Post Approved Hours
ANNUAL NORTHWEST REGION EMS CONFERENCE
January 19-21, 2023
Grand Hotel, Minot ND
16 Hours of Post Board has been approved
January 19, 2024
900-1600-TECC for Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders (TECC-LEO)
Corey Johnson- Williston Fire Department
An 8-hour classroom course specifically designed for law enforcement officers and other non-EMS first responders. The course covers materials found in the 16-hour TECC provider course at a level appropriate for first responders. It includes 8 hours of content, which includes interactive lectures, skill stations, and patient simulations. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive a certificate of completion, a wallet card recognizing them as a TECC-LEO provider for 4 years, and 8 hours of CAPCE credit for qualified participants.
January 20, 2024
900-1200-Special Healthcare Needs- Marcy Dawson, Sanford AirMed
· Identify common special needs patients seen in EMS
· Relate the role of caregivers of the special needs patient to the EMS professional’s patient care
· Describe patient assessment of a special needs patient
1300-1400- Stroke- Jerilyn Alexander- Trinity Health
· Discuss and Identify signs and out-of-hospital stroke assessment tools
1430-1530-Hemorrhage Control/Trauma Triage- Dakota Kimberlin - Trinity Health
· This discussion will identify and discuss treatment of severe hemorrhage
· Identify the triage criteria in the CDC’s Field Triage Decision Scheme
· State the four steps of the CDC’s Field Triage Decision Scheme
· Examine local protocols
January 21, 2024
800-900- Psychiatric Emergencies- Sean Roed, Lake Region Ambulance
· Describe the components of a mental status examination
· Perform effective patient restraint techniques
· State the risk factors for suicide
· Analyze the effects of opioids and excited delirium
· Identify common synthetic stimulants and natural or synthetic THC
o Recognizing the effects
o Synthetic stimulants
o Natural and Synthetic THC
1300-1400-Words Matter, The Art of Perception- Corey Johnson- Williston Fire Department
1500-1600-Neurological/Seizures- Corey Johnson- Williston Fire Department
· Define altered mental status (AMS)
· State common causes of altered mental status
· Define status epilepticus/seizures
· Explain complications associated with seizures
1400-1500-Toxicological/ Opioids-Corey Johnson- Williston Fire Department
· Identify common synthetic stimulants and natural or synthetic THC
o Recognize the effects
o Synthetic stimulants
o Natural and synthetic THC
· Identify common opioids
o Recognize the effects
· Explain common treatment options for a person experiencing opioid overdose
1500-1600-Neurological/Seizures- Corey Johnson- Williston Fire Department
· Define altered mental status (AMS)
· State common causes of altered mental status
· Define status epilepticus/seizures
· Explain complications associated with seizures