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D1 - Medicine for 1st Responders |
E1 - Airway Management Review - Without an Airway,
Nothing Else Matters! |
F1 - Road Kill - Highway Safety for the First
Responder |
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Ed Racht
The "E" in EMS stands for
Emergency. We work with time dependent illness and injury. What we do
is extremely important – how fast and how effectively we do it can
literally make the difference between a good outcome and a devastating
one in many cases. The first responder at a patient’s side faces
unique challenges and critical decisions with very little data (and
often no help). This discussion will take a critical look at the
medicine of first response and the importance of the smallest of
details. |
William Justice
This program is a high
energy, highly interactive program on airway management issues and
support equipment. The lecture portion will cover anatomy, common
concerns, accepted interventions and pitfalls to airway management.
This session utilizes multiple airway devices and techniques, often in
poor lighting or with difficult patient positions. |
Wayne Zygowicz
Yearly, first responders are
injured or killed in the line of duty in "secondary incidents"
responding to incidents along our nation’s highways. Don’t you become
the next road kill victim!!! This class will highlight how to safely
set up an accident scene along our roadways to ensure you come home
safely after each highway response. This dynamic class will review a
number of case studies of first responders who were injured or killed
in secondary incidents. If you’re a first responder to traffic
accidents along our highways, don’t miss this interesting safety
presentation. |
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D2 - Trach's and Tubes and Shunts, Oh My!
Technology for Special Needs Children |
E2 - IO I Go |
F2 - EMS: The "X" Files |
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Chris Ebright
Most EMS training teaches us
how to deal with the "average" patient. Due to advances in medical
technology and more plentiful support services, children who have
suffered critical injuries and those with unique disease states are
being cared for at home more than ever. This presentation will explain
the most common equipment and technology that pre-hospital providers
will encounter when caring for these patients right in the homes where
they live. |
Scott Bolleter
Though intraosseous access
has been studied since 1922 it remains poorly understood. It’s clear
that today’s evidence based approach to emergency medicine demands
comprehensive research and support for the procedures we employ. IO I
GO is a journey through yesterday’s efforts coupled with today’s
leading developments, breakthroughs and research. Simply stated, this
program brings you the facts, dispels the myths and answers the
questions that remain about pediatric and adult intraosseous access. |
John Tadaro
Rave drugs. They have names
like Special K, X, Blue Nerve, EZLay, and Nexus, but what are they?
What do the users of Rave Drugs expect to get from taking them? What
signs and symptoms are associated with their effects? What do they
look like? How are they taken? When the music stops right along with
their breathing will you know what to do? You will if you attend this
session. |
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D3 - Give Me Trauma or Let Me Sleep - Case Studies
in Trauma Care |
E3 - The C-Spine Decision
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F3 - When Your Patient Reaches the Breaking Point |
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Wayne Zygowicz
Emergency medical personnel
long for the big trauma call in the middle of the night. It’s what we
train and wait for. Give me that good trauma call or let me sleep
through the night. This case study presentation focuses on a number of
traumatic incidents that inflicted dramatic trauma to the patients
involved. Using real trauma case studies from a number of traumatic
events, this presentation will highlight head, chest and abdominal
injuries in unusual settings. This class is not for the faint of heart
and will be graphic – but that’s exactly why you’ll love it! If you
like trauma, you will not want to miss this one. |
Jon Politis
What is the real value of
collars? Can spines safely be cleared in the field? What type of
immobilization really works and what doesn’t? Are we immobilizing too
many people? There are lots of issues surrounding the routine
immobilization of trauma patients. This presentation is a look at the
current controversies pertaining to EMS spinal care and looks at the
evidence currently in the medical literature. |
Chris Ebright
Need to brush up on some
basic musculoskeletal assessment and management? This lecture will
help get you back up to speed on caring for various injuries and the
complications associated with fractures and dislocations. If nothing
else, just come to see all of the cool pictures! |
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D4 - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
E4 - An Elephant on my Chest |
F4 - Riddly, Riddly, Ree, I See Something You Don't
See |
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John Todaro
What is one of the worst
types of calls to respond to? …. A baby not breathing. How do you
provide support to the family and what resources are there to the
family and caregivers who are involved with a sudden death of an
infant. What are the probable characteristics of sudden infant death
syndrome? Don’t miss this session which is geared for all EMS
providers. |
Ed Racht
There is a subset of
complaints in EMS that can indicate anything from the benign to
something immediately life-threatening – "chest pain" is one of them
(for the record, a "sharp stabbing pain in my back" is a close
second). The diagnosis can range from simple musculoskeletal strain to
a dissecting aortic aneurysm or an acute myocardial infarction.
Unfortunately, the innervation and physiology of abnormalities in the
chest area make an accurate diagnosis quite a challenge. This
presentation will discuss useful tools to help sort through the
complexities of the chest pain patient in 2010. |
Lindi Holt
Cleaners, toxic inhalations
and medications are typically recognized as poisons for children, but
are you aware of the everyday, seemingly non-harmful, products that
are poisoning our children? Come to this seminar and learn about the
hidden poisons lurking in our daily environments and the affect this
has on our pediatric patients. This is not your typical poisoning
lecture! |
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D5 - Rescue Operations in Moving Water |
E5 - Twilight Zone: Sleep Deprevation in EMS (Done
to the Twilight Zone) |
F5 - Emergency Medical Service Roles &
Responsibilities on the Fire Scene |
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Shane Dingus
Not everyone is a swift
water technician, but when you are the first on scene you at least
need enough information to stay safe. Take a look at basic hydrology,
equipment and pertinent information in order to inform the swift water
team responding of just what they will find. If waterways are a part
of your response area, now is the time to get additional information
on how you’ll need to respond. |
Christopher Nollette
If you had a choice between
hitting the gym every day, having a completely healthy diet or getting
between six and eight hours of sleep a day – which one would have the
most dramatic change in your life? In this session you will learn what
research has to say about getting the right type and quantity of
sleep. Most of our problems – emotional and physical – can be cured
with just sleeping a little more each night. Take this journey and
discover how vital sleep is for our personal and professional lives.
We guarantee this is one session that you will not sleep through! |
Ken Bouvier
Whether you operate as a
Medical First Responder, EMT or Paramedic, you need to understand your
responsibilities while standing by at a fire scene. Nearly 100
Firefighters are killed each year while thousands are injured and
require Emergency Medical Service treatment. During this session we
will explain the most common types of fire ground injuries, along with
how and why they occur. Ken will explain the importance of wearing
proper fire fighting equipment, using the Incident Command System, and
the need for rehabilitation on scene. He will also explain both BLS
and ALS care for firefighter injuries and illness. |
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D6 - Straight from the State - What's New in
Wisconsin EMS? |
E6 - Streetsense! |
F6 - The Evolution Revolution, Times Have Changed,
Have We? |
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Brian Litza
What’s going on with the
administrative rules? Is there a new way to get your license? What’s
this about a flexible refresher? Come and see what the latest
developments for Wisconsin EMS hold as well as what is on the horizon.
One of the few opportunities to get your information direct from the
source and Straight from the State! |
Mike Smith
Join Mike for a fun and
extremely practical presentation that gets to the core of being in
EMS. The class has a three-part focus by looking at communication
skills, safety concerns and control issues and methods. You will soon
appreciate the increase in awareness the very next time you are on the
street. This class is for all levels of EMS providers. |
Shane Dingus
Times have changed in EMS
and the fire service – from having the "red badge of a good call" to
fighting structure fires without SCBAs. See actual scene photos from
the late 70’s and early 80’s that are as funny as they are scary. In
that era these practices were common place. See just how times have
changed – and mostly for the better. |
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D7 - Rules of Engagement for Structural Fire
Fighting |
E7 - Post Incident Evaluations |
F7 - RIT: Beyond the Threshold |
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Richard Kline
The ability to implement an
accurate fire ground risk management plan directly influences the
relationship between structural fire fighting and firefighter
survivability. The fire ground creates significant risk to
firefighters. This interactive session will explore fire ground risk
management and the barriers that impact effective decision making.
Steps will be identified that command staff may initiate to reduce
fire ground decision making pitfalls. Be a part of this group
discussion, photo and video case study review. |
Richard Gasaway
Rarely does a fire or rescue
incident go perfectly. There are too many factors in play that can
cause errors and mistakes. However, in many departments if no one gets
hurt, the incident is called a success. This program focuses on how to
conduct a 25-point check-up to evaluate if your incident operations
are conducted safely, effectively, and within established procedures.
Participants will receive a copy of the checklist to bring back to
their department and apply after their next incidents. |
Richard Kline
This examination of the
Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) takes us beyond the tools and basic
requirements when establishing the RIT. This workshop will focus upon
the essential elements in leading and commanding the initial RIT
assignment as well as explore command proficiency if the team is
deployed. |