Nassau County Fire Police EMS Academy at Nassau University Medical Center
Overview
The Nassau County Fire Police EMS Academy has been an NCCRS member since 2005. The Academy is located at the Nassau University Medical Center and was created in 1978 through the cooperation and partnership of the Nassau County Fire Commission (Office of the Fire Marshal) and the Nassau County Police Department (Emergency Ambulance Bureau) to meet the instructional needs of all Nassau County pre-hospital EMS providers. The Nassau County Fire Police EMS Academy at Nassau University Medical Center is the only municipal EMS training academy in the Nassau and Suffolk county regions.
The Academy also has the distinction of being the only facility training Nassau County EMS pre-hospital provider from all affiliations. This includes fire departments, all police departments within Nassau County, volunteer ambulance corps, court officers, correction officers, Nassau County Fire Marshal’s Office, Nassau County Corrections Department, New York State and County Courts, and many others.
The Academy is certified by the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of EMS as a course sponsor for EMS educational programs leading to New York State certification in the following areas: Certified First Responder and Refresher, Emergency Medical Technician and Refresher, EMT-Paramedic and Refresher. In addition, the Academy offers American Heart Association courses in CPR, ACLS, and PALS, a course in GEMS, and many courses in public automatic external defibrillation. The Academy also serves as a center for continuing medical education programs, WMD, and specialized classes for law enforcement EMS personnel as well as specialty courses for rescue service personnel.
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Active Courses
165 hours.
August 2020- present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will: appropriately assess and correctly treat a single or multiple systems trauma patient; appropriately assess and correctly treat a patient suffering from a medical emergency including conditions involving the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, nervous system, muscular system, skeletal system, integumentary system, endocrine system, digestive system, genitourinary systems, and reproductive system; discuss the principles used in treating medical emergencies involving pediatrics, obstetrics, neonates, shock, behavioral disorders, toxicology, alcoholism and drug abuse, geriatrics, anaphylaxis, and infectious diseases; perform the following skills at the appropriate time in the correct situation: airway control and ventilation, placement of advanced airways; intravenous cannulation, administration of medications by intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous route, electrical therapy, fixation and traction splinting, and spinal immobilization; demonstrate disentanglement of a patient, packaging and removal from the scene, radio communications with medical control and use of report writing skills; discuss and demonstrate the roles and responsibilities of the AEMT in performing both the emergency and operational aspects of the job.
This program is designed to provide the advanced education needed by AEMT's to administer patient care in the pre-hospital setting. This program covers all techniques of advanced emergency medical care presently considered within the responsibilities of the AEMT as well as all operational aspects of the job which the student will be expected to perform. Emphasis is placed on recognition of symptoms of illness and injuries, and application of proper procedures of advanced emergency care. Demonstration, practice, clinical, and field experiences are carefully integrated with the didactic portion. Graduates of this course are entitled to sit for the NYS AEMT Certification Examination.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 8 semester hours in Health Sciences, Allied Health Sciences, Emergency Management or Emergency Medical Care, or Emergency Medical Services (8/20).
93 hours.
September 2020 - Present.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: assess and correctly treat a single or multiple systems trauma patient; appropriately assess and correctly treat a patient suffering from a medical emergency including conditions involving the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, nervous system, muscular system, skeletal system, integumentary system, endocrine system, digestive system, genitourinary systems, and reproductive system; discuss the principles used in treating medical emergencies involving pediatrics, obstetrics, neonates, shock, behavioral disorders, toxicology, alcoholism and drug abuse, geriatrics, anaphylaxis, and infectious diseases; perform the following skills at the appropriate time in the correct situation: airway control and ventilation, placement of advanced airways; intravenous cannulation, administration of medications by intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous route, electrical therapy, fixation and traction splinting, and spinal immobilization; demonstrate disentanglement of a patient, packaging and removal from the scene, radio communications with medical control and use of report writing skills; discuss and demonstrate the roles and responsibilities of the AEMT in performing both the emergency and operational aspects of the job.
This program is designed to provide the advanced education needed by AEMT's to renew their NYS license. The program covers all techniques of advanced emergency medical care presently considered within the responsibilities of the AEMT as well as all operational aspects of the job which the student will be expected to perform. Emphasis is placed on recognition of symptoms of illness and injuries, and application of proper procedures of advanced emergency care. Demonstration, practice, clinical, and field experiences are carefully integrated with the didactic portion. Graduates of this course are entitled to sit for the NYS AEMT Certification Examination.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 4 semester hours in Health Sciences, Allied Health Sciences, Emergency Management or Emergency Medical Care (8/20). NOTE: Credit should only be awarded once, regardless of the number of times taken.