CentreLearn solutions issued this announcement, “Free Pandemic Flu Courses available until the end of June. 10% discount for anyone who has taken the free pandemic courses if they become a paid subscriber by June 30.” Visit the CentreLearn blog for RapidCE.com enrollment and discount information.

RapidCE.com is the leading online provider of continuing education for EMTs and Paramedics. All lessons are narrated Flash movies with interactive content. Each lesson is approved for CECBEMS continuing education credit. The Pandemic Influenza lessons and more than 100 other RapidCE.com lessons were designed and produced by Emergency Preparedness Systems LLC.

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There is an overwhelming amount of information being produced and distributed on the web about Swine Influenza A (H1N1).

http://swine-flu.alltop.com/ is an aggregation of timely and credible news sources on swine flu (H1N1).

The top swine-flu Alltop feeds are from the CDC. CDC.gov/swineflu now redirects to http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/

Remember to visit paramedic.alltop.com for the top paramedic, EMT, and EMS blog feeds.

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Last week RapidCE.com, EMSResponder.com, and EPS411.com offered their two part training program on Pandemic Influenza for no cost to EMTs, Paramedics, and first responders. Read about the pandemic influenza training program contents.

This is what users are saying about the training program and directions for free registration:

User comments:

• “Thank you for this information which will allow me and my officers to provide safe support to our community.” Civil Air Patrol Captain
• “I am glad to have this available to our profession will do a presentation at my monthly meeting to bring attendees up to date.”
• “Fantastic presentation, I love Kyle Bates’ work!”
• “Very Good. I hope that this helps other EMTs with the ability to respond effectively in the case that a pandemic occurs.”
• “Excellent info. I would like to have all my CEU’s in this manner. Keep up the good work.”
• “With my crazy schedule (work full-time and do EMS as a volunteer) doing online courses is much easier. Being able to suspend the lesson and test allows me to be available for calls if needed. Very convenient.”
• “Very good short course … I’m impressed.”
• “Excellent format and content presentation!”
• “Great review, especially with recent Swine Flu.”

To take the free online Pandemic Influenza course:

1. log on to RapidCE.com
2. sign in for a free lesson
3. complete all portions of the course

A CE certificate will be awarded immediately upon completion. EMTs and Paramedics will earn 1.0 hours of CECBEMS approved CE credit for each part of the lesson.

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I bet you are paying a little more attention to cleaning the ambulance with all the attention, in-service trainings, and patient questions about Swine Influenza (H1N1). PandemicFlu.gov has issued Interim Guidance for Cleaning EMS Transport Vehicles. Take a few minutes and read those guidelines.

Save yourself a little bit of time and energy by following these tips to reduce contamination of surfaces and spreading influenza.

1. If you are the driver, take off your gloves when you leave the patient care compartment. Never drive with your gloves on.
2. Designate one medic to assess and physically touch the patient. The other medic types or writes information into the PCR.
3. After using a blood pressure cough or stethoscope don’t return it to the jump kit until it has been cleaned.
4. Help your patient find a position of comfort that does not entail leaning on or bracing against the cabinets, seats, or benches.
5. Teach your patient the simple technique to catch their cough in their elbow – instead of coughing in their hands.
6. Offer your patient, partner, and any first responders a squeeze of an alcohol based handwash.

While your partner is writing the PCR change the cot linen, disinfect the cot, and disinfect the surfaces touched by you, your partner, first responders, and the patient.

Bonus tip: at the start of every shift disinfect the front of the ambulance. The previous crew or a first responder driver may have kept their gloves on in the patient care compartment (ick!).

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