Welcome to the Walsh County EMS Website!
There is a new bunch of information for Walsh County. There are several EMS Related classes and CE opportunities. Please go to the "Upcoming EMS Classes" link on the menu to the upper left of this page. Or click here...
WCEMS - MCI Drill that was on August 31, 2009
The pictures from the exercise have been uploaded. Thanks to all of the photographers that helped out with getting these pictures to me.
If you would like a refresher on the START Triage tag instructions. You can download a PDF of them here. Please look under the 'WCEMS Protocols' menu to view them as a web page, or click here.
Park River Ambulance Monthly Meeting classes
Park River Ambulance training for the next couple monthly meetings:
October 1st - CPR Recertification
November 5th - Advanced Skills (IV Maintenance, DuoNeb, Nitro)
December 3rd - Red Flag / Hipaa Regulations
Typically there is a business meeting before our training. So please expect training to start around 8 pm, and last an hour or so.
Fall and Spring Walsh County EMT Class
Mondays only until Christmas. Monday & Thursday's after January.
Classes
are open to all personnel for continuing education or review. For
more information contact Kerry (284-4569) or Jim (352-9385).
| * Date * | * Location * | * Topic * |
| 14-Sep | Grafton | CPR Part 1 |
| 21-Sep | Park River | CPR Part 2 |
| 28-Sep | Grafton | Ambulance Operations / EVOC |
| 5-Oct | Grafton | EVOC II |
| 12-Oct | Grafton | Introduction to Emergency Medical Care,The Well-Being of the EMT-Basic,Medical / Legal and Ethical Issues |
| 19-Oct | Park River | (quiz ch 1-3) The Human Body, Lifting and Moving of Patients |
| 26-Oct | Grafton | (quiz Ch 4-5) Airway Management |
| 2-Nov | Park River | Module 1 & 2 Written Exam, Skill Testing |
| 9-Nov | Grafton | Scene Size-up, The Initial Assessment |
| 16-Nov | Park River | (quiz ch 7-8) Vital Signs and SAMPLE History, Assessment of the Trauma Patient |
| 23-Nov | Grafton | (quiz 9-10) Assessment of the Medical Patient, Ongoing Assessment |
| 30-Nov | Park River | quiz Ch 11-12) Pediatric, Adolescent, and Geriatric, Medial Terminology / Acronyms |
| ? | Grafton | (quiz Ch 13) Communications, Documentation, Practice Patient Assessments |
| 7-Dec | Park River | Module 3 Written Exam / Practical Skill Testing |
| 14-Dec | Grafton | General Pharmacology , Respiratory Emergencies |
| 21-Dec | Park River | (quiz 16-17) Cardiac Emergencies |
| 4-Jan | Grafton | (quiz 16-18) Diabetic Emergencies and Altered Mental Status, Allergic Reaction |
| 7-Jan | Park River | (quiz 19-20) Poisoning and Overdose Emergencies, Environmental Emergencies |
| 11-Jan | Park River | (quiz 21-22) Behavioral Emergencies, Obstetrics and Gynecological Emergencies |
| 14-Jan | Grafton | Module 4 Written Exam and Skill Testing |
| 18-Jan | Grafton | Bleeding and Shock, Soft Tissue Injuries |
| 21-Jan | Park River | (quiz 25-26) Musculoskeletal Injuries, Injuries to the Head and Spine |
| 25-Jan | Park River | Module 5 Written Exam and Skill Testing |
| 28-Jan | Grafton | Infants and Children |
| 1-Feb | Grafton | Gaining Access and Rescue Operations, Special Operations |
| 4-Feb | Park River | Module 6-7 Written Exam and Skills testing |
| 8-Feb | Park River | Review and preparation for final written exam |
| 11-Feb | Grafton | Final Written Exam |
| 15-Feb | Grafton | Skills Practice |
| 18-Feb | Park River | Final Skills testing |
| 22-Feb | Park River | Ambulance Runs |
| 25-Feb | Grafton | Ambulance Runs |
| 1-Mar | Grafton | Review for National Registry Written Exam |
| 4-Mar | Park River | Review for National Registry Practical Exam |
| 8-Mar | Park River | National Registry Prep |
| 11-Mar | Grafton | Graduation |
| Mar 13-14 | Bismarck | National Registry Practical Exam |
Please contact Kerry (email or by phone at 701-284-4569) or Jim (email or by phone at 701-352-9385).