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