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R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center

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EMS Educational Programs

The Shock Trauma Center offers a host of educational programs for EMS professionals. The programs we offer are listed below. Click on any of the links for more information.

Observation Programs at Shock Trauma

Do you ever wonder what happens after your patient arrives at the Shock Trauma Center?

The Shock Trauma Center is dedicated to the education of the prehospital providers of our state. Our office offers clinical observation experiences in the Trauma Resuscitation Unit (TRU), Neurotrauma Critical Care Unit, and the Multiple Trauma Critical Care Unit.

Rotations in the TRU are available Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. or 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Rotation in the Multiple Trauma and Neurotrauma Units are available Wednesday and Friday, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.

For more information, contact Jaime Huggins, EMS Coordinatior at 410-328-8844 or 1-800-528-1732 or see Trauma Resuscitation Unit and Trauma Critical Care Unit Observation Objectives.

Advanced Airway Lab

Has it been a while since you've intubated a patient? Are you interested in sharpening your airway management skills? Did you know the STC has a clinical airway lab?

The EMS Office offers and advanced airway program twelve times a year. Class size is limited to 15 ALS providers per month. The class is taught by the staff of the Shock Trauma Center, Maryland State Police and EMS Educators from around the state. Reservations are required. The class will consist of lectures on Airway A&P, RSI, Advanced Airways, Surgical Airways, followed by a practical lab session in the cadaver lab. (CEUs offered to ALS)

Upcoming Airway Class Dates:
January 11, 2008 May 23, 2008
February 8, 2008 September 26, 2008
February 22, 2008 October 10, 2008
March 14, 2008 October 24, 2008
April 11, 2008 November 14, 2008
April 25, 2008 December 12, 2008
May 9, 2008  
For more information, see Advanced Airway Course Objectives.

Tours

Are you teaching an EMS certification class? Do you lead a group in your fire department? Would your students or department be interested in learning more about the Maryland EMS System and the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center?

Group tours for EMS organizations and classes may be arranged through the EMS Coordinators at any time. Tours should be booked two weeks in advance and are done in coordination with other events and programs of the EMS Coordinator Office. Contact the EMS Coordinator Office for more information.

Please note that all tour groups will be limited to 15 participants. Larger groups wishing to tour the Shock Trauma Center will need to schedule additional times and or dates to accommodate the group size.

For more information, contact Jaime Huggins, EMS Coordinator at 410-328-8844 or 1-800-528-1732.

Case Reviews at Shock Trauma

Do you want to stay on the cutting edge of trauma medicine? Are you interested in learning where trauma medicine and EMS will be in the future?

The Case Review presentations at the Shock Trauma Center are open to all Maryland prehospital providers as well as nurses. The lectures are in a case based format to allow the providers to draw direct correlation between knowledge and application as it relates to trauma patients. (CEUs offered to BLS, ALS, and RN)

Trauma During Pregnancy
Date: Thursday, November 8th, 2007
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Presenter: Janice Delgiorno, MSN, CCRN
Location: Shock Trauma Aud. & Remote Locations
Contact: EMS Office: 410-328-8844 or remote locations
Complex Thoracic Trauma
Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. James O’Connor
Location: Shock Trauma Aud. & Remote Locations
Contact: EMS Office: 410-328-8844 or remote locations
Dive Emergencies
Date: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Robert Rosenthal
Location: Shock Trauma Aud. & Remote Locations
Contact: EMS Office: 410-328-8844 or remote locations
Current Trends in Trauma
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Thomas Scalea
Location: Shock Trauma Aud. & Remote Locations
Contact: EMS Office: 410-328-8844 or remote locations
TBA
Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Deborah Stein
Location: Shock Trauma Aud. & Remote Locations
Contact: EMS Office: 410-328-8844 or remote locations

State EMS Conferences

Here we list upcoming conferences offered by various agencies throughout the state that provide prehospital providers the opportunity to expand knowledge, stay current on new trends in prehospital care, and obtain continuing education credits.

Winterfest 2008
Date: January 19-20, 2008
Location: Harrison's Chesapeake House
21551 Chesapeake House Dr.
Tilghman Island, MD 21671
Contact: WinterFest Line – 410-822-2030
Miltenberger 2008
Date: February 29 – March 1
Location: Rocky Gap Lodge
16701 Lakeview Rd.
Flintstone, MD 21530
Contact: MIEMSS Region I Office 301-895-5934 / 301-746-8636
EMS Today 2008
Date: March 25-29 2008
Location: Baltimore Convention Center
1 West Pratt St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Contact: EMSTodayExpo.com

This page was last updated on: November 5, 2007.