Program

Includes the Honor Guard Presentation.

Alcoholism and patients impaired by alcoholic beverages present unique challenges for the EMS provider. This presentation will prepare you to better assess and treat these patients.

What did I do to deserve to feel this way? I thought I had signed up to serve my community, my brother, my country. But now, I am filled with... Read More

We invite you to visit the Exhibit Hall before the next session.

This session will help Prehospital Care Practitioners better understand sports injuries that occur in neighborhood ballparks. During this session, we will look at some of the most common types of... Read More

Abdominal pain is often difficult to assess and can mask immediate life threats. This session will focus on simple tips and tricks to better assess and treat patients complaining of... Read More

This breakout session will provide an overview of best practice care for various mountain medicine maladies. After decades of treating patients in remote environments, Dave will distill the lessons learned... Read More

Airway is easy, right? After all, you are maintaining your own right now. Come learn and practice skills that matter and understand the WHY behind one of the most important... Read More

12 Lead Training Part 1. Living on the farm can be a great life, except when you make the PTO mad and it fights back. Farming is a dangerous job,... Read More

This session will help EMS & Fire Departments better understand that Hot Car Death Incidents happens, on average, once every nine days in the United States during summer months, and... Read More

They seem innocuous enough, the picking an elderly patient up and helping them back to bed. They are adamantly refusing medical attention and transportation. But did you know this situation... Read More

This breakout session will highlight the essentials of pediatric trauma care in the prehospital setting. Often this topic receives minimal and/or poor coverage in traditional EMS education. Patient outcomes likely... Read More

Airway is easy, right? After all, you are maintaining your own right now. Come learn and practice skills that matter and understand the WHY behind one of the most important... Read More

This class is the best pre-hospital 12 lead training around. By the time participants are done, they can read some of the most dangerous 12-leads they will come in contact... Read More

This presentation will focus on the role of helicopters in both EMS and SAR operations. The presenter will utilize a case study to highlight the typical response algorithm used by... Read More

This session is designed for First Responders, EMR’s, EMTs, Paramedics, Nurses & Physicians who work in an industrial facility. At the completion of this session, they will have a better... Read More

While many seizures are non-life threatening and the result of a seizure disorder, many seizures are life threatening. In fact, a seizure may herald a life threatening problem caused by... Read More

In this lecture, we will discuss diagnostic considerations for altered mental status that are critical in the prehospital setting.

Airway is easy, right? After all, you are maintaining your own right now. Come learn and practice skills that matter and understand the WHY behind one of the most important... Read More

This keynote presentation will delve into the often ignored non-technical skills of the EMS profession. The audience will gain tangible and practical benchmarks toward improving the performance of themselves and... Read More

Often the best clinical people aspire to leadership in organizations and once they get there may not survive the new position. It takes a lot more than good intentions to... Read More

The presentation is to review standards for performing provider services. The presenter will identify situations where EMS providers are forced to make difficult choices and discuss how to balance considerations... Read More

We welcome the American Red Cross to our Soldier Creek Room for our annual Blood Drive.

This session is designed to help Prehospital Care Practitioners, Emergency Nurses & Physicians, Respiratory, X-ray and Lab Technicians better understand and manage patients that have fell victim to Heroin use.... Read More

Off road or backcountry EMS is a different “ball game” and requires an EMT to think differently about response, rationing of care, the method, speed and relative risks of transportation.... Read More

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Patient assessments have gotten more complex over time. Come learn a comprehensive approach EMTs can apply to a foundational skill. Take control of your scene and come learn a system... Read More

This lecture will familiarize the first responder with normal physiology and diabetic pathophysiology, introduce the psychological aspects of severe hypoglycemia, and review recognition and treatment of diabetic emergencies.

This session is designed to better prepare Prehospital Care Practitioners, Nurses, Physicians Respiratory, X-ray and Lab Technicians to better handle patients who come from the streets to the hospital emergency... Read More

This case-based presentation will walk you through some of the most challenging, REAL EMS calls you can imagine. These puzzling and unique cases will challenge even the most experienced EMS... Read More

Fractures and dislocations are among the most common injuries encountered by EMS providers. Yet, they can be some of the most painful for patient and stressful for the providers. From... Read More

Patient assessments have gotten more complex over time. Come learn a comprehensive approach EMTs can apply to a foundational skill. Take control of your scene and come learn a system... Read More

Distinguish between causes and treatment of hereditary vs medication induced angioedema.

Fractures and dislocations are among the most common injuries encountered by EMS providers. Yet, they can be some of the most painful for patient and stressful for the providers. From... Read More

This session will help EMS & Fire Departments better understand that Hot Car Death Incidents happens, on average, once every nine days in the United States during summer months, and... Read More

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While on scene first responders are regularly working with distraught and emotional families, but not typically given the skills of how to support them. Unfortunately, they are also not given... Read More

Patient assessments have gotten more complex over time. Come learn a comprehensive approach EMTs can apply to a foundational skill. Take control of your scene and come learn a system... Read More

This presentation will cover organ eye and tissue donation and the impact that EMS has on it. It will clarify any misnomers regarding donation to create awareness to the community... Read More

When you think of hazardous materials, you think of chemicals like sulfuric acid, gasoline, propane, ammonia, and chlorine. You probably do not consider nail polish, hair spray, drain cleaner, and... Read More

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Looking at a shoebox and meds and trying to sort it all out can be daunting. But those meds are usually the key to what their medical history is. This... Read More

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Our goal for this breakout session is to equip EMS personnel with confidence, knowledge, and the skills that consistently lead to improved pediatric patient outcomes. This class will be highly... Read More

This lecture will be about common eye injuries, mechanism of injury, and how to recognize and triage them.

They seem innocuous enough, the picking an elderly patient up and helping them back to bed. They are adamantly refusing medical attention and transportation. But did you know this situation... Read More

Abdominal pain is often difficult to assess and can mask immediate life threats. This session will focus on simple tips and tricks to better assess and treat patients complaining of... Read More

Our goal for this breakout session is to equip EMS personnel with confidence, knowledge, and the skills that consistently lead to improved pediatric patient outcomes. This class will be highly... Read More

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This is an amazing opportunity for hands-on training with Pig Tracheas. Student objectives are: Anatomy/Physiology of the Trachea Early recognition of the need for intervention Indications Contraindications for intervention Hands-on... Read More

In this lecture, you will learn more about the nature of complex pelvic trauma, risks for hemorrhage, risks of injuring adjacent structures and organs, and how to provide early interventions... Read More

We invite the public in to our 3rd Floor Foyer to participate in our Family First Aid Day!

Our goal for this breakout session is to equip EMS personnel with confidence, knowledge, and the skills that consistently lead to improved pediatric patient outcomes. This class will be highly... Read More

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This lecture will be about common eye injuries, mechanism of injury, and how to recognize and triage them.

This lecture will familiarize the first responder with normal physiology and diabetic pathophysiology, introduce the psychological aspects of severe hypoglycemia, and review recognition and treatment of diabetic emergencies.

This lecture will focus on the different aspects of pediatric trauma care. We will discuss the assessment and management of the child. We will discuss and identify the differences between... Read More