Tri-County Maine EMS - Your Life Support Team

Specialty Courses - Continuing Education

Maine EMS On-Line Education Program is Launched 11/5/11

Maine EMS (MEMS) is excited to announce a new on-line learning management system.This learning management system will become the home of many quality educational programs, providing CEH credits on-line to Maine EMS providers.
The first  educational program is the  2011 Protocol Update. This program will be considered equivalent to a live update. CEH credits will be given and certificates of completion will be issued. It is available at the new learning site  MEMSEd.org 

To sign in on this site you will use your MEMSRR user name and password. If you are not a MEMSRR user you will need to use the "forgot  password" link and your sign in information will be emailed to you. If you have problems with signing in please email  maine.ems@maine.gov and MEMS staff will assist you as soon as possible. Once logged in proceed to the program titled 2011 Protocol Update.  Please note there are many resources linked to the course on MEMSEd and on our MEMS website on the education page (2011 protocols, white papers, FAQs etc). Following the program you will be given a short exam and evaluation form then issued a certificate.  MEMSEd will also track your CEHs and add them to the licensure program.

Malignant Hyperthermia - About the program: An increasing number of surgical procedures are now being done in outpatient settings. Some patients are experiencing a rare, but life threatening condition known as Malignant Hyperthermia. You might be called upon to respond to such an emergency. All EMS providers need to be informed about this emergency condition. It is essential for those EMS providers who have any type of  out patient surgical center in their area to take this program.

Follow the link below to a video presentation developed by nurse anesthetist students Tina Moring and Cheryl St. Onge in August 2011. This program has been presented live to several EMS Services and received excellent reviews. Now this important program is available to you on-line. Once you view the program, return here and take the quiz.

Malignant Hyperthermia Presentation

Post Presentation Quiz for CEH Credit

• Maine EMS CEH credit will be awarded for this program by completing the program and then taking the on-line quiz. The Quiz consists of 7 multiple choice questions and 3 True/False questions. There is one correct response for each question.
• Providers at the First Responder and EMT-Basic level will receive 1 hour of BLS Topics for successfully completing the learning module and the quiz.
• EMT-Intermediates and Paramedics will receive 1 hour of ALS Topics for completing the learning module and the quiz.
• Once your quiz is submitted it will be scored by the Tri-County EMS Regional Office staff. Quizzes will be scored on a weekly basis. Providers who receive a score of 80% or greater will receive a proof of completion certificate by email. In addition, once each month a CEH completion roster will be sent to Maine EMS.
  
• Providers who score less than 80% will also be notified by email and will be encouraged to repeat the learning module and take the quiz again.

If you have any questions, please call the regional office at 207 795-2880, Mon through Fri 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.

Bath Salts

Free On-Line EMS Continuing Education for EMS Providers on Bath Salts. This program is being provided by Northern New England Poison Center. The webinar is a slide and audio presentation recorded by Dr. Karen Simone, NNEPC Director, and Dr. Tamas Peredy, NNEPC Medical Director. The presentation is available for viewing at any time.  It can be accessed through their website, www.nnepc.org, or directly at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Bath_Salts The presentation is given in two parts. The first is a general overview of bath salts appropriate for all audiences.  The second is aimed at health care professionals and gives information related to treating bath salts patients.

Pelvic Fracture Immobilization - Eastern Maine Medical Center in conjunction with the Maine EMS Trauma Advisory Committee created a short video on how to properly immobilize the pelvis. This short video which is on EMMC's Trauma Education page, demonstrates the correct way to accomplish the immobilization and explains why proper immobilization is so critical. The video includes before and after X-Rays - it is worth watching. July 2011

Pelvic Fracture Immobilization