How many hours is an EFT EMT-B course?
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Interactive Instructional lessons - 40 @ estimated 2.5 hours per lesson
Hands on skills training - 5 days, approx.
Clinical emergency room and ride-a-long time - approx.
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100 hours
48 hours
24 hours
172 hours |
Textbook Reading - approx. 1000 pages @ 650 words per page. Average 200 words p/min.
Workbook Activities - approx. 400 pages @ estimated 10 min. per page -----------------------
Vocabulary Explorer Interactive Lessons, 39 chapters @ estimate of 20 min. ea. ----------
Quizzes, 39 chapters @ estimated 30 min. ea. -------------------------------------------------------
Scenario and Skills Videos - approx. 20------------------------------------------------------------
What would I do? Activities - approx. 39 @ estimated 10 min. ea.------------------------------
Ready for Review Activities - approx. 39 @ estimated 10 min. ea.------------------------------
Exams, Midterm and Final --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
54 hours
66 hours
13 hours
19.5 hours
4 hours
6.5 hours
6.5 hours
4 hours
345.5 hours |
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How does EMT & Fire Training Inc. (EFT) monitor student progress throughout the course?
EFT Instructors continually monitor automatically generated student progress and activity reports. These reports show not only grades, but details of participation and activity in all lessons. If an instructor sees a deficiency in a student's performance or participation the student will be contacted and provided with additional instruction or remediation if necessary. Each student is required to have a progress conference in our virtual office with an EFT instructor after the completion of each module.
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How do students communicate with the instructors during the course?
Telepathy.... no just kidding. Students may access instructors via the EFT helpdesk, an online support application or by scheduling a meeting in the EFT virtual office online where lesson material may reviewed with an instructor in a live, real time environment. Telephone may also be used at the instructors discretion. During practical skills training students will be communicating with instructors one-on-one.
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How are course/instructor evaluations monitored and collected at EFT?
Students are required to complete a module evaluation lesson at the completion of each course module.(see evaluation forms at bottom of page). Evaluation data is gathered electronically in a secure environment and then compiled. All evaluations are anonymous and students are encouraged to be honest with their answers not having to fear retaliation.
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Compiled evaluation data is submitted to the advisory committee who then make recommendations to be carried out by the board of directors. The advisory committee also gives instructors direct feedback based on the evaluations.
How does EFT ensure that upon completion of the course, each student is competent in the skills and knowledge required to be an affective EMS provider?
Students will demonstrate attainment of knowledge, attitude and skills by passing skill assessments and evaluations along with exams and quizzes that are presented throughout the course. These same tools will be utilized to assure proficiency, or advancement of knowledge as each module is completed, however skill competency will not be achieved until the students have completed their hands on training in person at our facilities on Hayden Lake, Idaho.
During hands on training students will face intensive instruction and evaluation. EFT will NOT provide course completion for any student who does not demonstrate competency in all required skills.
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What learning management system (LMS) does EFT utilize for delivery of courses?
EFT uses an open source application called Moodle. This application is used by many major universities and colleges in the delivery of online educational programs.
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What is the quality assurance plan that EFT has in place?
EFT has an advisory committee composed of our program director, course physicians, instructors, past students and local EMS providers. This committee meets once every 3 months and reviews all course and instructor evaluations. Any recommendations to increase course effectiveness are made to the EFT board of directors. The board of directors then has those tasks carried out and reports back to the advisory committee when complete.
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How does EFT instruct psychomotor skills?
Students are introduced to the psychomotor skills in online discussions, lectures, videos, and interactive lessons that will give the students a solid understanding of the skill fundamentals. Students will then attend our intensive practical skills sessions in person which will move them from understanding skill concepts to kinesthetic application in a simulated real world, and simulated test environment.
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Students will be immersed in an intense training environment that will culminate in complete moulaged and mocked up training scenarios. Students will be trained and assessed by multiple instructors which will give them a broader range of understanding. EFT maintains a 1:4 or better instructor to student ratio for this intensive practical week. Remediation for students who are struggling with a certain skill will be provided with one on one instruction and coaching until the student reaches competency.
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How does EFT meet the needs of individual State specific training?
EFT courses are designed to follow the established guidelines published by the State of Idaho, IFSAC, and the NTHSA. Completion of our courses allow students to take NREMT or IFSAC tests to become nationally certified. If a state requires training not covered in these curriculums, EFT will be glad to provide additional modules that will meet individual state requirements.
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What equipment and training aids does EFT utilize? For EMT courses we have:
PPE and BSI
gloves
eye protection
masks
gowns
Airway
oropharyngeal airways of various sizes for adults, children, and infants
self-protection resuscitation pocket mask with valve
bag-valve-mask resuscitators
tongue blades
ventilation mannequins
manual and battery-powered portable suction units
suction tubing
rigid suction tips
suction catheters
portable oxygen cylinders
oxygen regulators
oxygen flow meters
oxygen administration extend tubing
oxygen administration nasal cannulas
non-rebreather oxygen administration masks
flow-restricted, oxygen-powered ventilation devices
assorted sizes of nasopharyngeal airways
multi-lumen airways
Spinal Immobilization
head immobilization devices
long spine boards
short spine boards
various types of cervical collars
Bleeding, Bone and Joint Injuries
occlusive dressings
universal dressings
self-adherent bandages
sterile wound dressings
roller bandages
trauma scissors
tape
triangular bandages
pillows
blankets
improvised splinting equipment
ladder splints
cardboard splints
traction splints
air splints
padded arm and leg splints
Trainers and Mannequins
automated external defilbrillator trainers
adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation mannequins
child cardiopulmonary resuscitation mannequins
infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation mannequins
nitroglycerine training bottles
epi-pen trainers
metered dose inhaler trainers
Vitals and Various
sterile water or saline
burn sheets
restraints
penlights
stethoscopes
adult, infant, and child sphygmomano-meters;
glucose
various sizes of syringes
triage tags
Lifting & Moving Patients
a wheeled gurney
KED sled
a stair-chair stretcher
a scoop stretcher
flexible stretcher
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