Competency-Based Skills Labs

SMEM will provide hands-on, competency-based skills training in a adult-learning based format.  

• Participants will be able to review and practice their skills in a stress-free environment.  

• Participants will be provided in-time objective feedback and performance metrics.

• All skills training is conducted using high-fidelity manikins, task-specific training devices, and/or simulated patients

On-site skills training can include, but is not limited to:  

• High-Quality Adult, Child, and/or Infant CPR / AED and rescue breathing

• Pit-Crew CPR concepts

• Adulty, Child, and/or Infant Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (FBAO)

• Modified Jaw-thrust

• Bag-valve mask ventilation

• Airway adjunct insertion  (oropharyngeal airways (OPA);  nasopharyngeal airways (NPA))

• Supraglottic airway insertion  (e.g.  iGel;  AirQ;  King airway; etc.)

• Manual and mechanical suction techniques

• Oxygen administration

• Advanced wound care / uncontrolled bleeding management  (e.g.  tourniquets;  wound packing;  hemostatic dressings;  emergency trauma dressings;  IT clamp;  chest seals;  etc.)

• Splinting / Immobilization  (SAM splint;  vacuum splints;  board splints;)

• Advanced Splinting / Immobilization  (pelvic binder;  traction splinting)

• Rectal temperature measurement

• Cold Water Immersion (CWI) techniques

• Patient movement techniques

• Joint Reduction techniques  (shoulder;  elbow;  finger)

• Lung auscultation

• Naloxone (Narcan) administration

• Diabetic management  (Glucagon administration;  glucometer use)

• Epipen administration

• Asthma Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) administration and Peak-Flowmeter testing

• Cervical immobilization and transfer techniques

• Spinal motion restriction (SMR) techniques

• Cervical collar placement

• Equipment-laden athlete management  (football; lacrosse;  ice hockey;  baseball / softball catcher / umpire;  extreme sports;  tactical athlete;  etc.)

• "Pretzels and Jams"  (unique cervical spine injury management)

• Triage / Mass Casualty Incident

• MARCHE trauma assessment

• Vital Sign Trending

• Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

• EMS Handoff (MIST report;  ISBAR)

• Other skills as requested