Illini Emergency Medical Services

American Heart Association Healthcare Provider (CPR) Classes

Intended Audience
The course is intended for certified or noncertified, licensed or nonlicensed healthcare professionals. This level of certification is required to work Illini EMS events.

Course Description
The BLS Healthcare Provider Course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED, and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner. The length of the course is approximately 4 hours. Student materials (given when signing up for the class) include the BLS for Healthcare Providers Student Manual and worksheet. A written exam and skills test must successfully be passed and is required to be certified. Registration for classes must be done in person at the IEMS office (258 Illini Union) PRIOR to the class. The class fee ($22) is non-refundable and is due at the time of registration. (Please bring a check as only a few officers can accept cash.) CPR cards are not always available immediately following the class, so please do not sign up for a class the day before you need a CPR card. Upon completion of the class, your CPR card will be printed and can be picked up at any time the RSO complex is open in the Illini Union. Recently printed cards will be placed in a folder on the door of our office (258 Illini Union). Please allow a week for cards to be printed.

Healthcare Provider Schedule
Courses are scheduled throughout the semester, for available classes, visit our office. If you are interested in scheduling a Healthcare Provider class for a group or an organization contact Rachel Kaplan at rkaplan1@illinois.edu.

Heartsaver CPR Course

Intended Audience
Persons assigned to respond to emergencies in the workplace or community as well as those who want to learn first aid, CPR and AED skills. Some rescuers are required to take this course as part of their employer's efforts to comply with OSHA regulations, e.g., corporate employees, security guards, airline personnel, lifeguards and other individuals who want or need first aid training.

Course Description
The Heartsaver First Aid Course provides the skills to effectively assess and maintain life from the critical minutes immediately following an emergency until the arrival of emergency medical services personnel. The course also provides corporations with a complete health and safety training solution for First Aid, CPR and AED.

Heartsaver Schedule
Classes for Heartsaver CPR are scheduled based on need, usually upon request from groups. If you are interested in this course or would like more information, please contact Rachel Kaplan at rkaplan1@illinois.edu. Please note that this certification level is not high enough to volunteer with Illini Emergency Medical Services. Please note that this certification level is not high enough to volunteer with Illini Emergency Medical Services.

CPR Instructor Courses

Prospective instructor candidates can contact Rachel Kaplan at rkaplan1@illinois.edu for more information.

General Information

Illini EMS is pleased to announce our spring semester First Responder course. Starting Thursday, February 4, 2010 and concluding Thursday, April 8, 2010. The course is taught with the permission and supervision of the Provena Regional EMS System. More information about the topics is available in the syllabus (located in the application). The First Responder course is run through the Education Department. The course is headed by the First Responder Lead Instructor. Lectures are also taught by the EMT Department, Education Department, and other qualified instructors in the organization. Skills sessions are run by with help from trained EMT graders, CPR- Instructors, licensed EMTs, and other volunteers that are both members and non-members of Illini EMS.

The course is approximately 50 hours of training, and costs $175. The $175 course fee includes the textbook, course manual, and all testing fees. After successfully completing the class, students will be licensed with the Illinois Department of Public Health. The First Responder course is a demanding course run entirely through IEMS -- The University of Illinois does not offer credit for the course. Students can expect a very demanding but very rewarding opportunity to learn the basics of emergency patient care with the opportunity to operate within IEMS as a vital team member for event staffing. As a First Responder your duties include but are not limited to: Patient Assessment, Documentation, Communications, Vital Signs, Splinting, Transporting, Bandaging and Bleeding Control, Extrication, and CPR. Requirements

Students can expect a very demanding but very rewarding opportunity to learn the basics of emergency patient care with the opportunity to operate within IEMS as a vital team member for event staffing. As a First Responder your duties include but are not limited to: Patient Assessment, Documentation, Communications, Vital Signs, Splinting, Transporting, Bandaging and Bleeding Control, Extrication, and CPR.

Requirements

• Have a current CPR Certification
• We require proof of the CPR certification or enrollment in CPR
• Turn in a completed application that is signed and initialed by an officer.
• Turn in a check made out to Illini EMS covering appropriate fees
• Be at least 18 years of age by the Final Exam.
• Have a high school diploma or G.E.D.
• Be in good physical condition and able to lift at least 100 lbs

Exact requirements are described in the application. Thank you for your interest in the Illini EMS First Responder Course. For more detailed information about the class, please refer to the below application and syllabus. If you have further questions, please contact the current First Responder Instructor, Michelle A. Calvario at mcalvar2@illinois.edu.

Spring 2010 First Responder Application

General Course Information

Illini EMS is a registered student organization at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that sponsors an EMT-Basic course during the fall and spring academic semesters. The course is open to anyone interested with the appropriate prerequisites (please see below). Students in past classes range from those interested in future health careers in medicine, nursing, pre-hospital care, physical therapy, or physician assistant as well as those in other fields such as engineering, computer science, political science, foreign language, or business. Most EMT students are also students at the University of Illinois. Class size is limited to approximately 20 people. All lecture classes and practical sessions are held on the UIUC campus. Learning how to save lives is an important responsibility and the EMT-Basic course is a time consuming class that is the equivalent of a five hour University of Illinois course. It is run entirely through Illini EMS and the University does not offer credit for the course. Students in the EMT class have homework, quizzes, exams, and skills to practice and perform as part of their training.

The EMT-Basic course is run primarily by the three members of the EMT Department which falls under the Education Department of Illini EMS. The EMT Department is headed by the EMT Training Officer who is a licensed EMT, CPR Instructor, and State of Illinois Lead EMS Instructor. In addition, the Class Coordinator and Practical Coordinator are licensed EMTs and assist in teaching the EMT-Basic course. Lectures are taught by the EMT Department as well as qualified guest lecturers. Practical sessions are run by the EMT Department with help from trained EMT proctors, CPR-Instructors, licensed EMTs, and other volunteers that are both members and non-members of Illini EMS. The course is taught with the permission and supervision of the Provena Regional EMS System. The lecture portion of the class meets every Tuesday and Thursday night from 7-9 pm with a lab session meeting immediately afterwards, from 9-10pm. The all day practical portion of the class meets on alternating Saturdays (and/or Sundays) approximately 9am-5pm throughout the entire semester, with occasional sessions beginning earlier or ending later. During the weeknight classes, students learn how to stabilize and treat life-threatening traumatic injuries and medical illnesses. Illini EMS holds weekend practicals for the EMT-Basic students to practice their patient care skills and scene management. The extensive amount of real life scenario run-throughs that these practicals provide is what sets us apart from other EMT-B courses. The practicals are held on campus (usually Lincoln Hall) every other weekend from about 9am-5pm. Some practicals, however will last longer than that, either beginning earlier, ending later, or both. We provide lunch for all our volunteers, and those that are EMTs will receive continuing education hours for working.

Clinical experience is a required portion of the EMT class. Students for Illini EMS complete Emergency Department clinical time at either of the two local hospitals: Provena Covenant Medical Center or Carle Foundation Hospital. Students also complete Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance ride time and at either of the two local ambulance companies: Professional Ambulance or Arrow Ambulance. EMT students are trained to take the National Registry of EMTs licensure exam at the end of the course. Illini EMS is proud to have an excellent passing rate of students that take the exam. Upon passing the licensure exam, students will receive both a National Registry and State license. If you are unable to take this EMT course but want to take the course in a following semester, applications will be available around the November before the spring course and the April before the fall course in the office. Illini EMS also offers a first responder course which teaches about half of the material covered in the EMT-B course.

Requirements

If you are interested in taking the EMT-Basic course, please come to the office to pick up (or download) an application. In order to be eligible for the course you must:

• Have a current (valid up to the end of the first month of the EMT class you are applying for) CPR Certification. We accept either American Heart Association CPR for the Healthcare Provider or American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer. CPR classes can be taken through Illini EMS (we teach AHA Healthcare Provider CPR) or at a hospital or community college. We require a photocopy of both sides of this signed card be turned in with the application.
• Turn in a check for $350 plus any applicable additional fees made out to Illini EMS
• Proof of a negative TB test from a medical facility (such as McKinley) good until at least December 2007
• Read through the course policies in the application and initial that you have read and understood them all.
• Be above 18 years of age or will be by the National Exam.
• Have a high school diploma or G.E.D.
• Understand that this is an intense and time-consuming course, all students must attend all lectures and practical sessions and acheive a 80% average of all tests and quizzes to qualify to take the National Exam.
• In order to submit a completed application and reserve a spot in the class you must have items #1-3 attached to your application, otherwise we cannot accept it.

Thank you for your interest in Illini EMS's EMT-Basic Course. For additional information please refer to the current or most recent application and syllabus. If you have further questions after reading the application, please contact one of the EMT training officers listed below.

Contact Information

Instructor: Eric Vacco (evacco2@gmail.com)
Class Coordinator: Francis Lee (flee8@illinois.edu)
Practical Coordinator: William Beeler (wbeeler2@illinois.edu)

Spring 2009 EMT-Basic Application

Office Hours-Spring 2010

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9-10 AM	Colin	Michelle C.	Colin	Rachel	Rachel
10-11 AM	Olivia	Michelle C.	Olivia	Rachel	Olivia
11-12 PM	Julie	Kevin	Julie	Kevin	Julie
12-1 PM	Liz	Liz	Liz	Stephanie	Alaina
1-2 PM	Arielle	Will	Arielle	Will	Alaina
2-3 PM	Tom	Michele G	Tom	Michele G	Eric
3-4 PM	Karissa	Eric	Karissa	Eric	Stephanie
4-5 PM	Karissa	Francis	Tyler	Francis	Tyler