Sub-Section 1-520-66 - Available Equipment and Supplies

CMH EMS Education Manual

Purpose

To provide a variety of equipment and supplies to prepare students for clinical and field internship experiences and to support student learning and faculty instruction. All equipment is maintained in proper working order by instructors before and after each class.

Equipment Dedicated to EMS Education

The following resources are available to all CMH employees, students of CMH EMS programs and emergency responders within CMH’s service area.

Simulation Ambulance: A fully-functional retired ambulance has been converted for use by the EMS Education Department. The ambulance is equipped with wireless audio and video feeds to allow instructors to observe students without distraction. Expired and replacement equipment and supplies from the EMS service keeps this training ambulance fully stocked for students to simulate any type of medical or trauma emergency.

High-Fidelity Manikin: A Laerdal Nursing Anne manikin is dedicated to the EMS Education Department for scenario-based training. This manikin features the ability to place an advanced or emergency airway, start IVs and IOs, and may be configured in either gender. This manikin has been upgraded with the SimPad Plus device to remotely control and simulate patient scenarios. From a wireless position, an instructor can control vitals, activate speech interactions, and recording of the simulation for playback or saving.

Training Library: A library of more than 1,000 reference books are available to all students. The majority of these books are EMS-oriented, but several fire service, law enforcement, management, and general healthcare topics are included. The library can be browsed and materials checked out by visiting https://ozarksems.com/library.php.

Other Equipment: Data projectors, expired and otherwise out of service equipment and supplies, Android tablet devices for students, ACLS training equipment, CPR training equipment, trauma life support equipment, airway manikins, anatomical manikins, skeleton, CPR manikins, OB manikins, PALS training equipment.

Equipment Dedicated to Training (Not Dedicated to EMS)

High-fidelity manikins (various ages) and simulation labs are available for use at Bolivar Technical College and for rent from Missouri University Simulation Center.

Equipment Available (Not Dedicated to Training)

Fully equipped BLS and ALS ambulances (14) and supply rooms (5).

CMH EMS Education Mission: "Provide state-of-the-art education to develop and support a team of exceptional emergency medical professionals."

CMH EMS Education Manual is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Based on a work at http://ozarksems.com/edman-4-240.php.