 1900 | Human Body, cont; Baseline Vitals, SAMPLE history |
| Sat 9/20 | 0800 | CPR; Airway, Airway practical skills; Cardiac Arrest; AED (class is up to 9 hours) |
| Th 9/25 | 1900 | Baseline vital signs & SAMPLE cont |
| Th 10/2 | 1900 | Scene size-up; initial assessment; focused history & physical exam - trauma |
| Th 10/9 | 1900 | Detail physical exam; ongoing assessment |
| Sa 10/11 | 0800 | Lifting & moving; patient assessment (class is up to 9 hours) |
| Th 10/16 | 1900 | Focused history & physical exam, trauma cont. |
| Th 10/23 | 1900 | Ongoing assessment, communications & documentation |
| Th 10/30 | 1900 | General pharmacology, respiratory emergencies |
| Th 11/6 | 1900 | Respiratory emergencies, cont.; cardiovascular emergencies |
| Th 11/13 | 1900 | Cardiovascular emergencies, cont. |
| Th 11/20 | 1900 | Cardiovascular emergencies, cont. |
| Sa 11/22 | 0800 | Diabetes/Altered mental status; allergies; Poisoning & overdose; environmental emergencies |
| Th 12/4 | 1900 | Behavior emergencies |
| Th 12/11 | 1900 | Obstetrics / Gynecology |
| Sat 12/13 | 0800 | Practical Lab Patient Assessment cont., Evaluation patient assessment |
| Th 12/18 | 1900 | Bleeding & shock |
| Th 1/8/09 | 1900 | Soft tissue injuries; Musculoskeletal injuries |
| Th 1/15 | 1900 | Musculoskeletal injuries cont.; Injuries to head, neck & spine |
| Th 1/22 | 1900 | Musculoskeletal injuries cont.; Injuries to head, neck & spine |
| Th 1/29 | 1900 | Injuries to head, neck & spine, cont.; Practical skills lab |
| Th 2/5 | 1900 | Ambulance Operations; Gaining access |
| Sat 2/7 | 0800 | Practical lab - Medical Emergencies, Evaluation |
| Th 2/12 | 1900 | Overview - Triage & MCI; Evaluation, operations |
| Th 2/19 | 1900 | Infants & children |
| Th 2/26 | 1900 | Practical Lab Review (all practical stations) |
| Th 3/5 | 1900 | Practical lab trauma, evaluation trauma, practical lab infants & children; evaluation inf & children |
| Th 3/12 | 1900 | Practical lab trauma, evaluation trauma, practical lab infants & children; evaluation inf & children |
| Th 3/19 | 1900 | Practical lab trauma, evaluation trauma, practical lab infants & children; evaluation inf & children |
| Th 3/26 | 1900 | Practical lab trauma, evaluation trauma, practical lab infants & children; evaluation inf & children |
| Th 4/2 | 1900 | WMD |
| Th 4/7 | 1900 | Review |
| Sat 4/4 | 0800 | NYS Practical Exam |
| Th 4/9/09 | 1900 | NYS Written Exam |