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Time to Update to MEDIC FIRST AID® Basic, Version 5.0!
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MEDIC FIRST AID Basic training programs have been
completely updated. As of January 1, 2002, EMP America will no longer
support MEDIC FIRST AID Basic, Mark III or MEDIC FIRST AID Basic, Mark
IV.
Maintain Your Status as a MEDIC FIRST AID Facilitator
In order to maintain your status as a MEDIC FIRST
AID Facilitator, you must update to MEDIC FIRST AID Basic, Version 5.0.
Why Change?
- Change to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency
Cardiovascular Care (ECC) Guidelines - American Heart Association
published Guidelines 2000 for CPR and ECC: International Consensus on
Science (Circulation. 2000;102:I-22 © 2000).
- New First Aid Guidelines - National Guidelines for First Aid in
Occupational Settings, released in 1998, were designed to integrate the first aid provider
into the EMS system by learning the same priorities of care and general approach to the
patient used by professional responders (Available: http://www.ngfatos.net [4/24/00]).
- Increased Flexibility with More Course Options - MEDIC FIRST AID Basic, Version 5.0
allows the Facilitator to create unique training solutions based on the needs of the students.
A strong core program containing the essential knowledge and skills required by a first aid
provider can now be enriched with additional specific first aid topics. Supplements in AED,
Emergency Oxygen, Infant and Child Emergencies, or Bloodborne Pathogens are also available to
meet various client training needs and regulatory requirements.
- Improved Design and Updated Style - MEDIC FIRST AID Basic, Version 5.0 materials are now
even easier to use for students and Facilitators alike. New tools such as retraining scenarios
and a challenge option give you greater ability to adapt the program to meet students' needs and
recognize previous learning. Includes all new video segments!
Different Update Training Options Available
There are different update training options depending
on whether you are updating from Mark III or Mark IV. Essentially, there
are two general options. You can either attend an Update Session or complete
a course of self study.
The Update Session, a one-day course, will update you on the new program
materials and options and train you to become an AED Facilitator. A schedule
of upcoming sessions is provided in Visions or on www.medicfirstaid.com.
Course fee is $150.
You can also complete the update requirements on your own. You will need
to purchase the Facilitator Update Package (Instructor or Trainer) and
complete the self-study course. The update package will introduce you
to the new MFA instructional design and administrative requirements. It
will also provide you with information on the new CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular
Care treatment guidelines.
If you have questions concerning these options, contact Client Services
to discuss how we can meet your training needs and update your Facilitator
status today.
Email
Us or call Client Services at (800) 800-7099 or (541) 344-7099 to
purchase an Instructor Update Kit and order item #1629 ($25 + shipping).
If you're a Trainer, order item #1630 ($40+ shipping).
Click here to read more
about MEDIC FIRST AID Basic, Version 5.0
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The Flexibility of MEDIC FIRST AID Basic, Version
5.0
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Flexibility Is a Key Feature
Flexibility is one of the key features of the newest
version of MEDIC FIRST AID Basic. This updated program allows Facilitators
to provide customized training solutions to meet the needs of their students
and clients.
The feature that perhaps provides the most flexibility
is the use of a program segment titled, "Specific First Aid Topics." Together
with Appendix C and the Emergency Care Reference Manual, this segment
allows Facilitators to provide training for any specific problems typically
encountered by the students they are training.
Program Provides Necessary Information and Skills
The core component of MEDIC FIRST AID Basic, Version
5.0 provides the minimum information and skills necessary to manage the
most immediately life-threatening problems that could be faced by an occupational
first aid provider. This is consistent with the National Guidelines for
First Aid Training in Occupational Settings (available online at: http:/www.ngfatos.net
[04/24/00].
The Occupational Health & Safety Administration
(OSHA) requires that first aid training address common workplace hazards.
The flexibility found in Version 5.0 allows you to customize the course
to specific first aid concerns found at either a work site or in an industry.
Unique work site hazards or an extended distance
from Emergency Medical Services (EMS) can create the need to cover additional
specific information during class. Using the "Specific First Aid Topics"
segment in MEDIC FIRST AID Basic, Version 5.0, Facilitators can add one
or more additional first aid topics to the core content.
Facilitator pages for the most common injuries
and illnesses can be found in Appendix C of the Facilitator Guide. Associated
student pages for each topic are found in the new Emergency Care Reference
Manual.
Topics include physical assessment, patient history,
amputations, bites and stings, burns, exposure to heat and cold, injuries
to the chest, head, or eyes, injuries to soft tissue, muscle, or bone,
impaled objects, allergic reactions, diabetic emergencies, heart attack,
poisoning, seizures, and stroke.
Facilitators can even cover additional specific
topics using materials they have developed (individual Facilitators are
responsible for content).
The ability to pick and choose additional specific
topics depending on the unique needs of your students using MEDIC FIRST
AID Basic, Version 5.0 gives you a powerful tool to create custom emergency
care training classes for your clients or organization.
Note: Students taking Version 5.0 should have
access to an Emergency Care Reference Manual while covering specific topics
in class. Successful Completion Packs for students can be ordered with
the manual included. Facilitators can also purchase a "library" of at
least twelve manuals to use in the classes they teach.
If your MEDIC FIRST AID Basic, Version 5.0
Facilitator Guide does not contain the Appendix C pages, you can download
them off our Web site at www.medicfirstaid.com or you can contact your
Client Services representative at (800) 800-7099 or (541) 344-7099.
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Spanish Version
of MEDIC FIRST AID Basic Nearing Completion
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The final touches are being made to the Basic,
Version 5.0 Spanish translation. This will be our first Spanish translation
since Basic, Mark III. With the growing Spanish-speaking population in
the United States, it is imperative for MEDIC FIRST AID to have a program
that meets their needs.
Select Masters Receive Initial Training
The program, translated by ALL IN SPANISH of Portland,
Oregon, will offer the Spanish-speaking student the opportunity to more
easily learn the skills of first aid and CPR needed to respond to an emergency.
The video narration is in Spanish, as are the video
text screens. The actors in the real-time scenarios speak English, but
Spanish subtitles appear. Trying to match the actor's speaking parts with
the Spanish language would be extremely difficult and would not look as
professional as we would like.
Most of the print material has been translated.
This includes the Student Visual Skill Guide, Wallet Skill Guide, Barrier
Flyer, Emergency Care Reference Manual, and the Successful Completion
Sheet. The Successful Completion Card remains in English to make it easier
for OSHA inspectors to verify training.
For the Facilitator, we have translated the Performance
Evaluations, Written Knowledge Review and Answer Sheet, Talk-Through Scenarios,
and the Statement of Understanding.
If you have questions relating to the MEDIC FIRST
AID Basic, Version 5.0 Spanish program, contact your Client Services representative
at (800) 800-7099 or (541) 344-7099 or by email.
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EMP Welcomes Industry Experts to Vice President
and Board Member Positions
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EMP America is pleased to announce Bill Clendenen
has joined us as Vice President of Business Development. EMP also welcomes
Chris Bennett, a new member of its board of directors.
Both Clendenen and Bennett have extensive experience
in the emergency care industry and in providing services to a worldwide
organization. While Clendenen will serve in a full-time managerial role,
Bennett's focus at the board of directors level will be helping position
EMP for growth.
"We are both committed to providing what
EMP has become known for - an innovative, high-quality learning experience
utilizing a training system that is second to none," Clendenen said. "Our
experience, coupled with EMP's excellent staff, will help us continue
to serve our customers and partners as well as create strong new relationships."
Wealth of Knowledge and Experience
Maryl Barker, EMP America's CEO, says Clendenen
and Bennett bring with them a wealth of knowledge and experience. "This
will allow us to significantly broaden the range of programs, support,
and services we provide to emergency care trainers worldwide."
Prior to joining EMP America, Clendenen served
as Vice President of Training at Divers Alert Network, Inc. (DAN). As
a non-profit medical and research organization associated with Duke University
Medical Center and supported by the largest association of recreational
divers in the world, DAN is dedicated to the safety and health of recreational
scuba divers worldwide.
During his tenure at DAN, Clendenen oversaw its
training department and was responsible for over 10,000 instructors in
more than 95 countries. Together with Bennett, Clendenen also helped found
DAN Services, Inc., a subsidiary of DAN that provides health and safety
products, medical training programs, and insurance services to medical
groups and distributors. In addition, Clendenen served as the secretary/treasurer
for the company's board of directors.
Clendenen holds an MBA from Fuqua School of Business,
Duke University, and a BA from Colby College in Maine. He is a diving
instructor and course director for PADI International. Clendenen is the
editor and author of several books and articles on oxygen first aid and
scuba diving safety; and since 1996, he has served on the National Advisory
Board for First Aid Training in Occupational Settings. In 2000, he was
named a Special Investigator of Oxygen for that project.
 Bennett
has more than 10 years of finance and business development experience
in the healthcare, safety, and insurance industries. He has been an executive
at Divers Alert Network, Inc. since 1990 and has served as DAN's chief
financial officer since 1996, managing the company and its subsidiaries
through a period of rapid growth. As the CFO, Bennett launched several
strategic initiatives, including upgrading DAN's customer service database
systems, implementing a new e-commerce strategy, and launching a more
interactive Web site.
In 1998, Bennett co-founded DAN Services, Inc.
to manage DAN's membership, insurance, and customer service and to expand
into new markets. As the current president and chief executive officer
of DAN Services, Inc., Bennett is responsible for developing and marketing
safety and health products and insurance services to DAN members and international
customers.
Bennett holds an MBA with a concentration in finance
from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina
and a bachelor's degree in political science from Duke University.
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New Emergency Oxygen Supplement
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 MEDIC
FIRST AID training programs recommend the use of emergency oxygen for
those individuals who are appropriately trained. MEDIC FIRST AID is excited
to offer a new emergency oxygen training program to supplement MEDIC FIRST
AID Basic, Version 5.0.
"Supplemental emergency oxygen is easy to provide and emergency oxygen
equipment is readily available," says Bill Clendenen, Vice President,
Business Development for MEDIC FIRST AID/EMP America and principal author
of the oxygen supplement. "Providing supplemental oxygen to a patient
in an emergency directly helps to reverse hypoxia (low oxygen level to
body tissues)," he adds.
"For example, rescue breaths alone provide approximately 16-17% oxygen
via your exhaled breath. But when you add supplemental oxygen via a resuscitation
mask you can increase the oxygen concentrations up to 50%," states Clendenen.
In the Guidelines 2000 for CPR and ECC, published
by the American Heart Association, it states "100% inspired oxygen (FiO2
= 1.0) is recommended during Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life
Support when available." (Circulation 2000; 102 (supple I):I-95. © 2000.)
Bill Rowe, FF/EMT-P, Training Programs Manager for MEDIC FIRST AID adds,
"Emergency Oxygen is often one of the very first and most important treatments
that EMS provides at an emergency scene."
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FIRST AID Emergency Oxygen Supplement follows the National Guidelines
for First Aid in Occupational Settings Oxygen Administration Enrichment
Program. Clendenen serves as Special Investigator for the project regarding
the use of emergency oxygen.
This supplement to Version 5.0 fills the critical
need of teaching providers how to use supplemental oxygen during an emergency
prior to the arrival of EMS. Flexible in its approach, there are options
for various oxygen delivery devices to account for different client and
patient needs.
Course topics include: Benefits of emergency oxygen;
Indications for the use of emergency oxygen; Use of supplemental oxygen
in an emergency for both breathing and non-breathing patients; Oxygen
delivery devices; and Considerations for emergency oxygen use including
hazards, safety recommendations, and regulatory issues.
Skills taught in the Emergency Oxygen Supplement
include emergency oxygen for a non-breathing patient (rescue breathing
with supplemental oxygen) and emergency oxygen for a breathing patient.
In addition, there is an optional equipment assembly and disassembly skill.
The all new video scenarios in this program include
a medical emergency with a non-breathing patient in a pool and a medical
emergency with a breathing patient in an office.
The new Emergency Oxygen Supplement is available
as of December 2001. To become a Facilitator in the new program, you must
be a current Version 5.0 Facilitator and provide documentation of training
in the use of emergency oxygen. To grandfather as a Facilitator you must
provide documentation of skill certification in the use of emergency oxygen:
- Current status as an EMT, Paramedic, RT, RN, or MD.
- Current student-level card from a nationally recognized training program
(ARC, NSC, ASHI, or DAN).
- Current facilitator of a nationally recognized training program
(ARC, NSC, ASHI, or DAN).
Beginning in 2002, the Emergency Oxygen Supplement
will be integrated into the Facilitator Training conducted by MEDIC FIRST
AID.
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addition, you will need to purchase the Emergency Oxygen Supplement video
program and Facilitator Guide. Successful Completion Packs for students
include a Student Visual Skills Guide and Successful Completion Card.
"Providing emergency oxygen in conjunction with
Basic Life Support skills is an important step in improving patient care.
It increases the amount of oxygen that is delivered to the body tissues
when the affects from hypoxia are beginning to manifest themselves," states
Clendenen.
Contact MEDIC FIRST AID Client Services by email
or by phone at (800) 800-7099 or (541) 344-7099 for more information on
how to offer this exciting new program or if you have any questions.
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EMP Sends Trauma Videos to Cities
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 EMP
America is donating more than 1,000 videos on coping with trauma to New
York City and the Pentagon.
In response to the attacks in New York and the Washington, D.C. area,
MEDIC FIRST AID Foundation, EMP's philanthropic arm, updated our "After
Shock" video. The program is being sent free to police and fire workers,
churches, and schools in the two cities.
Maryl Barker, EMP's CEO and foundation president, indicates the 20-minute
video is intended for rescuers, bystanders, and others who need help coping
with trauma. She says, "The video talks about the normal human reactions
to abnormal events and that it affects you emotionally, cognitively, and
physically. The video also talks about the things they can do to help
work through that."
The "After Shock" video features the expertise
of trauma counselor Debra Whiting Alexander of Eugene, Oregon. Local radio
personality Bill Barrett donated his time to help produce a new introduction
to be added to the videos. The new opening shows foundation employees
holding red roses.
About 1,000 child safety videos, "Be Cool, Play
It Safe", will also be sent free to New York City school districts "so
youngsters can learn they have some control over their lives," says Maryl
Barker. "Knowing how traumatic that experience can be, if we have something
that can help people we would want to offer that."
Contributors to the donation project include Eugene,
Oregon-based businesses: IP/Koke Printing Co., E.P. Imaging Concepts,
Fuller Printing, and View Design.
For more information about the MEDIC FIRST AID
Foundation or about the "After Shock" and "Be Cool, Play It Safe" programs,
call (800) 800-7099 or (541) 344-7099 or email
us.
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