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November 18, 19 and 20
For registration information or to see if the class is full call 512/759-1720. For information on
class content call contact listed under each class description.tions and ICS. This class will satisfy the
OSHA 1910.146 requirement for prac-
ticing a rescue in a confined space. Stu-
dents will be required to bring: sturdy
boots, rugged clothing, helmet (fire-
fighting or industrial style), leather
gloves (non-firefighting or hazmat),
knee pads and elbow pads recom-
mended, canteen or water bottle.
Lunch provided. For information on
class content contact John Green at
(512) 974-4166 or
john.green@ci.austin.tx.us. Note: one-
day class.
Land Navigation: $125; 11/19;
8am-5pm; Radisson/Outdoors; CE: 4-
Prep, 4-Special Consideration. This 8-
hour course focuses on basic map
reading and land navigation skills, and
covers deciphering topographic map
jargon, basic compass use including
shooting an azimuth, determine 100-
meter pace count, plotting Universal
Transverse Mercator (UTM) points, a
latitude and longitude explanation,
and basic GPS usage-all helpful skills
when setting up a landing zone in the
outback or conducting a grid search for
a lost person in the wilderness. Stu-
dents will be required to bring: sturdy
boots, rugged clothing, and compass
(provided if you do not have one),
note-taking materials, GPS (optional, if
you want to bring a personal GPS),
blank CD (if you want a copy of the
presentation), canteen or water bottle.
Lunch provided. For information on
class content contact John Green at
(512) 974-4166 or
john.green@ci.austin.tx.us. Note: one-
day class.
Basic Disaster Life Support: $150;
11/19; 8am-5pm; Austin ConventionCenter; CE: Clinically-Related Opera-
tions. The Basic Disaster Life Support
course was developed to address the
need to standardize emergency re-
sponse and treatment for mass disas-
ters, terrorism and other public health
emergencies. It is intended to provide
a uniform standard of competencies,
skills and knowledge to front line
health care and public health respond-
ers. It focuses equally on the clinical
and public health aspects of disaster.
BDLS is a one-day training program in
which participants are expected to gain
a fundamental understanding and
working knowledge of medical disaster
management. The format of the BDLS
course is lecture/didactic training. The
curriculum is developed with an "all-
hazards" approach to disaster re-
sponse, and is presented using the
D.I.S.A.S.T.E.R. paradigm which pro-
vides an organized approach for the
management of disasters. For more in-
formation contact Raymond E. Swien-
ton, MD, at beardogMD@aol.com or
(817) 271-7801.
Difficult Airway Management:
Sensory Overload Lab: $150; 11/19;
8am-5pm; Austin Convention Center;
CE: Airway. Managing the complicated
airway is often one of the most difficult
and stressful situations that EMS per-
sonnel face. Simple, unobstructed in-
tubations rarely challenge the
experienced provider but with com-
plex airways, paramedics tend to do
serial intubation attempts the same
way in an effort to secure the airway.
Every attempt on the difficult patient
should be approached differently if we
are to expect different results (i.e., suc-
cessful intubation). In this course, thestudent will be exposed to several res-
cue airway techniques as well as alter-
nate intubation techniques. The
lecture portion of this course is very
brief and the students will be moved
into a 'wet' lab to address suctioning
techniques during intubation. Follow-
ing the morning segment, the students
will enter into the "sensory overload"
portion of the course. During this sec-
tion, the instructors and other students
will work with the environment to
generate high stress levels in the stu-
dents and then require the student
manage the airway of a Airman simu-
lation manikin. For more information
contact Steven Dralle at sdralle@amr-
ems.com or (210) 559-8936.
MORE Edutainment! Multimedia
Magic: $125; 11/19; 8am-5pm; Austin
Convention Center; CE: Additional.
This class rocks! Develop eye-opening
presentations, not just with Power-
Point, but by using the talents within
you. An animated speaker can be
shackled by a ho-hum presentation,
just as a ho-hum speaker can be over-
shadowed by an overdone PowerPoint
presentation. Anyone can teach a
class, but an excellent teacher uses all
of their hidden talents: dramatic actor,
salesman, standup comedian, artist,
self-help guru, motivational speaker
and religious minister. Through exam-
ple, Bob will show you how all of this
is accomplished. NOTE: Boring people
and cowards are not allowed in this
session. This session includes a four-
hour advanced PowerPoint segment
designed to help the educator fine-
tune presentations and work on timing
issues and solutions. Some participants
will be able to present mini-presenta-
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