Course: EMS Original
Instructor: Vanessa Jewett
Location: EMSTAR Learning Center
Day/Dates: Wednesdays, some Mondays, 9/2/09 - 5/20/10

Day/Date Time Topics Chapters
Wed 9/2 1900-2200 Registration, Course Introduction & Administrative Activities; Intro to Emergency Care 1
Wed 9/9 1900-2200 Well Being of the EMT Basic, Medical and Legal Issues 2,3
Wed 9/16 1900-2200 The Human Body 4
Wed 9/23 1900-2200 Baseline Vital Signs & SAMPLE History 9
Wed 9/30 1900-2200 Lifting and Moving Patients; Evaluation Module I; UNIT EXAM 5
MON 10/5 1900-2200 Airway Management; ALL FEES FOR COURSE AND BOOKS DUE BY TODAY 6
Wed 10/7 1900-2200 Practical Skills Lab-Airway Management 6
Wed 10/14 1900-2200 CPR Lecture & Demonstration; Adult 1 & 2 Person Rescuer, AED; MANDATORY BLS Review
Wed 10/21 1900-2200 CPR Lecture & Demonstration; Child & Infant, AED; MANDATORY BLS Review
Wed 10/28 1900-2200 Practical Skills Lab-CPR/BLS Evaluation; UNIT EXAM; ALL MEDICAL FORMS DUE BACK THIS WEEK BLS Review
<MON 11/2 1900-2200 Scene-Size Up, Initial Assessment, Communication 7,8,13
Wed 11/4 1900-2200 Focused History and Physical Exam for the Trauma Patient 10
Wed 11/11 1900-2200 Focused History and Physical Exam for the Medical Patient 11
Wed 11/18 1900-2200 Detailed Physical Exam, Ongoing Assessment, Documentation 10,11,12,14
Wed 11/25 1900-2200 Practical Skills Exam-Patient Assessment  
Wed 12/2 1900-2200 Practical Skills Exam -Patient Assessment 7-14
MON 12/07 1900-2200 Practical Skills-Patient Assessment 15,16
Wed 12/9 1900-2200 Practical Skills-Patient Assessment; Evaluation Module 3; UNIT EXAM  
Wed 12/16 1900-2200 General Pharmacology, Respiratory Emergencies 17
Wed 12/30 1900-2200 Cardiovascular Emergencies-Part I 17
MON 1/4 1900-2200 Cardiovascular Emergencies -Part II 17
Wed 1/6 1900-2200 Cardiovascular Emergencies-Part III; UNIT EXAM 4; Diabetes & Altered Mental Status 17,18,19
Wed 1/13 1900-2200 Allergies, Poisoning & Overdose 20,21
Wed 1/20 1900-2200 Environmental Emergencies; Behavioral Emergencies 22,23
Wed 1/27 1900-2200 Obstetrics & Gynecological Emergencies; Putting it all Together for the Medical Patient 24,25
MON 2/11 1900-2200 Practical Skills Lab--Mental/Behavioral/OB/GYN Emergencies; UNIT EXAM 5 18-24
Wed 2/3 1900-2200 Practical Skills Lab  
Wed 2/10 1900-2200 Bleeding & Shock 26
Wed 2/17 1900-2200 Soft Tissue Injuries 27
Wed 2/24 1900-2200 Practical Skills Lab 26-30
MON 3/1 1900-2200 Practical Skills Lab 26-30
Wed 3/3 1900-2200 Musculoskeletal Injuries 28
Wed 3/10 1900-2200 Injuries to the Head, Neck & Spine; Putting it all together for the trauma Patient 29,30
Wed 3/17 1900-2200 UNIT EXAM 6; Infants & Children 26-30,31
Wed 3/24 1900-2200 Geriatric Patients; Practical Skills Lab--Infants & Children 31,32
Wed 3/31 1900-2200 Ambulance Operations, Gaining Access & Rescue Operations, Special Operations 33,34,35
MON 4/5 1900-2200 EMS Response to Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction 36
Wed 4/7 1800</td> EXTRICATION LECTURE - MANDATORY; EXTRICATION LAB - MANDATORY  
Wed 4/14 1800 Practical Skills Practice; UNIT EXAM  
Wed 4/21 1900-2200 Practical Skills Lab  
Wed 4/28 1900-2200 MOCK PRACTICAL  
<strong>MON 5/3 1900-2200 MOCK PRACTICAL  
Wed 5/5 1800-2200 NYSDOH Practical  
Wed 5/12 1900-2200 NYSDOH Protocol Review  
Wed 5/10 1900-2200 Review for EXAM  
THURS 5/20 1845 NYSDOH Written Exam ALL