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General Information 3-Hour Classes

Personal Protective Equipment: Saturday AM ZHE-100-FD07
If personal protective equipment requirements Sunday AM ZHE-100-FD08
apply, it is indicated in the class description.
Students must provide the following equipment EXCITED DELIRIUM
in order to participate:
OPIATES and NARCAN
• Helmet (NFPA compliant)
• Protective hood Scott Richards, Paramedic, Brian
• Coat with liner (NFPA compliant) Dotts, RN; UnityPoint Health Life
• Pants with liner (NFPA compliant) (Note: 3/4 Flight Des Moines
length boots are not approved in place of pants.)
• Firefighting boots An explanation of Excited Delirium as well
• Gloves (Cal/OSHA or NFPA compliant) as case studies showing some of the
• Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) challenges, treatment options, and cautions
with spare cylinder (Note: Cylinders under current of encountering a exhibiting Excited
hypostatic test will be refilled at no cost.) Delirium. The abuse of Opiates is a serious
problem in the US and worldwide. This
session will look at what drugs are
Beards (facial hair): considered Opiates and as EMS personnel
Persons with beards, sideburns, or other how to treat these patients. With the
hairstyles that interfere with the proper seal advent of OTC Narcan what to expect and
of a breathing apparatus face piece will not be know about Narcan and how it works.
allowed to participate in hands-on portions of
classes requiring the use of SCBA or involving live Class Limit: 30
fire. Persons with beards may attend the class- CEHs: EMS (Formal)
room portion and participate in other portions
of the class which do not require SCBA or do not Equipment/Gear Required: Personal
involve live fire. No exceptions will be made to protective clothing and eye protection
these requirements. is required for the hands-on portion of
this class.
Age Requirement Policy:
All students must be 18 years of age or older.
Saturday PM ZHE-100-FD09
Disclaimer: Sunday PM ZHE-100-FD10
Northwestern Area Training Academy, Iowa Central
Community College and its co-sponsors, except as TRAUMA IN AGRICULTURE
provided under Chapter 25-A of the Code of Iowa CEREBROVASCULAR ILLNESS
relating to tort claims, shall not be held liable for
damages or injuries to students or persons par- and INJURY
ticipating in the school. Participants are advised
to purchase individual insurance if their employer Scott Richards, Paramedic,
does not provide coverage for injuries. Brian Dotts, RN; UnityPoint Health
Life Flight Des Moines
Code of Conduct:
Agriculture ranks among the most
Your conduct while attending out of town edu- hazardous industries. Farmers are at very
cational programs or other fire service events high risk for fatal and non-fatal injures. This
should be no different than it would be at home session will take a look at some of the
in front of your families. Wherever you travel, the unique challenges involved in Ag related
FD license plate, the blue light, the window decal, trauma. We will also look at hemorrhagic
the Maltese cross on your jacket or t-shirt and embolic stroke, TIA’s, seizures, and
identifies you as a member of an honorable and other neurologic emergencies, their
proud profession. Your actions reflect not only treatment and time sensitive nature.
upon you as an individual, but upon your fire
department and the fire service as a whole. The Class Limit: 30
public expects our actions to be above reproach CEHs: EMS (Formal)
on and off the emergency scene.
Equipment/Gear Required: None

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