EMS World Expo | September 28-October 2, 2026
EMS World Live: Austin | May 27-29, 2026
Monday, September 28, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
Approximately 45,000 people are hospitalized for burn injuries each year and will benefit most from the knowledge gained in the Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS) Provider Course. The quality of care during the first hours after a burn injury has a major impact on long-term outcomes; however, most initial burn care is provided outside of the burn center environment. Understanding the dynamics of ABLS is crucial to providing the best possible outcome for the patient. The ABLS Provider Course is designed to provide physicians,! nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs with the ability to assess and stabilize patients with serious burns during the first critical hours following injury and to identify those patients requiring transfer to a burn center. The course is not designed to teach comprehensive burn care, but rather to focus on the first 24 post-injury hours.
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Monday, September 28, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
Physical restraint and chemical sedation of the agitated patient is one of the most dangerous things we do, both for patients and for providers. In the past few years, there have been multiple incidents involving tragic outcomes for patients and criminal and civil liability for EMS providers and law enforcement. This training session will equip providers with the knowledge and practical skills needed to avoid the major pitfalls of physical restraint and chemical sedation. We’ll explore the pathophysiology of death in custody, the controversies around excited delirium and the dangers of prone restraint. We’ll utilize footage of actual incidents to inform our discussion. We’ll examine the changes needed to protocols, training and operations to address these challenges. And we’ll reframe the EMS approach to physical restraint and chemical sedation in order to significantly reduce the risk of death for our patients and liability for EMS providers and law enforcement.
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Monday, September 28, 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
Beyond the Bag is an intensive full-day workshop that equips EMS leaders, medical directors, and coordinators with the structure, tools, and confidence to build sustainable, data-driven prehospital blood programs. Grounded in the Prehospital Blood Transfusion Coalition (PHBTC) Six Pillars Framework and aligned with AABB Standards for Emergency Prehospital and Scheduled Out-of-Hospital Transfusions, this course translates research into action. Participants will progress through the Six Pillars—Implementation & Needs Assessment, Program Development, Documentation, Logistics, Training, and Quality Assurance—using real-world examples and evidence from landmark trials.
Attendees will engage in applied learning through simulation, data interpretation, and policy design sessions, culminating in a dynamic roundtable discussion focused on integration and sustainability. The day concludes with participants leaving equipped with customizable templates for training validation, QA dashboards, and implementation checklists designed for real-world adoption. Whether your agency is preparing for its first deployment or scaling an existing program, this workshop provides the roadmap to align clinical excellence, operational readiness, and regulatory compliance—bridging the gap between evidence and execution.
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Monday, September 28, 8:00 AM—11:00 AM OR Monday, September 28, 1:00 PM—4:00 PM
NAEMT’s Breaking Bad News course is an introduction to techniques that can assist EMS clinicians in delivering difficult news to patients’ families and to patients who may be seriously ill or injured. Participants will discuss the impact of breaking bad news, share professional experiences, and role-play ways to deliver death notifications to loved ones and caregivers.
Breaking Bad News is appropriate for all levels of EMS clinicians, other medical professionals providing prehospital patient care, and EMS supervisors and administrators, as applicable.
Participants receive 3 hours of CAPCE-approved credit and digital course materials.
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*Please note, NAEMT members receive an additional $10 off all NAEMT workshops presented at EMS World Expo.
Monday, September 28, 8:00 AM—12:00 PM
Who loves EMS report writing as much as I do? Okay, maybe you don’t. However, how do you ensure your excellent patient care lives on once you leave the patient at the hospital? Precise EMS documentation of your excellent care is the only way for medical direction, administration, hospital medical staff, and your state EMS office to confirm your care. This class uses a published, evidence-based, award-winning process Douglas has created through this simple, standard rubric to write the perfect run report, let’s DOCUMENT!
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Monday, September 28, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM AND Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
The Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC) course focuses on critical thinking, pediatric physiology, illnesses, injuries, and interventions to help EMS clinicians provide the best treatment for sick and injured children in the field.
Topics covered include:
EPC is appropriate for EMTs, paramedics, emergency medical responders, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians. EPC is accredited by CAPCE and recognized by NREMT.
Students receive 16 hours of CAPCE-approved continuing education credit and a digital course manual.
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*Please note, NAEMT members receive an additional $10 off all NAEMT workshops presented at EMS World Expo.
Monday, September 28, 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
Ready to elevate your career and redefine leadership in Emergency Medical Services? Dive into our exclusive one-day course crafted to transform experienced paramedics into extraordinary preceptors. This isn’t just another course—it’s your professional breakthrough! Blending innovative theories with immersive, hands-on experiences, this program promises unparalleled growth for those committed to mentoring and operational excellence.
And that’s not all! Walk away with a powerhouse toolkit designed to effectively guide and nurture the next generation of EMS professionals. These resources are your blueprint for fostering consistent, exceptional patient care while shaping the future of the EMS industry.
Seize this chance to supercharge your skills and become a beacon of excellence for your team. Seats are limited—register now to embark on the ultimate journey in paramedic preceptorship!
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Monday, September 28, OR Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
This one-day, in-person, interactive leadership session is a hands-on course offering a unique opportunity to hear from EMS leaders across various EMS systems who have developed innovative solutions to common challenges. During the program, you will engage in facilitated discussions, classroom instruction, group activities, and personal self-assessment exercises to maximize your learning experience. The course will delve into national guidelines for EMS leaders, including the National EMS Management Association’s Seven Pillars of EMS Officer Competencies, NFPA Fire Officer standards, and the Center for Public Safety Excellence Chief Officer standards. The course will discuss the key attributes of being an effective leader and how to expand your professional network. We will touch on national leadership best practices and dive into how AI is changing the future and can help us be more effective EMS leaders.
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Monday, September 28, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM AND Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
The FlightBridgeED FP-C, CCP-C, CTRN & CFRN review course was prepared after teaching nearly three hundred “live” review courses over the past decade. We have taken current practice guidelines, advanced certification exam objectives, and current evidence-based practice content from credible, published sources, and built the most up-to-date course on the market. This course will not only prepare you to pass your advanced certification exam but also challenge even the most experienced providers. We fully understand the importance of test-taking tips and core concepts related to these difficult exams. However, we take the course even further and believe that fully investing in your thought process, critical thinking, and teaching you current practice will build a solid foundation that you can immediately apply to your patient care. This will translate to a broader understanding of all subject matter and ultimately strengthen your ability to answer the test questions you are presented with.
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Monday, September 28, 8:00 AM—12:00 PM
EMS instructors face growing challenges in delivering engaging, efficient, and high-quality educational content to a diverse group of learners. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers innovative solutions to these challenges, enabling instructors to streamline workflows and create customized learning experiences.
This session provides a practical guide to integrating AI into EMS teaching. Attendees will explore how AI tools can assist with lesson planning, video lecture scripts, realistic training scenarios, and interactive activities that enhance student engagement. This is an interactive session, so participants are encouraged to bring a laptop or tablet and something for note-taking to practice strategies in real time.
We’ll discuss benefits, challenges, and ethical considerations while offering actionable strategies you can implement in your own teaching environment. Whether you’re an AI novice or already exploring its capabilities, this session will equip you with skills to elevate instruction and better prepare students for the evolving demands of EMS.
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Monday, September 28, 8:00 AM—12:00 PM
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) is a tool previously reserved for critical care paramedicine and helicopter EMS systems that has made its way to ground ambulance systems. With literature supporting the ability to effectively train paramedics in its use, as well as the cost of devices coming down, it has opened up the opportunity to expand its use in all aspects of the prehospital environment. POCUS has a wide range of uses for EMS, including trauma, cardiac arrest, differentiating causes of dyspnea, IV access, and abdominal pain.
Join us for this 4-hour workshop, which will focus on the hands-on aspect of POCUS training and education and give attendees the fundamentals of performing basic ultrasound skills that can influence management in the prehospital setting. A mixed lecture and hands-on skills lab will mesh an introduction to lung, cardiac, and FAST ultrasound with live scanning with EMS physicians, EM physicians, and ultrasound-trained paramedics. Hear from the medical directors regarding setting up initial education and training, including supporting literature for POCUS use. Also, learn from paramedics currently using this skill regarding the initial challenges they faced as well as how POCUS fits into their daily workflow.
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Monday, September 28, 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
We will study and discuss best practices and lessons learned from past MCI events, focusing on triage, treatment, and transport. The goal is to better prepare individuals, as a department, and a community in the event of an MCI. Case studies will be presented, and the audience will be challenged to critically think about how they would respond to those events. We will also be doing a hands-on triage, treatment, and transport exercise utilizing patient cards.
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Monday, September 28, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM OR Tuesday, September 29, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
After 25-years of “teaching better ways to care for kids” around the globe, the Pedi-Ed-Trics team has combined the best of their courses into a 5-hour, all hands-on, peds training experience for EMS World attendees! Immerse yourself in the essentials of pediatric emergency care, ranging from Basics of Broselow & Handling Handtevy, to pathophysiology and procedures from the inside out with our ever-evolving pediatric pig lab. Come prepared to "get messy," as we will work with harvested pig hearts and lungs to enable attendees to better understand emergency/critical care procedures and pathophysiology "from the inside out." We provide the PPE...you come play peds with us!
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Monday, September 28, 8:00 AM—12:00 PM
Join us as we shape the future of initial trauma care! Hemorrhage remains the leading cause of preventable death. Hear from top experts on prehospital lifesaving advanced resuscitation and hemorrhage control interventions. Learn ways trauma systems can train and incorporate SPARC teams to deliver lifesaving care treatment.
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Monday, September 28, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM AND Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
This new 3rd edition of NAEMT's Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) course teaches EMS clinicians and other out-of-hospital health care clinicians how to respond to and care for patients in a civilian tactical environment. With the global increase in hostile/high-threat events, it is more important than ever that prehospital clinicians are trained to provide time-sensitive, life-saving care while minimizing risk to self and others.
The two-day course includes new lessons and more time for clinical skills and patient simulations. Course content covers the following topics:
• Phases of tactical care
• Hemorrhage control
• Airway stabilization
• Chest trauma
• Principles of triage
• Patient extrication and movement
• Casualty collection points
• A final, mass-casualty/active shooter event simulation.
NAEMT's TECC course is endorsed by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and is consistent with the current guidelines established by the Committee on TECC (Co-TECC).
Participants receive 16 hours of CAPCE-approved credit and the 3rd edition course manual.
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*Please note, NAEMT members receive an additional $10 off all NAEMT workshops presented at EMS World Expo.
Monday, September 28, 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
Mechanical ventilation is a powerful tool and one of the most confusing and dangerous treatments we administer to our critically ill patients. Learning the concepts behind good ventilator management is critical in the transport environment and the ICU. Master the concepts of mechanical ventilation from this award-winning (2017 EMS World Innovation Award winner) course taught by best-selling author and mechanical ventilation guru Eric Bauer.
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Monday, October 20, 8:00 AM—12:00 PM
The Manual Ventilation Academy knows that the research shows that more often than not, EMS providers have trouble ventilating patients. If done correctly, good ventilation can increase survival threefold and quadruple the neurological outcomes. In this eye-opening, hands-on workshop, Bob shows participants how to ventilate patients by BVM, via Mask, ET tube, and supraglottic airways using state-of-the-art simulators and ventilation feedback devices that measure pressures, volumes, and ventilatory rates. You will gain valuable insight, skills, and improve your ventilation ability using this valuable feedback and coaching system. This lab features the tools and techniques to introduce you to the concept of high-performance ventilation. Attendance may be limited due to equipment and the maximum time needed to practice. Check us out at www.manualventlationacademy.org
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Monday, September 28, 8:00 AM—12:00 PM
This comprehensive 8-hour workshop will provide EMS educators and training coordinators with the knowledge and tools to develop high-quality simulation scenarios tailored to their specific program needs and resources. Participants will learn a systematic approach to conducting a training needs assessment, designing impactful simulation experiences, and integrating simulation into their existing curriculum.
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Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
The ASHER Symposium is an immersive, scenario-based training experience designed to prepare emergency responders for complex, high-consequence incidents in one of the most demanding operational environments in the nation. Hosted by Orange County Fire Rescue (OCFRD), the symposium is grounded in real-world experience, operational realism, and the OCFRD Training Section’s mantra: train for everything, ready for anything a guiding principle that shapes preparation from hands-on operations through incident command.
Orange County Fire Rescue is a 1,700-member department operating from 45 fire stations, providing emergency services across 746 square miles. OCFRD protects a resident population of more than 1.1 million, supports an estimated 202,000 daily visitors, and responds to over 139,000 calls annually, including approximately 18,600 fire incidents and 114,700 EMS responses. This operational tempo and complexity directly inform the realism and scope of the training delivered through the ASHER Symposium.
Through full-scale, interactive simulations, participants train alongside fire, EMS, law enforcement, medical professionals, and industry partners in operations, command, and hands-on roles. Attendees will not only leave with a memorable and impactful learning experience, but also with practical tools, frameworks, and proven concepts they can immediately take back and implement as a functional, sustainable program within their own municipalities.
The ASHER Symposium moves beyond theory, bridging planning, execution, and leadership so agencies are better prepared to plan for the unplanned.
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Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—12:00 PM
In this 4-hour Cardiology Master Class, Tom Bouthillet, NRP, will guide you through a systematic approach to 12-lead ECG interpretation. You will learn what a normal 12-lead ECG is supposed to look like, the importance of interpreting a 12-lead ECG in clinical context, how to apply the rule of proportionality, decision rules to help identify STEMIs in each infarct location, the rule of appropriate T-wave discordance for right and left bundle branch block, and how to identify the most important STEMI equivalents and STEMI mimics.
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Monday, September 28, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM AND Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
The Emergency Pediatric Care (EPC) course focuses on critical thinking, pediatric physiology, illnesses, injuries, and interventions to help EMS clinicians provide the best treatment for sick and injured children in the field.
Topics covered include:
EPC is appropriate for EMTs, paramedics, emergency medical responders, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians. EPC is accredited by CAPCE and recognized by NREMT.
Students receive 16 hours of CAPCE-approved continuing education credit and a digital course manual.
Rates*
*Please note, NAEMT members receive an additional $10 off all NAEMT workshops presented at EMS World Expo.
Monday, September 28, OR Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
This one-day, in-person, interactive leadership session is a hands-on course offering a unique opportunity to hear from EMS leaders across various EMS systems who have developed innovative solutions to common challenges. During the program, you will engage in facilitated discussions, classroom instruction, group activities, and personal self-assessment exercises to maximize your learning experience. The course will delve into national guidelines for EMS leaders, including the National EMS Management Association’s Seven Pillars of EMS Officer Competencies, NFPA Fire Officer standards, and the Center for Public Safety Excellence Chief Officer standards. The course will discuss the key attributes of being an effective leader and how to expand your professional network. We will touch on national leadership best practices and dive into how AI is changing the future and can help us be more effective EMS leaders.
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Tuesday, September 29, 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
EMS has progressed and evolved, but, unfortunately, so have the types of legal liability that EMS clinicians, leaders, and agencies can face. Most EMS clinicians consider the possibility of a malpractice suit, but few contemplate the possibility of criminal liability for their actions. In addition, state EMS oversight agencies are actively imposing administrative liability, including license suspensions, revocations, and other sanctions. EMS clinicians and leaders alike must be keenly aware of all of the types of potential liability - civil, criminal, and administrative - that are inherent in the provision of EMS. Other fundamental EMS legal issues will be addressed in this workshop, including the law of patient abandonment, ambulance patient ED offload, and when the legal duty of care transfers from EMS to the hospital, the law of patient consent and self-determination, and withholding or termination of resuscitation, among other topics. The workshop includes actual legal case studies to make the concepts more practical and relatable to the participants.
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Monday, September 28, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM AND Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
The FlightBridgeED FP-C, CCP-C, CTRN & CFRN review course was prepared after teaching nearly three hundred “live” review courses over the past decade. We have taken current practice guidelines, advanced certification exam objectives, and current evidence-based practice content from credible, published sources, and built the most up-to-date course on the market. This course will not only prepare you to pass your advanced certification exam but also challenge even the most experienced providers. We fully understand the importance of test-taking tips and core concepts related to these difficult exams. However, we take the course even further and believe that fully investing in your thought process, critical thinking, and teaching you current practice will build a solid foundation that you can immediately apply to your patient care. This will translate to a broader understanding of all subject matter and ultimately strengthen your ability to answer the test questions you are presented with.
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Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
This CAPCE-certified, hands-on and lecture course is intended to certify instructors to teach the Handtevy Pre-Hospital Pediatric Provider Course at their department and earn credit. The course uses the basic tenets of ACLS training as the foundation and focuses on the skills needed to rapidly and accurately treat the sick and injured pediatric patient.
Note: Prerequisites include instructor-level certification, three years of clinical experience, and a valid ACLS card (or equivalent).
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Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
The Mental Health Resilience Officer (MHRO) course prepares EMS personnel to serve as their agency’s Mental Health Resilience Officer. In this role, the MHRO will engage with peers to develop an understanding of mental health issues and resilience; identify peers who are experiencing mental health stressors and crises; navigate peers to the right services for help; and support the development of a culture of mental health resilience and emotional wellness within the agency.
The course covers:
Participants receive 8 hours of CAPCE-approved credit and digital course materials.
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*Please note, NAEMT members receive an additional $10 off all NAEMT workshops presented at EMS World Expo.
Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
The MIH Summit brings together Mobile Integrated Healthcare and Community Paramedicine teams from all of the US to discuss industry standards, best practices, funding, legislation, training, etc to all areas of the MIH industry.
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Monday, September 28, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM OR Tuesday, September 29, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
After 25-years of “teaching better ways to care for kids” around the globe, the Pedi-Ed-Trics team has combined the best of their courses into a 5-hour, all hands-on, peds training experience for EMS World attendees! Immerse yourself in the essentials of pediatric emergency care, ranging from Basics of Broselow & Handling Handtevy, to pathophysiology and procedures from the inside out with our ever-evolving pediatric pig lab. Come prepared to "get messy," as we will work with harvested pig hearts and lungs to enable attendees to better understand emergency/critical care procedures and pathophysiology "from the inside out." We provide the PPE...you come play peds with us!
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Tuesday, September 29, 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
We don't often think of the extra stressors that peer support members experience. In addition to the regular stress of the job, they also take on the stress of others. In this workshop, peer support members learn the extra tools and techniques needed to be resilient while performing the rewarding work of a peer support team member.
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Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
This course provides a comprehensive education in routine and complex childbirth. Over the course of 4 hours, the student will get a chance to learn about all aspects of childbirth, starting with anatomy and physiology and ending with shoulder dystocia and breech presentation, culminating in a final scenario utilizing real actresses simulating a complex delivery. Each student will learn skills such as how to accurately assess a pregnant and laboring patient and how to determine whether true active labor or pushing is occurring. How to handle all aspects of a routine delivery, newborn assessment, and resuscitation, and how to handle complications such as a hemorrhage, cord prolapse, shoulder dystocia, or breech presentation. They will attain these skills through a combination of both hands-on and didactic activities, leading up to the final scenario. Each student will receive a textbook, pens, and both a wallet-sized and frameable certificate at the end of the course. Simply put, this is the kind of course I wish I had had when I was going through school.
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Monday, September 28, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM AND Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
This new 3rd edition of NAEMT's Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) course teaches EMS clinicians and other out-of-hospital health care clinicians how to respond to and care for patients in a civilian tactical environment. With the global increase in hostile/high-threat events, it is more important than ever that prehospital clinicians are trained to provide time-sensitive, life-saving care while minimizing risk to self and others.
The two-day course includes new lessons and more time for clinical skills and patient simulations. Course content covers the following topics:
• Phases of tactical care
• Hemorrhage control
• Airway stabilization
• Chest trauma
• Principles of triage
• Patient extrication and movement
• Casualty collection points
• A final, mass-casualty/active shooter event simulation.
NAEMT's TECC course is endorsed by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and is consistent with the current guidelines established by the Committee on TECC (Co-TECC).
Participants receive 16 hours of CAPCE-approved credit and the 3rd edition course manual.
Rates*
*Please note, NAEMT members receive an additional $10 off all NAEMT workshops presented at EMS World Expo.
Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—10:00 AM OR 11:00 AM—1:00 PM OR 2:00 PM—4:00 PM
This hands-on, immersive session provides participants with a real-world opportunity to review relevant anatomy associated with critical care and lifesaving emergency procedures. Under expert instruction, participants will practice procedural skills, such as basic airway management, direct and video laryngoscopy intubation, intraosseous access, and a variety of other emergency procedures.
Note: This workshop is intended for ALS providers and above.
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Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—12:00 PM
This session is designed to help better prepare you to respond to incidents where school children & teachers have become victims of school gun violence. The increased frequency of school shootings has been devastating attacks that make planning, preparedness, quick response, and accurate assessment by EMS / Fire essential. We must train and prepare for school shootings because they continue to occur and will make the national news! We have learned that hemorrhage control is critical! In this session, we will focus on the response to school shootings when the police yell over the radio, “We need EMS & Fire.”
In this session, we will explain how EMS systems become overloaded with requests for service. It will better prepare responders to care for children that they know from the community, including their own. During this session, we will break down the roles involved in managing a school shooting. We will review scene safety, how to manage the scene, including dealing with concerned parents and reunification. We will also explain how to respect the crime scene. We will review recent case studies and will include school shooting data for your state. We will explain both BLS & ALS treatment for gunshot wounds.
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Tuesday, September 29, 8:00 AM—5:00 PM
The World Trauma Symposium provides an outstanding lineup of presentations by global leaders in prehospital trauma care. Symposium presentations feature the latest trends, innovations, and research, along with insight from physicians and paramedics who are implementing innovations in the field. The program includes time for participant questions and the opportunity to network with practitioners and physicians from around the world. It's prehospital trauma education you can't get anywhere else!
The Symposium provides up to 8 hours of CAPCE-accredited CE and CME. Continental breakfast and lunch are included.
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Onsite Rate (Physician)*
*Please note, NAEMT members receive an additional $10 off all NAEMT workshops presented at EMS World Expo.