Exhibit Hall Learning Center
Free CEU Session on the Exhibit Hall Floor
Sponsored by: Emergent BioSolutions
Friday, March 5, 2010, 10:30 – 11:00 am
Anthrax Bio-Terrorism: Medical Countermeasures to Protect EMS Emergency Responders
Speaker: A. Thomas Waytes, MD, PhD
The potential use of Bacillus anthracis as a biological weapon poses a real and tangible threat to the emergency responder community. This session will discuss anthrax as a disease and as a biological weapon, and will provide an overview of the medical countermeasures available to protect emergency responders.
Don’t miss out on other FREE CEU courses taking place on the exhibit hall floor as well!
Bagels and Breakthrough Sessions
Friday, March 5th
Stat Medical Education
11:15 am - 11:25 am
EMS STAT 12-Lead
STAT Medical Education L.L.C. provides teaching tools to health care professionals. Our goal is to provide the high quality visual aids and teaching materials for students and faculty.
The STAT 12-Lead products create a systematic approach to looking at and identifying abnormalities within a 12-lead ECG.
Hospira
11:30 am - 11:40 am
GemStar SP
Hospira is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company dedicated to Advancing Wellness™. The company’s products help improve the safety, cost and productivity of patient care. Learn more at www.hospira.com. Hospira’s GemStar ambulatory infusion pump is the ideal, durable, economical replacement for triple-channel pumps, and is air-worthiness-certified by the U.S. military.
RAE Systems
1:15 pm - 1:25 pm
Carbon Monoxide (CO) gas detection using the ToxiRAE 3 (as featured in JEMS September 2009 Hands-On-Review) is changing the way EMS personnel respond. Having fast, easy and field proven situational awareness of unseen threats has already saved lives of both victims and first responders. RAE Systems manufactures gas detection equipment for global markets, including emergency medical services.
Intersurgical
2:00 pm - 2:10 pm
Intersurgical i-gel™ is a revolutionary atrumatic supraglottic airway featuring easy insertion, integrated bite block, gastric channel and non-inflating cuff. Intersurgical offers Eco-friendly products and a complete line of filters and HME’s.
Epilepsy Foundation
2:20 pm - 2:35 pm
Emergency Medical Service response is important to the health and safety of an estimated 3 million Americans who experience seizures. The Epilepsy Foundation developed and has piloted an EMS training program within its nationwide affiliate network. The goal is to provide EMS response personnel with the information and training that is crucial to effectively and appropriately respond to seizures.
Saturday, March 6th
Avon Protection
10:30 am - 10:40 am
The Avon NH15 CBRN Escape Hood is the most compact NIOSH-certified escape hood available. The NH15 provides CBRN respiratory protection for up to 15 minutes to allow evacuation from contaminated areas.
Prestan Products
11:00 am - 11:10 am
Introducing the Prestan Professional Manikin –the future of CPR/AED training manikins! The realistic Prestan Manikin with the revolutionary new CPR Rate Monitor allows for instant feedback to both instructors and students. Uniquely designed as a clamshell, it accommodates an easy-to-insert face shield lung bag as well as an audible compression clicker.
Mercury Medical
11:20 am - 11:30 am
Mercury Medical® is Now Introducing the Flow-Safe™ CPAP System. The First Disposable CPAP system with built-in safety features for less. It incorporates a built-in manometer and pressure relief valve on all units. Flow-Safe is the latest innovation for treating Acute Pulmonary Edema (APE). Each unit is completely disposable and highly portable making it ideal for hospital and pre-hospital use.
Gaumard
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Gaumard® provides innovative simulators for emergency care, nursing, OB/GYN, and surgery worldwide as part of our global commitment to healthcare educators. In 2004, Gaumard introduced the first of its growing family of “tetherless” simulators, which now includes two HALs, NOELLE™, Susie®, two Pediatrics, and two Newborn simulators. All are controlled from a wireless tablet PC.