Super EMT to the rescue. Check out these EMT students

[spenac]

http://www.charlottesvillenewsplex.tv/news...s/49388377.html

C.A.R.S. Super EMTs Learn Rope Rescue Skills Save Email Print

A | A | A June 28th, 2009

Super EMTs were in a rope rescue class all weekend and then finally got a chance to put their skills to the test. C.A.R.S. instructors say this kind of class is unique.

"I don't know of any other place around here that does it," said Sarah Ferrell, an EMT-B and instructor for the class. "Most people just take an EMT class in the classroom hours, learn their EMT skills. I don't know anyone that teaches this wide a variety of technical rescue skills, from vehicle to water to technical to ropes."

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Super EMT has to go save more Paramedics, catch you later.

[Just Plain Ruff]

So now we have this 3 month EMT program that makes them super emt's. New cert SEMT-B super emt basic woo hoo.

[Lone Star]

[super EMT has to go save more Paramedics, catch you later.

*Lone Star nails Spenac's cape to the door frame*

Let's see you fly now!

[scott33]

Spending that extra time on patient assessment skills, instead of dangling from a rope, would make them "super" in my eyes.

[VentMedic]

Looking at their website, everythng is an "awareness" type introduction to these skills. They are getting no more training than if they were doing it for the same thrill they would get at an amusement park. They will not be "skilled" enough to be of much use on a scene. I would no more trust one of these "awareness" rope class students to tie my shoes much less secure a line for rescue.

Surely the could have found a better way to spend class time learning the medical stuff. However, this is what happens when you get EMT-Bs instructing EMT-B students. They don't know what medical stuff to teach so they fill class time with something that looks real cool to do to pass the time instead of boring A&P things.

[Kiwiology]

I am skeptical of the benefit of this training and have to question the intelect of the local media when they run a story on it and how wonderful the people think it is which will be translated by the readership as somehow making them superior providers; which, nothing against them but we know they will probably not be.

I was talking with an ED RN on a flight to Phoenix yesterday and we both came to the consensus that it seems EMS In the US seems to be scared as a whole towards advancing education and doing away with the bare minimum. I don't know whether to blame the DOT/NHTSA, the fireys aka "big EMS" lobby or what but when an EMT gives you the glazed over look while you are talking about ACE inhibitors/RAAS it's probably not good even if he can tell you about rope rescue.

Edited June 30, 2009 by kiwimedic

[spenac]

*Lone Star nails Spenac's cape to the door frame*

Let's see you fly now!

Good thing I realized or might have ripped my costume down to the underroos.

Spenac super emt uses his magical BP cuff to slowly take control of lones brain.

[itku2er]

Good thing I realized or might have ripped my costume down to the underroos.

Spenac super emt uses his magical BP cuff to slowly take control of lones brain.

Oh my dear spenac one question for you... doesnt bratt have to have brain before you can control it?

[Chief1C]

Looking at their website, everythng is an "awareness" type introduction to these skills. --They will not be "skilled" enough to be of much use on a scene.

That's kinda' how it works. Stepping stones, giving them the choice to go into more technical rescue practices.

Before they could move on to advanced courses, they need the awareness course. In fact, the prerequisite for every NFPA course are awareness courses in safety and hazmat.. On the contrary, they are being taught to be skilled enough to not get killed, that's the whole idea. They get taught the basics, go through some classroom time, then some hands on evolutions, knots, etc.. It's not all lecture. It prepares them to take Ropes 1.. which prepares them for Ropes 2.. which prepares them for high-angle rescue techniques.. and so on.

Edited June 30, 2009 by 4c6

[VentMedic]

That's kinda' how it works. Stepping stones, giving them the choice to go into more technical rescue practices.

Before they could move on to advanced courses, they need the awareness course. In fact, the prerequisite for every NFPA course are awareness courses in safety and hazmat.. On the contrary, they are being taught to be skilled enough to not get killed, that's the whole idea. They get taught the basics, go through some classroom time, then some hands on evolutions, knots, etc.. It's not all lecture. It prepares them to take Ropes 1.. which prepares them for Ropes 2.. which prepares them for high-angle rescue techniques.. and so on.

And this has what to do with the Emergency MEDICAL Technician class? The EMT-B barely teaches enough first aid to even be a good entry level job doing just that and now they want to add more "awareness hours" for something that should be taught at length in a course which covers that specialty.

The "title" of Super EMT makes it even more hysterical. I'm sure they must have a patch for it too. At least if they get a patch it won't be a total waste of time.

Edited June 30, 2009 by VentMedic