D1 - Medicine for 1st Responders

E1 - Airway Management Review - Without an Airway, Nothing Else Matters!

F1 - Road Kill - Highway Safety for the First Responder

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.

D2 - Trach's and Tubes and Shunts, Oh My! Technology for Special Needs Children

E2 - IO I Go

F2 - EMS: The "X" Files

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.

D3 - Give Me Trauma or Let Me Sleep - Case Studies in Trauma Care

E3 - The C-Spine Decision

F3 - When Your Patient Reaches the Breaking Point

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!

D4 - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

E4 - An Elephant on my Chest

F4 - Riddly, Riddly, Ree, I See Something You Don't See

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!

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

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.

D6 - Straight from the State - What's New in Wisconsin EMS?

E6 - Streetsense!

F6 - The Evolution Revolution, Times Have Changed, Have We?

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.

D7 - Rules of Engagement for Structural Fire Fighting

E7 - Post Incident Evaluations

F7 - RIT: Beyond the Threshold

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.