Southeast Minnesota Emergency Medical Services
  • HOME
  • EMS Week May 21-27, 2023
  • EMS Week Activities in SE Region
  • COVID-19 INFORMATION
    • PPE Resources
  • MNTrac Login
  • SE REGION INFORMATION
    • JOINT POWERS BOARD >
      • MEETING DATES
    • REGIONAL OFFICE STAFF
    • Contact Us
    • Website Comments?
    • EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGE
    • PROMOTIONAL ITEMS
  • MINI CONFERENCES
  • CEVO DRIVING COURSES
  • EDUCATION
    • EDUCATION COURSES >
      • RN to EMT Course
      • PARAMEDIC
      • EMT & EMR
      • D.O.T. INSTRUCTOR
      • AMBULANCE OPERATIONS
      • CPR, ACLS & PALS >
        • BLS INSTRUCTOR (AHA)
        • HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
        • ACLS & PALS
      • Rural Trauma Team Development Course
    • NARCAN
  • UPCOMING EVENTS
    • December 8, 2022 SE EMS Joint Powers Board Meeting
    • January 25, 2023 SE Regional Ambulance Directors Meeting
  • EMS JOB OPENINGS
  • SE REGIONAL COMMITTEES/WORKGROUPS
    • ER Nurses Committee
  • MEDICAL DIRECTION CONSORTIUM
    • EMR CONSORTIUM TRAINING
    • AMBULANCE CONSORTIUM TRAINING
    • CONSORTIUM INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES
    • CONSORTIUM TRAINING CALENDARS
    • MISSION STATEMENT
    • CONSORTIUM MEDICAL DIRECTORS
    • MANDATORY RUN REPORT PROCEDURES
    • NEW CONSORTIUM MEMBER PHOTO'S
  • ONLINE EDUCATION MODULES
    • ONLINE EDUCATION MODULES
    • Online Education Sign on Instructions
  • SUPPORT SERVICES
    • PEER SUPPORT RESOURCES
    • CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT (CISM) >
      • Team Member Page (Password needed)
    • MEDICAL TASK FORCE
  • SAFETY BULLETINS
    • MAYO ONE LANDING SAFETY VIDEO
    • "SCENE SAFETY" VIDEO
    • June 2017 Fentanyl Safety Info for First Responders
    • August 2018 Fentanyl Safety Info for First Responders
  • LINKS PAGE
  • CONTACT US
Find us on Facebook

MEDICAL TOPICS

Emergency Management Stroke Patient
Stroke is the third leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States. The philosophy that "Time Is Brain" is now considered as important as the "Golden Hour" for trauma patients or early defibrillation for cardiac arrest victims. EMS personnel should understand the symptoms of stroke and be able to recognize it early.

Environmental Emergencies
Hypothermia and hyperthermia are two conditions that can effect patients in our variable climate. Either one or bother of these topics can be addressed as requested. Normal thermoregulatory control, pathophysiology, assessment and management of these patients will be included.

I Love Being a Legal Drug Pusher
A discussion about the drugs we carry and use at the basic level as well as the 5 R's that we need to remember before each administration.

She's Pregnant-Now What?
It covers initial recognition and management of placental abruption, uterine rupture, placenta previa, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, emergency delivery, breech delivery and shoulder dystocia.