Although the local convalescent agency may indeed have a true emergency from time to time (and
run backup to local EMS), most of the response is non-emergent. This course explores topics
pertinent to the convalescent medic.
Topics include:
A Special Population
Special Patient Populations: Geriatrics for the ALS Provider (4)
Special Healthcare Needs for Special Patient Populations (1)
Ventilator Management (3.5)
Nursing Homes and Dialysis Runs
Overview: Dialysis (1)
Patient Assessment for the ALS Provider (1)
Diabetic Emergencies for the ALS Provider (2)
Neurological Emergencies for the ALS Provider: Strokes (4)
Chest Pain for ALS (2)
Trauma Emergencies for the EMS Provider: CNS Injuries (3)
Intercept or ED
Sudden Cardiac Arrest for the ALS Provider (6)
Special Considerations
Medical-Legal Issues (1)
Documentation (3)
Wound Care and Management (0.5)
This Training is provided by 911eLearning Solutions. Students will receive an email from 911 eLearning on the first day of class with directions for logging into the online classroom. Any students registering after the start date should expect to receive the instructions email within 2 business days. If you do not receive any email, please email dustin_gardner@davidsondavie.edu. Please include the course title within the email sent.
Attention Public Safety Personnel: For students registering for the first time in a Davidson-Davie Community College class that may be eligible for a fee waiver contact our registration office directly at (336) 224-4545 or email ceregistration@davidsondavie.edu and provide name, address, etc., class information and the public safety agency you are affiliated with.
Contact Info: Dustin Gardner at Dustin_Gardner@Davidsondavie.edu or 336-224-4809
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