Designing Simulation-Based Education-Virtual

Virtual (No Location)

Locations: All in-person sessions will be held at the Richard M. Flynn Fire Academy, 98 Smokey Bear Blvd, Concord, NH 03301. Links to the online sessions will be sent out the week prior to the start date. Portions of sessions may be recorded and made available online at a later date. Workshops require participants to bring an element of their practice to work on. Course Contact:  For more information about these sessions, contact Max Dodge, FSTEMS Curriculum Administrator at, Peter.M.Dodge@dos.nh.gov or (603) 369-7980

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Pre Hospital and Interfacility Transport Stroke Care

Virtual (No Location)

This course will review current best practices for stroke care from a pre hospital and interfacility perspective. Focus of course will be on identification and triage care of acute neurological processes in the pre hospital via case studies and a review of basic neuro physiology. Special attention to the complexities of neurological deficits; particularity stroke, treatment options that require time sensitive care and specific destinations for that care. Lastly, the course will review special considerations for transporting the stroke patient between facilities. After this course learners will be able to : • List the common stroke risk factors • Recognize the signs of stroke; including uncommon presentations. • Verbalize the goals of care at scene strokes • Acknowledge understanding of the current NH state protocol for stroke care and destination decision directives • Identify assessment priorities and treatment options during neurological patient transport • Describe time sensitive treatment options for both ischemic and hemorrhagic acute stroke

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Cognitive Bias in EMS-Virtual

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This workshop will look at the role that cognitive bias can play in our interactions with our patients. We will examine potential pitfalls bias might lead to regarding the level of care we provide. Objectives: • To identify what cognitive bias is. • To consider the root cause of our respective biases. • How to be cognitive of a bias in the field and adjust our behavior. • To identify the impacts that bias has on our patient care.

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The CBRNE Patient

Virtual (No Location)

Now that the HazMat team has done their job and transferred care of the exposed patient to you, what are the signs and symptoms you should be assessing for and how should you treat a patient exposed to a CBRNE incident? In this class we will discuss caring for a patient exposed to a chemical or biological agent as well as briefly discuss radiation injuries. The focus of this class will be on the prehospital care for a single patient and not a mass casualty event. Finally, we will review some local incidents in which patients were exposed to various agents.

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Fire and Emergency Services Instructor II-Virtual

Virtual (No Location)

Orientation in Person NHFA - 2/24 1800-2100 Testing In Person NHFA - 4/2 0830- All the rest virtual Instructor Led. Syllabus and Schedule to Follow

Fire Officer II

Virtual (No Location)

This course will have 1 in person session. The class will be split in half for this, and those dates will be May 7th and May 8th. You only will attend one of those days. Course Schedule: Fire-Officer-II-Course-Schedule-Spring-2025.docx 

Fire and Emergency Services Instructor III-Virtual

Virtual (No Location)

Orientation in Person NHFA - 4/9 0900-1200 Testing in Person NHFA - 6/18 0900 All other classes virtual. Syllabus and Schedule to Follow