Emergency Medical / School Preparedness Training
Having an emergency preparedness plan is only half the equation. People who do not feel comfortable with the skills they are expected to perform will not feel comfortable during a crisis. Confidence in ones ability to act under pressure is the key to the successful implementation of an emergency preparedness plan.
To this end McGregor EMS, through the CPR Safe program, has developed a series of trainings designed to help all school staff including nurses, teachers, support staff, and administrators, develop the confidence needed to act during any emergency.
McGregor EMS has an educational staff of experts with over 50 years of emergency medical experience including work with active 911, ambulances, emergency rooms, and hospital ICU and cardiac care units. Our educators also have taught and presented for various conferences and organizations including the National Education Association, the School Nurses Association, the University of New Hampshire and schools all across New Hampshire.
Below is a listing of some of the trainings that are available to schools. If you have questions about any of the trainings listed, or are interested in other offerings or a specific type of class for you, your classroom or your school please contact Nathan Duclos, CPR Manager, at nduclos@mcgregorems.org.
What To Do In The First 15 Minutes Of An Emergency
This workshop is designed specifically to teach school professionals how to better assess ill or injured children and provide basic care until EMS arrives. It goes beyond traditional CPR and first aid courses. It is based on the PEPP program developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, and draws on the American Heart Association's White Paper concerning medical emergencies in schools.
Working with Children with Special Medical Needs in Your Classroom
This workshop is designed to help classroom teachers and other school staff better understand some of the most common types of medical problems that present themselves in schools. We will address what to how to recognize an emergency, what to expect from a specific illness, and how to manage it. Topics include: Seizures, Asthma, Diabetes, Traumatic Injuries and Anaphylaxis (Severe Allergic Reaction)
School Medical and Emergency Response Planning and Trainings
McGregor EMS, through the CPR Safe Program, has created and gathered resources for use in your school to help you plan, prepare for and ultimately manage school emergencies ranging from emergency medical responses, school lockdowns, and building disasters among others. Having an emergency preparedness plan is only half the equation. People who do not feel comfortable with the skills they are expected to perform will not feel comfortable during a crisis. This workshop is designed to help your school assess its preparedness level, develop emergency response plans, create Medical and Disaster Emergency Response Teams and plan for yearly follow-ups.
Managing Medications in the Classroom
Every year more students across the country are requiring that they either have medications that need to be administered during class time or carry emergency medications that teachers and other school staff are expected to know how to use. Traditionally these responsibilities have fallen to the school nurse, but with budget cuts eliminating many full time nurses and with the overwhelming number of medications needing to be delivered, tradition is falling by the wayside. This workshop will address the needs of school staff by discussing some of the most common medications they will see as well as the possible side affects and liability issues.
