UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN MEDICAL EDUCATION • EMERGENCY MEDICAL SKILLS TRAINING COURSE |
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ADVANCED STROKE LIFE SUPPORT |
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COURSE FEEDBACK |
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To date we have trained over 550 EMTs and paramedics through the course and feedback has been tremendous! We have completed our stroke training and revised our stroke parameter to incorporate the MEND checklist. Angel J. Nater, EMT-P, BS The Miami curriculum has raised the level of knowledge among prehospital healthcare providers in our community markedly. Students are graduating much better prepared than in past years and, ultimately, patients benefit. Sandy Hartley, MS, CP I feel the class has a very positive impact on the way we (EMTs/Paramedics) assess and manage patients in the prehospital setting. The class’ hands-on simulation training is a critical element and is very user friendly in learning and teaching. Don Guillette, EMT-P What a wonderful, wonderful class! I do believe that the people who attended will move things forward in a critical way. Outcomes of the course included planning for neurology support for two rural hospitals, planning for a CME update session for MDs, and planning for all participating hospitals to advance toward Primary Stroke Center Certification. Mary Russell, EdD, MSN
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I have received countless stories from paramedics about how they never would have found a stroke in a patient without the training they received. They have also seen a huge difference in how the local hospitals receive the patients they bring in and the fast treatment the patient gets when properly assessed and diagnosed in the field. Duane Bowen, EMT-P Cabarrus County EMS has been using the ASLS program for several years. The program does something that many programs lack—it provides a sense of importance, ownership, and knowledge to paramedics in terms of identifying stroke syndromes. I have trained 519 providers with the information from ASLS. It is required training in our paramedic educational program through the local community college and as part of our paramedic continuing education. Additionally, all new emergency department nurses at Northeast Medical Center are required to undergo the training. We utilize the MEND Exam to identify possible stroke syndromes in the field and call a Code Stroke after ensuring no exclusion factors exist. The end result is a progressive stroke system that boasts a door to CT result time of 17 minutes. Alan Thompson, NREMT-P
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