MedStar Primary Academy

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MedStar Primary Academy

• Whats this all about?
• J. Carter, B.S., L.P.

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What should I have learned as a secondary?

• Proper Driving
• MAPSCO City Layout
• Hospital Locations
• Radio Codes Procedures
• Areas of MedStar Coverage
• Fire Department Locations
• Post Locations

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What should I have learned as a secondary? Cont

• Location of equipment on the trucks
• Run Sheet Documentation
• MedStar System Level Zero
• Importance of proper billing documentation

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What should I learn in the Primary Academy?

• Review / learn basic principles of medicine
• Become proficient in reading 12-Lead ECGs
• Review pharmacology with emphasis on
  understanding the pharmacokinetics of the drugs
• Demonstrate leadership abilities

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What should I learn in the Primary Academy?
Cont

• Know the Protocols
• Know CareFlight Criteria
• Know and practice MCI Protocol

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Week One

• Review basic Biology, Chemistry and Physics
• Apply basic principles to System Approach to the
  Human Body
• Neurological -- Musculoskeletal
• Cardiovascular -- Immune
• Respiratory -- Renal
• Endocrine -- GI / GU

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Week Two

• Pharmacology
• 12-Lead ECGs
• Special Patients
• Peds -- Neonates
• Geriatrics -- OB/GYN
• Environmental Emergencies
• Respiratory Emergencies
• MCI Protocols, Hazmat, Scene Management, Team
  Utilization

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What should MedStar expect from me?

• Expert knowledge of Paramedic book knowledge and
  skills
• Desire to learn
• Have a vision of EMS and live up to it
• Make a difference in the lives that you touch day
  to day

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What should I expect from MedStar?

• Money, Money, Money
• Ability to improve clinical knowledge through CE
  programs
• Supervisors/Managers who are willing to listen
  and help
• To be on the leading edge of pre-hospital
  emergency care

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Questions, Answers, Problems?