High School EMS Educators

Adult EMS Ed is one thing - teaching it to today's youth is another

EMTs and Paramedics are, for the most part, pretty childish. Imagine high school students going into EMS.

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Fall Camp 2010

"This is a small subset of photos of my students who attended this camp. There were 102 students there. I had all 6 of mine (100%!). One quarter in I had another 6 join from word of mouth promotion of the program. The students are excited to do…"
Nov 14, 2010
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Ambulance simulator

"This looks great. I missed seeing that you posted this. Was there a story on how this came about? We will have to talk about coming over and trying it out. I was lucky to be able to borrow an ambulance two weeks ago but a Sim Man would be wonderful."
Nov 14, 2010
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First Aid Training

Hi Everyone,Thank you for allowing me to be apart of this group.I wanted to post a question to people that are apart of training as a career. We have developed a course with our state ambulance service here in Australia. Queensland Ambulance Service we are beyondedge.The course is; Apply First AidThe question is; What are your thoughts around eLearning and using it in the training for First Aid?Brief on the course: It has been built as a two part accreditation program. The eLearning online…See More
Nov 14, 2010
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Nov 14, 2010
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Fall Camp 2010

Fall Camp has a variety of activities for 102 students from three different programs. Depicted here are fire extinguishers, moulaging and night moulages, lifts and carries relays, ambulance instruction and a splinting challenge.
Nov 12, 2010
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Start of the year

I have been meaning to start back on this topic but it is almost Thanksgiving already and it might be old.  I had previously talked about getting students to break through their resistance to touching each other.  I was going to revisit that at the beginning of this year, because a large part of the solution is how you set up the culture in your class.  As the school year started, how did you set up that culture?  What did you do to make it alright to have them touch each other?  Are they still…See More
Nov 12, 2010
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Mark is now a member of High School EMS Educators
Nov 12, 2010
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Mike DiGaetano commented on Mike DiGaetano's album
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Ambulance simulator

"Still got to get some more things done to make it complete. Waiting on the graphics guy to come in, and the Gurney and Sim Man to show up."
Sep 1, 2010
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Mike DiGaetano commented on Paul Wilson's blog post How to Get Hands-On in EMT Class
"Great post"
Sep 1, 2010
William Neiss is now a member of High School EMS Educators
Sep 1, 2010
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Paul Wilson posted a blog post

OJT

On the Job Training for EMS is usually a dangerous idea--people's health, and possibly life, could be on the line. The OEC programs in MN are contracted to provide field medics for a HUGE soccer tournament (actually 2 tournaments) that lasts 8 days. The USA Cup had up to 66 games going at the same time. We have 7 medical carts covering 7 zones. The golf carts have been modified to carry a backboard and equipment.We staff the carts in order of certification.…See More
Jul 14, 2010
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Paul Wilson posted a blog post

How to Get Hands-On in EMT Class

In my recent interview on the EMS EduCast Podcast, I was asked about the issue of getting students to do the hands-on skills. This is always a problem in EMT classes where you have trouble getting the students to actually touch each other to take a pulse, splint an arm, or do a head-to-toe assessment.My answer, off the top of my head, was that it isn't that much of an issue because we create a culture in our classroom that students will be…See More
Jul 9, 2010
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MN OEC Programs outlined in EMSEduCast Podcast

Episode 65: This episode of the EMSEduCast guest speaker is Paul Wilson, a high school social studies teacher and EMT since 2001. Paul was involved in a high school program that teaches junior and senior high school students emergency care skills, starting with CPR and ending with EMT. The one year program called Opportunities in Emergency Care meets 2 hours a day for an entire school year, so approximately 275 hours of emergency care training. This is a…See More
Jul 7, 2010
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Tim Klein is now a member of High School EMS Educators
Jul 4, 2010
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This network is created to help youth/high school EMS educators collaborate. It is to help collect what work as well as what doesn't work when it comes to teaching EMS to the younger set. It is a place to share ideas, successes, and failures. I hope established programs can get new ideas and new programs can find resources and guidance on how to create or structure their program.

Please feel free to post a little about your program (or your hopes for a program) in the forum (now below). Beyond that, if you have other comments or stories from your classes in the blog area further below.

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Start of the year

I have been meaning to start back on this topic but it is almost Thanksgiving already and it might be old.  I had previously talked about getting students to break through their resistance to…Continue

Tags: hands-on, touch

Started by Paul Wilson Nov 12, 2010.

National Associations 2 Replies

HOSA and IRECA are coming up in 2 weeks.  I forget when Skills USA is.  How have your experiences been with these organizations.  Usually membership in one is mandated by your district or state.  Do…Continue

Tags: IRECA, HOSA

Started by Paul Wilson. Last reply by Paul Wilson Jun 30, 2010.

Program introductions 7 Replies

Some teach individual youth classes.  For others, it is all they do.  Let us know what your situation is.Students: please give an average or a rangeCertifications: CPR/First Aid/First Responder/CPR…Continue

Started by Paul Wilson. Last reply by Tammy Martin Jun 11, 2010.

Four year course of study at Hutchison High School, Fairbanks, Alaska 1 Reply

I teach four years of a Health Science program at Hutchison High School in Fairbanks, Alaska.I start with Industrial First Aid w/CPR and Introduction to Health Careers for incoming Freshman.10th…Continue

Started by Andrea Gelvin. Last reply by Paul Wilson Jun 9, 2010.

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First Aid Training

Hi Everyone,
Thank you for allowing me to be apart of this group.


I wanted to post a question to people that are apart of training as a career. We have developed a course with our state ambulance service here in Australia. Queensland Ambulance Service we are beyondedge.


The course is; Apply First Aid
The question is; What are your thoughts around eLearning and using it in the training for First…
Continue

Posted by Mark on November 14, 2010 at 6:35pm

OJT

On the Job Training for EMS is usually a dangerous idea--people's health, and possibly life, could be on the line. The OEC programs in MN are contracted to provide field medics for a HUGE soccer tournament (actually 2 tournaments) that lasts 8 days. The USA Cup had up to 66 games going at the same time. We have 7 medical carts covering 7 zones. The golf carts have been modified to carry a backboard and equipment.



We staff the carts in order… Continue

Posted by Paul Wilson on July 14, 2010 at 12:00pm

How to Get Hands-On in EMT Class

In my recent interview on the EMS EduCast Podcast, I was asked about the issue of getting students to do the hands-on skills. This is always a problem in EMT classes where you have trouble getting the students to actually touch each other to take a pulse, splint an arm, or do a head-to-toe assessment.


My answer, off the top of my head, was that it isn't that much of an issue because we create a culture in our classroom…
Continue

Posted by Paul Wilson on July 9, 2010 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

MN OEC Programs outlined in EMSEduCast Podcast

Episode 65: This episode of the EMSEduCast guest speaker is Paul Wilson, a high school social studies teacher and EMT since 2001. Paul was involved in a high school program that teaches junior and senior high school students emergency care skills, starting with CPR and ending with… Continue

Posted by Paul Wilson on July 7, 2010 at 10:24pm

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Youth Program websites:
MTS OEC (MN)
Osseo OEC (MN)
Spring Lake Park OEC (MN)
Veterans Tribute Career & Technical Academy (NV)
Hutchison High School (AK)
Mount Vernon Township HS (IL)

National Organizations:
National Registry
Skills USA
IRECA
HOSA

EMS Community:
The Chronicles of EMS
The Happy Medic
Everyday EMS Tips
EMS Garage Podcast
EMS Boot Camp
EMS EduCast Podcast

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