Attached to this post are two documents: The minimum requirements needed to become a preceptor/Field Training Coach or Supervisor and an application. Completed applications and relative materials should be submitted to [email protected]. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and applicants will be notified by email when approvals are complete and a preceptor class has […]
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Good Afternoon! Please forward this training opportunity to ALL staff members, BLS and ALS. Trauma surgeon Dr. Schulz will be presenting one of our cases here at DES as a learning opportunity for everyone. Feel free to post the announcement in your stations as well. We have plenty of room – come join us! Simple,
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Per the request of MSP aviation, the following announcement will be used when Medivac is landing in our jurisdiction: Upon final approach of a helicopter, the incoming aircraft will advise Communications of their “final approach”. Communications will sound a one (1) second alert tone on the operational talk group to cease all radio traffic until
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Good afternoon! Today’s educational topic: What ACTUALLY happens when you lose a limb lead during transcutaneous pacing? We place limb leads on patients to determine rate and rhythm. Once we determine that a patient meets the criteria for pacing, we rely on those limb leads to confirm “electrical capture” of the heart, telling us the
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Today’s educational topic: Posterior Wall MI Posterior Wall MI tends to be the most overlooked, under-recognized 12 lead interpretation in the pre-hospital setting. Despite the approximate 20% overall incidence of all STEMIs, a posterior wall MI can be associated with significant morbidity. A Posterior STEMI usually involves the Posterior Descending Artery (PDA) which is USUALLY
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