Publication: The Virginian-Pilot; Date: May 25, 2014; Section: Beacon

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1 EMS News June 2014 Inside This Issue Member Achievements 2 VBEMS Recruitment and Retention 3 VBEMS Operations 4 VBEMS Administration 5 VBEMS Training 10 VBEMS Training & Cert 14 Defensive Driving 14 EVOC 15 MCI I & II Courses 16 ALS Release Classes Lead Classes 18 CPR Recert 19 BLS CE Courses 20 Enhanced CE Classes 24 ALS CE Courses 25 IRA Publication: The Virginian-Pilot; Date: May 25, 2014; Section: Beacon Quick Glance Calendar Website Location 31 Professional Growth and Development 32 Additional Training Links 32 Newsletters Sites 33 EMSAT Courses 35 TEMS Family Picnic 38 VBEMS General Information 41 + Our Vision We are the leader in the emergency medical services field and the community is confident in our services. Our Mission The mission of the Department of Emergency Medical Services is to deliver valued services to the community that preserve life, improve health, and promote the safety of citizens and visitors, who live, learn, work and play in our community while maintaining a sustainable systems approach that is focused on dynamic resource utilization to enhance the overall quality of life in Virginia Beach. Page 1 of 42

2 Member Achievements April 2014 Released as AIC/Driver Lauren Collins, R16, DR Kyle Henson, R2, AIC/DR Zacarias Rainey, R9, AIC/DR Rita Cwynar, R1, AIC/DR Anthony Langone, R9, AIC/DR Brittany Singleton, R5, AIC/DR Jordan Decker, R2, AIC Mike Mui, R14, DR Cassaundra Taylor, R5, AIC/DR Benjamin Elliott, R4, AIC/DR Justin Navarro, R9, AIC/DR Jonathan Waters, R14, AIC/DR May 2014 Released as a BLS Academy Proctor Scott Lepper, R4 Virginia Beach Department of EMS Promotion, Recognition, and Graduation Ceremony June 9, 2014 AT 18:00 HRS The Virginia Beach Department of EMS Promotion, Recognition and Graduation Ceremony will be held at the Fire/EMS Training Center located at 927 S. Birdneck Road, Virginia Beach. The event is open to all and refreshments will be served following the ceremony. Please join us in welcoming the newest members of our EMS family! EMS News is published monthly by the EMS Department for all members of the Virginia Beach EMS system. Submissions must be received by the 17 th of the month prior to the issue date. Electronic submissions are preferred. Fire/EMS Training Center, 927 S. Birdneck Road, Virginia Beach, VA Senior Editor Ruby Christian Assistant Editor Mary Anne Myers Page 2 of 42

3 VBEMS Recruitment and Retention Retention If you feel that one of your co-rescue members has gone above and beyond their responsibilities as a pre-hospital care provider, please advise your Squad Commander so they may refer the member for a class act award or a service award. Thank you for all you do for your community. - Susan Palmer 2014 Page 3 of 42

4 VBEMS Operations OSCAR Online Scheduling System The OSCAR Online Scheduling System Duty Requests are due by the 10 th of the preceding month. Submit your Duty Requests on By Christi Budy Captain Are you documenting your procedures? Make sure that you are listing all of the procedures that you perform for your patient in the EMR. Choices include wound care, splinting, BVM, oral/nasal airways, LBB, suction, KED, time of extrication, CPR, intubation, IV and many, many more items. Remember that skills and procedures completed by engine crews should also be included here. The section where you can list things prior to arrival is for bystanders and police. A good rule of thumb is if the person is listed in the EMR (fire and EMS), the skill they perform should be listed in the detailed procedure section with the time, size, location, etc. SPA Pharmacy: ED Exit/Entry When heading to the pharmacy to swap out drug boxes, you must have a staff member swipe their badge to exit the ED. The good news is that entry back to the ED can be gained without key access. Simply wave your hand in front of the panel. By Christi Budy Captain Page 4 of 42

5 VBEMS Administration By Bill Kiley Deputy Chief Below is a training bulletin sent out to all Virginia Beach Police Officers. Please read and understand the limitation the Police have over their ability to detain individuals for treatment. TRAINING BULLETIN #12-05 April 23, 2012 Medical Treatment Authority Purpose This training bulletin is designed to provide guidance and attempt to eliminate confusion as to whether EMS can compel a person to seek treatment and what role, if any, an officer may have in that decision. This is a result of a few isolated incidents where EMS has requested a transport for a subject where the Police Department has no authority to do so. The following information should help to clarify those instances where it is legal for us to do so. In the event that you are on the scene of a case where EMS believes a person needs to be treated and/or transported to the hospital, and the person refuses, the police department has no authority to force the person to accept treatment or to be transported to the hospital. No officer may take a person into custody for purposes of medical treatment when there are no underlying criminal charges to justify a seizure of the person, or unless they are acting under the authority of an Emergency Custody Order issued by the court or a magistrate (see Code of Virginia below.) The process to obtain an Emergency Custody Order under such circumstances is outlined below under Code of Virginia Code of Virginia Citizens right to refuse rescue Provisions of this article are cumulative with existing law and shall not be construed to modify an individual s right to consent or refuse to consent to medical treatment if he/she is capable of making an informed decision, or to alter or limit authority that otherwise exists under the common law, statutes or regulations of the Commonwealth of a health care provider to provide health care;; or of a person s agent, guardian or other legally authorized representative to make decisions on behalf of the person incapable of making an informed decision. The provisions of this article shall not impair any existing rights and responsibilities which a health care provider, a patient, including a minor or incapacitated patients, or a Page 5 of 42

6 patient s family may have in regard to the providing, continuing, withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging medical procedures under the common law or statutes of the Commonwealth. The below information is for Emergency Custody Orders only: : Emergency custody orders for adult persons who are incapable of making an informed decision as a result of physical injury or illness. A. Based upon the opinion of a licensed physician that an adult person is incapable of making an informed decision as a result of a physical injury or illness and that the medical standard of care indicates that testing, observation, and treatment are necessary to prevent imminent and irreversible harm, a magistrate may issue, for good cause shown, an emergency custody order for the adult person to be taken into custody and transported to a hospital emergency room for testing, observation, or treatment. B. Prior to issuance of an emergency custody order pursuant to this section, the magistrate shall ascertain that there is no legally authorized person available to give consent to necessary treatment for the adult person and that the adult person (i) is incapable of making an informed decision regarding obtaining necessary treatment, (ii) has refused transport to obtain such necessary treatment, (iii) has indicated an intention to resist such transport, and (iv) is unlikely to become capable of making an informed decision regarding obtaining necessary treatment within the time required for such decision. C. An opinion by the licensed physician that an adult person is incapable of making an informed decision as a result of physical injury or illness shall only be rendered after the licensed physician has communicated electronically or personally with the emergency medical services personnel on the scene and has attempted to communicate electronically or personally with the adult person to obtain information and medical data concerning the cause of the adult person's incapacity, has attempted to obtain consent from the adult person, and has failed to obtain consent. D. If there is a change in the person's condition, the emergency medical services personnel shall contact the licensed physician. If at any time the licensed physician determines that a person subject to an order under this subsection has become capable of making and communicating an informed decision, the physician shall rely on the person's decision on whether to consent to further observation, testing, or treatment. If you have any questions, please me. William S. Kiley Deputy EMS Chief wkiley@vbgov.com Page 6 of 42

7 Members, By Kevin Lipscomb Paramedic We often cite the huge capacity of our volunteer-based system to respond to demand surges. Consider, when the F-18 crashed into the apartment complex, we didn't have to turf a single call to mutual aid. Fortunately, it's pretty easy to muster back-up units when every local media outlet is reporting a major incident and there is a plume of smoke rising hundreds of feet into the air. It's more of a challenge when the need for backup creeps up insidiously. Years ago, members responded when the civil defense siren, or later their Motorola Minitor pager, went off. But it's clear that nowadays the way to reach you is through your cellphone. Enter OscarTRACK's new "OSCALERT" module. It's an opt-in/opt-out, individually adjustable subsystem integrated into OscarTRACK. It can send a text alert to your cellphone within *minutes* of certain conditions developing in the field. You can choose the general demand conditions that you want to be alerted to... Page 7 of 42

8 You can choose the ALS demand conditions you want to know about... And you can choose which special situations you are interested in... And it gets better! An OSCALERT looks something like this: OSCALERT: Trap or equiv, ROSEMONT RD S/DAM NECK RD. Assgnmt=SQTM,TAC03,E18P,L16,FRSQ1P,1822R,Z21,EMS03,EMS05,BAT03,SAFE01. or: OSCALERT: Multiple calls holding for ambulances. Volunteers to your stations. The text of the alert contains a web link ( leading to a mobile-oriented page where you can monitor the VB EMS Internet Scanner Feed to hear what's going on (if your mobile supports streaming audio in this way). Caveat: I've noticed that when you press the Play button on the audio page, it can take seconds before the audio starts playing. That's out of my hands, and I'll be looking for a better solution.) To get started, you must tell OscarTRACK two things: Your cellphone number and your cellular provider. You can do that by logging into OscarTRACK and clicking the "profile" link near the upper left corner: Page 8 of 42

9 Then scroll down on your profile page until you see this section: Complete that section as indicated and you're all set! I think I've worked out any serious bugs, but if something crops up, be assured I will fix it as quickly as possible. Please bear with me. Finally, don't forget that off-duty members do NOT have to be in uniform to respond to an active call, but you must be dressed with safety in mind, and you must wear your ID card. -- Kevin Page 9 of 42

10 VBEMS Training ALS Student/Intern Note By Raj Islam Captain VBEMS, since its inception, has been a service that has continually evolved. This includes enhancing education and updated state regulations. With our history in mind we have continuously moved forward as a recognized premier entity in the EMS Community. As the end of the Spring Semester comes to a close, we will have a different setup for the future on how we will be giving Scholarships and Sponsorships through TCC. As we all have experienced in the last few years, a member could get released as an AIC/Driver and then immediately move forward to the next ALS Level. Also, a member could do strictly no ambulance duties for a period of 90 days while focusing strictly on field time as an intern. This past year, we received clarifications from TCC and VA OEMS regarding how EMS student s and interns can operate in the field. To ensure that every student and intern s needs are being met, ALL students and interns will have to do an application for each term (spring, summer, and fall). This will significantly increase how we will be able to allow expanded service ability to our students and interns. This is information that our ALS Coordinator PM Brenda Kim George has been advertising for the past 6 months. To clarify, a student is someone that is currently in a course to be certified. A student can ride with a non-als FTO, Intermediate or Paramedic, up to their level of student status for class until their student badge expires at the end of each semester. An intern is someone that is already certified and riding to become released. An intern can ride with an ALS FTO, Intermediate or Paramedic, up to their level of intern status for release. As with the students, the interns will have an expiration dates to their badges. Something new that will be coming up over the Summer is an ALS FTO update for all ALS FTO s that operate in the City of Virginia Beach. This will then become a yearly update to ensure that all ALS FTO s have the latest and greatest information that our Emergency Response System has to offer in a more consistent manner. Look for more information on this in the June Newsletter. I want to make a note of one last important thing. Remember our system is and always has been a teaching and learning system that depends on each and every member, experienced or brand new, to keep the evolution of education in VBEMS at its greatest potential. I sincerely thank you all for your contributions to our student and intern achievements! Any concerns or suggestions for improvement should be addressed through your chain of command and we will work together to obtain the best resolution as appropriate. Note: The current Fire Recruit Academy will begin their enhanced certification class with TCC during the month of June. Their classroom will be accelerated so they will be out for their student field clinical time approximately 2 after the start of their course. Their clinical field competencies are estimated to be complete by the beginning of August. After their testing is done with the state in the middle of August they will begin their intern time. For any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me at rislam@vbgov.com. Page 10 of 42

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13 VBEMS Mentoring and Proctor Training Courses: Are you interested to help train and work with new EMT students entering our system? Help build student confidence by supporting the psychomotor/practical component of our BLS Academy. Find out more by attending our Proctor Training Courses which provide philosophy and training for mentoring, evaluation, and proctoring. Courses also provide information and the application process for our VBEMS Proctor Team. Each four hour session, includes both proctor training courses (Session I: Mentoring, Session II: VBEMS Proctor Orientation). Training Course Session I & Session II Wednesday June 11, :00 15:00 Session I Wednesday June 11, :00 17:00 Session II Thursday June 26, :00-20:00 Session I Thursday June 26, :00-22:00 Session II Tuesday July 15, :00-20:00 Session I Tuesday July 15, :00-22:00 Session II Friday July 18, :30-10:30 Session I Friday July 18, :30-12:30 Session II We look forward to seeing you! To register, contact the VBEMS Training Center at Questions? Please contact:vbems Eric de Forest edefores@vbgov.com Summer is Almost Here! Page 13 of 42

14 VBEMS Training & Certification BLS Certifications Initial CPR June 2, pm 10 pm September 22, pm 10 pm June 4, pm 10 pm September 29, pm 10 pm July 22, pm 10 pm October 8, pm 10 pm July 31, pm 10 pm November 17, pm 10 pm August 12, pm 10 pm November 19, pm 10 pm August 14, pm 10 pm December 8, pm 10 pm August 19, pm 10 pm December 10, pm 10 pm August 26, pm 10 pm December 15, pm 10 pm August 28, pm 10 pm December 17, pm 10 pm Call Lynette Dimitry at or ldimitry@vbgov.com to register. - Jerry Barnes DEFENSIVE DRIVING EMS members may take only the Saturday DDC course. If you want to get 5 points added to your driving record, the fee is $25, payable in cash, on the day of class, prior the start of class. The class is free if you do not want the points. You must register at least two days prior to class. Please call or emstrain@vbgov.com to register. Jun 14 Jun 28 Jul 12 Jul 26 Aug 9 Aug 16 Classes are held from 8:00 am 5:00 pm at Human Resources Training (Building 19 at the Municipal Center). Page 14 of 42

15 BLS ACADEMY SCHEDULES BLS Academy #2 (Mon/Wed) BLS Academy #3 (Tue/Thur) Class Started: Jan. 13 Class Started: Apr. 22 Class Ends: Jun. 15 Class Ends: Sep. 21 State Test: TBA State Test: TBA BLS Academy #4 (Mon/Wed) BLS Academy #5 (Tue/Thur) First night of class: Jun. 16 First night of class: Sep. 4 Class Ends: Nov. 3 Class Ends: Jan. 31 State Test: TBA State Test: TBA BLS Academy #6 ( Mon/Wed ) First night of class: Jan. 12 Class Ends: Jun. 8 State Test: TBA EVOC The Emergency Vehicle Operators Course will be taught on the following days and times: Monday, Jun. 2 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday, Jun. 4 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Saturday, Jun. 7 8:30 am completion (Part 2 Cone Course) OR Sunday, Jun. 8 8:30 am completion (Part 2 Cone Course) OR Saturday, Jun. 14 8:30 am completion (Part 2 Cone Course) Monday, Jul. 21 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Wednesday, Jul. 23 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Saturday, Jul. 26 8:30 am completion (Part 2 Cone Course) EVOC certification requires you to attend all three sessions of the course. Saturday/Sunday lunch is at your own expense. Pre-registration is mandatory. Walk-in students will not be able to be accommodated. Please call or emstrain@vbgov.com to register. - Jerry Barnes Page 15 of 42

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18 ALS Certifications ALS Release Classes ALS Release Class Sessions 1, 2, and 3 are required for all EMT-I and EMT-P interns before they are released to function independently (Session 1 is required for ALL EMT-Enhanced). It can be taken at any point during the internship interns are encouraged to take it early because you are not allowed to use equipment such as CPAP until you have taken the class. These classes cover the ALS functions and skills unique to patient care in VBEMS. Session 1: King Airway, CAT Tourniquet, PEPP Assessment Triangle, Trachea Care, and Intranasal Medication Delivery Mon., July 7 th 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Mon., October 20 th 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Tue., August 19 th 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Sat., November 8 th 8:00 am 10:00 am Mon., September 8 th 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Tue., December 2 nd 8:00 am 10:00 am Session 2: Capnography, CPAP, Life Pak 15 (ALS Hands On), and NG Tube Mon., July 7 th 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Mon., October 20 th 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Tue., August 19 th 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Sat., November 8 th 10:00 am 12:00 pm Mon., September 8 th 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Tue., December 2 nd 10:00 am 12:00 pm Session 3: Difficult Airway/RSI Overview, Glidescope, Melcor Crich Kit, and Overview of Oral Boards/Practice Review Mon., July 14 th 6:00 pm 10:00 pm Tue., August 26 th 6:00 pm 10:00 pm Mon., September 15 th 6:00 pm 10:00 pm Mon., October 27 th 6:00 pm 10:00 pm Sat., November 8 th 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Tue., December 2 nd 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Capnography and King Airway are required for ALL RELEASED ALS providers in the City of Virginia Beach! 12-Lead ECG All EMT-I and EMT-P providers and interns must take the VBEMS approved 12-Lead ECG course. Monday July 21, :00 pm 10:00 pm Monday September 22, :00 pm 10:00 pm Pre-registration is mandatory. Walk-in students may not be able to be accommodated. Please register for ALS Release class by calling or by ing EMSTrain@vbgov.com. For questions, please contact Medic Kim George at or BGeorge@VBgov.com. Page 18 of 42

19 ALS and EMT Written Exams Can Be Found here: National Registry of EMTs portal to NREMT Certification / Recertification Recertification and CE Info CPR Recert Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Monday, July 14, 2014 Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Thursday, September 18, 2014 Tuesday, October 28, 2014 Wednesday, November 12, 2014 Monday, December 22, :00 pm 10:00 pm 6:00 pm 10:00 pm 6:00 pm 10:00 pm 6:00 pm 10:00 pm 6:00 pm 10:00 pm 6:00 pm 10:00 pm 6:00 pm 10:00 pm Pre-registration is mandatory to ensure correct instructor-student ratios. Walk-in students may not be able to be accommodated. Please call or emstrain@vbgov.com to register. - Jerry Barnes Page 19 of 42

20 BLS Continuing Education This schedule is subject to change, and seats are limited. Pre-registration is mandatory in order to maintain required student- Instructor ratios. Walk-in members may be unable to attend. These Classes incorporate the new EMS Education standards for EMTs as implemented 7/1/2012. Reminder CE credits are only processed for bubble cards with an associated signature/name on the class sign-in form. Day Date Time Topic Area Credits Please call to register. Thu 5-Jun 6pm-10pm Trauma 4 4 Thu 12-Jun 6pm-10pm Medical 5 4 Tue 17-Jun 6pm-10pm Medical 5 4 Wed 18-Jun 6pm-10pm Legal 7 4 Mon 23-Jun 6pm-10pm Airway 3 4 Tue 24-Jun 6pm-10pm Airway 3 4 Thu 26-Jun 6pm-10pm Medical 5 4 Tue 1-Jul 6pm-10pm OB / Peds 8 4 Thu 3-Jul 6pm-10pm Medical 5 4 Mon 7-Jul 6pm-10pm Airway 3 4 Wed 9-Jul 6pm-10pm Patient Assessment 2 4 Sat 12-Jul 1pm-5pm # Legal and 7 1 # Practical Skills 9 3 Tue 15-Jul 6pm-10pm MCI 1 Cat. 2 4 Tue 15-Jul 8:30am-12pm # Infection Control / 6 2 # AED / OB GYN 10 2 Page 20 of 42

21 Day Date Time Topic Area Credits Wed 16-Jul 1pm-5pm # Legal and 7 1 # Practical Skills 9 3 Wed 16-Jul 6pm-10pm Trauma 4 4 Thu 17-Jul 6pm-10pm Medical 5 4 Mon 21-Jul 6pm-10pm # Infection Control / 6 2 # AED / OB GYN 10 2 Mon 21-Jul 6pm-10pm Trauma 4 4 Wed 23-Jul 6pm-10pm Trauma 4 4 Wed 6-Aug 6pm-10pm Medical 5 4 Sat 9-Aug 8am-12pm Medical 5 4 Mon 11-Aug 6pm-10pm Airway 3 4 Tue 12-Aug 6pm-10pm Ops: Field Communications Cat. 2 4 Wed 13-Aug 6pm-10pm Medical 5 4 Thu 14-Aug 6pm-10pm **Ops: EMR Cat. 2 4 Sat 16-Aug 8:30am-12:30pm Ops: Special Ops Cat. 2 4 Sat 16-Aug 1:30pm-4:30pm Ops: Extrication & Safety Cat. 2 3 Mon 18-Aug 6pm-10pm OB / Peds 8 4 Page 21 of 42

22 Day Date Time Topic Area Credits Tue 19-Aug 6pm-10pm *** Ops: Situational Awareness Cat. 2 4 Wed 20-Aug 6pm-10pm Medical 5 4 Thu 21-Aug 6pm-10pm **** Ops: 911 Tour Cat. 2 4 Sat 23-Aug 8:00am-5pm MCI I & II Cat. 2 8 Tue 26-Aug 6pm-10pm Ops: Field Ops Cat. 2 4 Wed 27-Aug 6pm-10pm Medical 5 4 Thu 28-Aug 6pm-10pm Ops: Extinguishers Cat. 2 4 Wed 3-Sep 6pm-10pm MCI 1 Cat. 2 4 Thu 4-Sep 6pm-10pm Ops: New Mentor/Evaluator Cat. 2 4 Tue 16-Sep 6pm-10pm Legal 7 4 Thu 25-Sep 7pm-10pm Patient Assessment 2 3 Tue 30-Sep 6pm-10pm Patient Assessment 2 4 Wed 1-Oct 6pm-10pm Ops: Field Communications Cat. 2 4 Mon 13-Oct 6pm-10pm **Ops: EMR Cat. 2 4 Wed 15-Oct 6pm-10pm Ops: Field Ops Cat. 2 4 Tue 14-Oct 6pm-10pm Trauma 4 4 Page 22 of 42

23 Day Date Time Topic Area Credits Mon 20-Oct 6pm-10pm *** Ops: Situational Awareness Cat. 2 4 Wed 22-Oct 6pm-10pm **** Ops: 911 Tour Cat. 2 4 Thu 23-Oct 6pm-10pm Trauma 4 4 Sat 25-Oct 8:30am-12:30pm *****Ops: Special Ops Cat. 2 4 Sat 25-Oct 1:30pm-4:30pm *****Ops: Extrication & Safety Cat. 2 3 Mon 27-Oct 6pm-10pm Ops: Extinguishers Cat. 2 4 Wed 29-Oct 6pm-10pm Ops: New Mentor/Evaluator Cat. 2 4 Sat 1-Nov 8am-10am MCI I & MCI II Cat. 2 2 Tue 4-Nov 6pm-10pm Medical 5 4 Thu 6-Nov 6pm-10pm Medical 5 4 Thu 13-Nov 6pm-10pm Medical 5 4 Tue 18-Nov 6pm-10pm OB / Peds 8 4 **Will be held at VBEMS Admin Office (Class location may change due to enrollment numbers) *** Will be held at VBPD Creeds Training Facility, 1585 Campbell Landing Road ****Will be held at Municipal Center, Bldg. 30, Communications ***** Will be held at Rescue 14 # EMT Recert Page 23 of 42 To Register for CEU Classes contact or EMSTRAIN@vbgov.com. For questions about CEUs contact Instruction Supervisor Eric de Forest at or edefores@vbgov.com.

24 EMT-Enhanced CE Classes Enhanced providers mark your calendars now for Medical & Respiratory for EMT-Enhanced and Session 5: Airway. Each class gives 4 hours of Category 1 credit. Enhanced providers must also take Session 4 and 26 hours of Category 2 credits. See page 11 for information about ALS CE classes. Pre-registration is mandatory to ensure correct instructor-student ratios. Walk-in students may not be able to be accommodated. Please call or emstrain@vbgov.com to register. Medical & Respiratory for EMT-Enhanced (Areas 71, 75, 88) Thurs., Jun. 12 Mon., Aug. 18 Mon., Oct. 27 Tues., Dec. 2 6:00 pm 10:00 pm 6:00 pm 10:00 pm 6:00 pm 10:00 pm 6:00 pm 10:00 pm Page 24 of 42

25 ALS CE Schedule For Paramedics, Intermediates and Enhanced Paramedics: Take ACLS, PALS and Sessions 1-8, which will give 48 hours of Category 1 credit. You also need 24 hours of Category 2 credit. Intermediates: Take ACLS, PALS, and Sessions 1-8. This will give you all of your Category 1 and Category 2 credits to maintain your Virginia certification. National Registry requires an additional 24 hours of Category 2 credits. Enhanced: Take Medical & Respiratory for EMT-Enhanced, Session 3, Session 4 and Session 5, which will give 10 hours of Category 1 credits plus some Category 2 credits. You need a total of 26 hours of Category 2 credit. Please note that EMT-E providers are not allowed to take PALS, ACLS or 12-Lead EKGs. This schedule is subject to change. Seats are limited. Pre-registration is mandatory in order to maintain the required student-instructor ratios. Walk-in members may be unable to attend. Please call to register. Reminder CE credits are only processed for bubble cards with an associated signature/name on the class sign-in form. Day Date Time Topic Area Credits Thur Thursday, June 05, am-5pm ACLS Recert precourse packet required Thur Thursday, June 12, pm-10pm Medical & Respiratory 71 1 for the EMT-Enhanced Mon Monday, July 07, pm-8pm ALS Release Course 88 2 Session 1 8pm-10pm ALS Release Course 88 2 Session 2 Mon Monday, July 14, pm-10pm ALS Release Course 88 4 Session 3 Page 25 of 42

26 Day Date Time Topic Area Credits Thur Thursday, July 17, am-5pm PALS Recert precourse packet required 87 2 Mon Monday, July 21, pm-10pm 12 Lead EKGs 88 4 Mon Monday, August 18, pm-10pm Medical & Respiratory 71 1 for the EMT-Enhanced Tue Tuesday, August 19, pm-8pm ALS Release Course 88 2 Session 1 8pm-10pm ALS Release Course 88 2 Session 2 Tue Tuesday, August 26, pm-10pm ALS Release Course 88 4 Session 3 Thur Thursday, September 04, am-5pm ACLS Recert precourse packet required 74 2 Mon Monday, September 08, pm-8pm ALS Release Course 88 2 Session 1 8pm-10pm ALS Release Course 88 2 Session 2 6pm-10pm Session 8: Obstetrics 91 4 Thur Thursday, September 11, am-12pm Session 1: Medical (C/D Inservice) Mon Monday, September 15, pm-10pm ALS Release Course 88 4 Session 3 Thur Thursday, September 18, am-5pm PALS Recert precourse packet required 87 2 Page 26 of 42

27 Day Date Time Topic Area Credits Sat Saturday, September 20, am-12pm Session 1: Medical pm-5pm Session 7: Pediatrics 91 4 Mon Monday, September 22, pm-10pm 12 Lead EKGs 88 4 Fri Friday, September 26, am-12pm Session 1: Medical (A/B Inservice) Thur Thursday, October 02, am-12pm Session 2: Medical Sat Saturday, October 11, pm-5pm Session 5: Airway 88 4 Wed Wednesday, October 15, am-5pm ACLS Recert precourse packet required 74 2 Fri Friday, October 17, am-12pm Session 2: Medical (C/D Inservice) Mon Monday, October 20, pm-8pm ALS Release Course 88 2 Session 1 8pm-10pm ALS Release Course 88 2 Session 2 Mon Monday, October 27, pm-10pm ALS Release Course 88 4 Session 3 6pm-10pm Medical & Respiratory 71 1 for the EMT-Enhanced Thur Thursday, October 30, am-5pm PALS Recert precourse packet required 87 2 Page 27 of 42

28 Day Date Time Topic Area Credits Sat Saturday, November 08, am-10am ALS Release Course 88 2 Session 1 10am-12pm ALS Release Course 88 2 Session 2 1pm-5pm ALS Release Course 88 4 Session 3 Wed Wednesday, November 12, am-12pm Session 6: Cardiology pm-5pm Session 8: Obstetrics pm-10pm Session 2: Medical Tue Tuesday, November 18, am-5pm ACLS Recert precourse packet required 74 2 Thur Thursday, November 20, am-5pm PALS Recert precourse packet required 87 2 Fri Friday, November 21, pm-5pm Session 5: Airway 88 4 Tue Tuesday, December 02, am-10am ALS Release Course 88 2 Session 1 10am-12pm ALS Release Course 88 2 Session 2 1pm-5pm ALS Release Course 88 4 Session 3 Tue Tuesday, December 02, pm-10pm Medical & Respiratory 71 1 for the EMT-Enhanced Fri Friday, December 05, am-12pm Session 7: Pediatrics pm-5pm Session 1: Medical Page 28 of 42

29 Day Date Time Topic Area Credits Fri Friday, December 12, am-12pm Session 3: Trauma pm-5pm Session 4: Trauma & Ops Wed Wednesday, January 07, am-12pm Session 8: Obstetrics pm-10pm Session 2: Medical Fri Friday, January 09, am-12pm ACLS Recert Part Must take Part on 01/15/ precourse packet required 74 1 Sat Saturday, January 10, am-12pm Session 4: Trauma & Ops pm-5pm Session 3: Trauma Tue Tuesday, January 13, am-12pm Session 5: Airway pm-10pm Session 1: Medical Thurs Thursday, January 15, am-12pm ACLS Recert Part Must have taken Part on 01/09/ precourse packet required 74 1 Sat Saturday, January 17, am-12pm Session 6: Cardiology 88 4 Page 29 of 42

30 Day Date Time Topic Area Credits Wed Wednesday, January 21, am-5pm ACLS Recert precourse packet required 74 2 Tue Tuesday, January 27, am-5pm PALS Recert precourse packet required Fri Friday, January 30, am-12pm ACLS Recert Part Must take Part on 02/05/ precourse packet required 74 1 Thurs Thursday, February 05, am-12pm ACLS Recert Part Must have taken Part on 01/30/ precourse packet required 74 1 Wed Wednesday, February 04, pm-5pm Session 4: Trauma & Ops pm-10pm Session 3: Trauma Fri Friday, February 06, am-12pm Session 2: Medical pm-5pm Session 6: Cardiology 88 4 Fri Friday, February 13, am-5pm ACLS Recert precourse packet required 74 2 Wed Wednesday, February 18, pm-10pm Session 7: Pediatrics 91 4 Thur Thursday, February 19, am-5pm PALS Recert precourse packet required 87 2 Page 30 of 42

31 Quick Glance Calendar of Events Based upon input (and some help from you tube videos) we have launched a Google calendar (Virginia Beach EMS Training Institute) with EMS classes and important EMS events. This is a calendar for classes offered by the Virginia Beach EMS Training Institute primarily for the EMS providers (volunteer, career and fire) of the Virginia Beach ERS system and EMS system events. You MUST preregister for all classes at least 7 days prior to the class by contacting the VBEMS Training or EMSTrain@vbgov.com. Additional preregistration items may be required. Classes start promptly: late, non-confirmed and walk up persons cannot be accommodated in classes that involve a defined student instructor ratio. Calendar subject to change. For the most up to date information, please go to We are working to provide this calendar on the VBEMS.com website also. Department items to be added should be directed to Mary Anne Blett-Myers. Input is still requested as we refine this method of communication, please forward to Chief Bianco directly. Thanks for all you do! National Nursing Assistants Week June 13 20, 2014 Page 31 of 42

32 Professional Growth and Development: Non-Profit and Volunteer Organizations Low or reduced cost outside training opportunities for professional growth and development in volunteer management and non-profit administration. TCC Workforce Development Academy of Non-Profit Excellence Volunteer Hampton Roads Additional Training Links: Typically No Cost to Active Providers The TEMS Training Calendar alendar The Center for Domestic Preparedness The National Fire Academy Resident and Online Training The Virginia Department of Emergency Management Knowledge Center (Training) Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads (VAVRS) Page 32 of 42

33 Costs of CE Credits Varies By Site 24/7 EMS (VAOEMS approved continuing education credit site) Centre Learn (VAOEMS approved continuing education credits site) Health Stream (VAOEMS approved continuing education credit site) Medic CE (VAOEMS approved continuing education credit site) TargetSafety (VAOEMS approved continuing education credit site) Other Newsletter Sites: The Response Newsletter from TEMS The Virginia Beach Rescue Lines Newsletter The Virginia Office of EMS Bulletin S/EMS Bul letin/ NHTSA EMS Newsletter EMS Update NREMT Newsletter EMS Update Page 33 of 42 s/n ewsletter_2011.pdf

34 Submitted By Eric de Forest Instructor Supervisor New OEMS EMSAT online Continuing Education FREE on CentreLearn online Solutions As of July, the Virginia Office of EMS opened an agreement with CentreLearn solutions, LLC, to enable Virginia EMS providers to once again receive free online CE courses. Fifty or more EMSAT programs utilizing CentreLearn s platform are now available at no cost. Your first step is to create an account with CentreLearn. Please read the following instructions, then return here and click on this link to start creating your account. To access free EMSAT courses, you must always use vaoems.centrelearn.com. To create an account, you will need your Virginia EMS certification number and expiration date. Be sure that the number is correct, as the Office cannot accept CE if your EMS certification number is incorrect. You may also be asked to enter your National Registry number and expiration date. Your first step would be to click on CREATE AN ACCOUNT. If you have any additional questions about online this online CE account set up: info@centrelearn.com For questions regarding distance learning, contact Instruction Supervisor Eric de Forest edefores@vbgov.com Office# Page 34 of 42

35 EMSAT EMSAT is a satellite-based program produced by the Virginia Office of EMS. The program is shown at the EMS Training Center on the third Wednesday of each month from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm, and each program offers one hour of continuing education credit for ALS and BLS providers. EMSAT courses are open to any EMS provider in the region. Pre-registration is mandatory to ensure correct instructor-student ratios. Walk-in students may not be able to be accommodated. Please call or emstrain@vbgov.com to register. June 18, 2014 Managing Mass Casualties Cat. 2 ALS Cat. 2 BLS Page 35 of 42

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37 Submitted By John Bianco Division Chief PER-220 Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents (NCBRT) Course In preparation for the upcoming Hampton Roads RCPT Anthrax TTX (Dec. 11, 2014-Location TBD) PER- 220 Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents (NCBRT) course has been scheduled in Virginia Beach June We are still looking for participants to meet the minimum enrollment so that we do not have to cancel this course. Please register by following this enrollment link (Enrollment Deadline-June 4): Need help or have questions about course enrollment? Call the LMS Help or lmshelp@vdem.virginia.gov. Monday-Friday, 8am 5pm PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY A FEMA STUDENT ID (SID) # TO ATTEND THIS COURSE! SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW. This two-day course, delivered by the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training, provides detailed technical information and includes hands-on practice of actions required of emergency responders and medical personnel during a biological incident. Also included is a brief overview of the terrorist threat facing the U.S. today including types of biological agents that could be used in terrorist attacks, tactics for identifying the presence of a potential biological threat, and methods of protection from biological agents. The course additionally supports the necessity for teamwork (Incident Command/Unified Command) among all responding agencies and actions that law enforcement personnel can take to support and facilitate the operations of fire and medical services as well as other responding agencies. Target Audience includes personnel from these disciplines: Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Medical Services, Governmental Administrative, Healthcare, Hazardous Materials Personnel, Law Enforcement, Public Health, Public Safety Communications, Public Works, Fire Services. To obtain a FEMA Student ID #: go to this link and follow the instructions there to obtain your unique number: Then it to erica.bernstein@vdem.virginia.gov at least two weeks prior to course start. Individuals who need an accommodation of a functional or access need to attend the training should contact the LMS Help Desk via telephone at or via at LMShelp@vdem.virginia.gov Page 37 of 42

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40 Submitted By Jahmelle Sherman for John Bianco Division Chief Specialized Training Offered by our Partners at Camp Pendleton On behalf of LTC Scarbrough and The Virginia Army National Guard we would like to open up attendance slots for some upcoming training scheduled to be conducted by Texas A&M University and the Department of Homeland Security MTT Teams with TEEX. On the following dates, Training will be conducted at Camp Pendleton, Virginia Beach, VA that will be beneficial to Fire, EMS and Law Enforcement personnel. The Letters of Instruction are attached. Training is free to all participant and CME's and CEU's will be available. The scheduled training topics are... June 24-25, 2014 / Medical Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) Events / 16 Hours / 1.6 CEUs. June 26-27, 2014 / Medical Management of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives (CBRNE) Events / 16 Hours / 1.6 CEUs. July 8-10, 2014 / Wide Area Search Techniques / 24 hours / 2.4 CEUs / ACE LD1 All interested parties wishing to attend will be accepted on a first come first served basis and can contact kenneth.k.white.nfg@mail.mil or (Office). We look forward to many more training opportunities and will be available to proctor any training needs in the future. Page 40 of 42

41 VBEMS General Information EMS Supervisors Phone and Locations Here s where to find EMS-5, EMS-6 and EMS-7 as well as the phone numbers for all three. EMS-5 Admin Office, 477 Viking Drive, Suite EMS-6 Rescue 8, Bayne Drive EMS-7 Rescue 21, Nimmo Parkway EMS-7 has the same responsibility and authority as the other supervisors. If you are interested in participating on the EMS-7 team, please contact Capt. Trevor Kirk at tkirk@vbgov.com. June 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Page 41 of 42

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