Operations Courses

Ambulance Operations & Air Medical

This course covers the basic operations of ground ambulance transport verse the air transport to facilities. Also covered is the safety when operating around the aircraft and what is needed from the provider to ensure the needs are met on the ground.

Southstar Air Medical Operations

This course covers the basic operations of the NJ State Police air medical program for South & North Star. Covered will be the discuss of NEED verse just flying the patient discussing the risk and benefits of proper utilization of air medical. Also covered is the safety when operating around the aircraft and what is needed from the provider to ensure the needs are met on the ground.

NJ Traffic Incident Management (#2298)

According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), TIM consists of a planned and coordinated multi-disciplinary process to detect, respond to, and clear traffic incidents so that traffic flow may be restored as safely and quickly as possible. TIM is a coordinated process that involves a number of public and private sector partners. Typical stakeholders include federal, state, and local agencies such as Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Fire/Rescue, Law Enforcement, Medical Examiners and Coroners. The private sector consists of volunteer, and contract organizations such as towing and recovery, hazardous materials responders. Effective TIM reduces the duration and impacts of traffic incidents and improves the safety of motorists, crash victims and emergency responders. The sooner incidents are detected, the sooner personnel can respond to the incident and clear it from the roadway, thereby allowing traffic lanes to re-open. Since traffic incidents are an important issue in New Jersey, the NJDOT is expanding on the groundwork that has been in place and is taking the next steps to continue advancing Traffic Incident Management (TIM) on a statewide basis.

DOT Traffic Incident Management (#2297) 

The Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) delivered two products to improve traffic incident on-scene management. The first product is a multi-disciplinary training course that promotes a shared understanding of the requirements for quick clearance and safeguards responders and motorists. The second product is a 2-day Train-the-Trainer course that facilitates widespread use of the multi-disciplinary training. Governors, transportation leaders, police, and firefighters across the country can save money, time, and lives by championing full-scale deployment of these innovative training courses focused on traffic incident management (TIM).

Lifting & Moving Patients

This 3-hour program covers good lifting mechanics that can help reduce injuries to both the care giver and patient. The last thing any agency wants is a workman’ compensation claim or have a patient become injured under their care or having a first responder’s career ended due to poor lifting. 

Patient Handling & Moving (VFIS)

Every day we are called to scenes involving patient movement from simply putting a patient back in bed to some of the most complex calls which challenge even the most experienced EMS provider. We have a variety of patient-moving devices available to transfer patients from point A to point B safely. So why do we continue to drop patients? This program includes practical applications for providing safety and injury reduction while lifting and moving patients.

Introduction to EMS Operations & Hazardous Response

This 2-hour program is an introduction to EMS operations and how to function during an apparent hazardous materials incident. This is a basic overview and is not a substitute to the Hazardous Material Awareness course but does explain the workings of the system applies. 

Introduction to Multiple-Casualty Incidents, the Incident Command System & Triage

This introduction to MCI Incident goes into detail defining what is an MCI and quickly and efficiently utilizing the Incident Command System and starting Triage. NJ Triage tags will be cover int his program as well.

NJ START Triage Tag

This course goes over in detail the NJ Triage Tag and its operation. Mass Casualties incidents are stressful enough in the management of the incident, this course help address the training component of Triage.

Large Scale Incident Awareness

This 4 hour is designed to enhance EMS providers’ awareness and skills for the preparation and management required to safely, effectively, and efficiently operate at a large. This course will be covering recognizing and preparing for the Large-Scale Incident, Incident Evaluation S.T.A.R.T. System Triage Tags Incident Tools Roles of the EMS Provider

Large Scale Incident Operations

This 16 hour course session will provide the participant the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities and other tools to effectively and efficiently operate in a leadership role at Large Scale Incidents. The expectation is that upon completion of the program, the participant will be able to successfully function within the EMS Branch of the Incident Command System as leaders of Triage, Treatment, Transport or staging operations.

EMS Response to Large Scale Incidents (LSI) Awareness level is a prerequisite for this class.

Gang Awareness

Not in my town. Yes, it is in your town, the question you should really be asking yourself, is how much of your town has been over taken? This 4-hour courses covers gangs throughout the United States as well as marking that are gang related and methods that can be taken to ensure first responders safety.

Crime Scene Preservation

As first responders in the course of our job, we function in crime scenes, but how do we do our jobs and at the same time, not distort much needed evidence. This class covers the first responder’s role with preserving any scene that can be looked at as a potential crime scene. These types of calls sometimes can appear harmless to the blind eye but end up having an illegal action underlining. 

HIPPA The Don't and Don'ts (#1859)

Every wonder “Do we fall under HIPPA”. This course covers the EMS and Fire providers reasonability of HIPPA and where you fall in the legal and liability session. Often its hear, “we are firefighters”, or “we are just EMS” and out best “but we are volunteers”. All this and more is covered in this program. 

Stress First Aid (#3132) 

Stress First Aid (SFA) is a flexible set of tools used to care for stress reactions in firefighters and rescue personnel. Unlike other acute stress management procedures, SFA was designed specifically to support firefighters and rescue personnel. The goal of SFA is to restore health and readiness after a stress reaction. SFA is a toolkit that emphasizes the importance of continuously monitoring the stress of fire and rescue personnel and to quickly recognize and appropriately help individuals who are reacting to stress and are in need of interventions to promote healing.

SFA monitors the progress of recovery to ensure a return to full-function. SFA fosters strong leadership and unit cohesion. SFA is individualized to meet the needs of each person in each context; there are no one-size-fits-all SFA solutions.

Self Defense for the EMT

Ever find yourself wounding what you would do if a patient attacked you? Not sure how you would respond? Can you defend yourself? To what extent can you? This course covers that as well as basic self defense maneuvers to keep you and your crew safe.