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MAY 2016

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30 MAY 2016 | EMSWORLD.com their bedrooms ready and ambulances checked off. The paramedic students create the scenarios and become the patients for the AEMTs. We have several ambulances that respond to the student calls. During the night, the AEMT students respond to 26 emergencies ranging from canceled calls to situations involving nursing home patients and multipatient acci- dents. The students are allowed to sleep and are awakened when their truck needs to respond. The night is capped off with a mass-casualty event requiring the students to identify properly the triage colors of 10–12 patients. Paramedic students have several training days to accomplish before being released to clinicals. They are required to have a "high stress, low light airway day" prior to being allowed in the operating room or intubating on the ambulance. Students are placed in a room with little to no light and told to manage the airway of a patient in a hard-to-reach location. The room has red strobe lights, the instructor plays loud music and, at times, the student's equipment is removed or is deemed not operational. This forces the student to think creatively in order to achieve the desired outcome. For example, to manage the problem, the student may have to utilize a supraglottic airway rather than intubate. However, the students don't always receive straightforward scenarios. This training creates students with the ability to treat outside of algorithms. They also must accomplish check-offs for obstetrics, pediatrics and competencies prior to the field internship. The End Goal Students respond well to the methods and come to class each day looking for ways to improve. Our goal is to have students ready to respond to calls the first day they step foot on the ambulance, a goal made possible through the use of realistic simulation. R E F E R E N C E S 1. Middendor f J, Kalish A. The "change-up" in lectures. NTLF, 1996 Jan; 5(2). 2. Freeman, S, Eady S, McDonough M, Smith M, Okoroafor N, Jordt H, Wenderoth M. Active learning increases student per formance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, 2013 Oct. A B O U T T H E A U T H O R Drew Hooker is the program director at Motlow College in Lynchburg, TN. He has experience in both collegiate and service- based EMS systems administration. He has over 13 years of EMS experience with a dedication to help move forward progressive evidence-based medicine. Contact him at Dhooker@mscc.edu. Student s are placed in a room with little to no light and told to mana ge the air way of a patient in a hard-to-reach location. Phone: Mon.-Fri. 8am-8pm [ET] 800.234.1464 www.mooremedical.com/ems The product information contained in this document, including the product images and additional product ma- terials, was collected from various supplier sources. All product claims and specifications are those of the product suppliers, not Moore Medical LLC or its affiliates ("Moore") and have not been independently verified by Moore. Moore is not responsible for errors or omissions in the product information. The properties of a product may change or be inaccurate following the posting or printing of the product information in the document, either in the print or online version. Caution should be exercised when using or purchasing any products from Moore's online or print documents by closely examining the product packaging and the l abeling prior to use. Due to product changes, information listed in this document is subject to change without notice. This information is placed solely for your convenience in ordering and Moore disclaims all responsibility for its completeness and accuracy, whether or not the inaccuracy or incompleteness is due to fault or error by Moore. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2016 Moore Medical LLC. #8025 Let us help supply your "OFFICE" PHARMACEUTICALS • EMS SUPPLIES • EQUIPMENT For more EMS EDUCATION and TRAINING products, visit us at: www.mooremedical.com/emstraining MYLAN EpiPen ® Trainer ITEM #52068 PRESTAN PRODUCTS Professional CPR Manikins Adult - With Monitor ITEM #16793 LAERDAL ShockLink ™ Defibrillation Training System ITEM #26637 For More Information Circle 19 on Reader Service Card

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