Active Learning Manual

This first-of-its-kind resource is an accumulation of active learning exercises that encourage users to develop a deeper understanding of both the knowledge and skills necessary to become an excellent EMT-Basic.Chapter topics include the well-being of the EMT basic, medical/legal and ethical issues, lifting and moving patients , airway management, assessment of trauma and medical patients, general pharmacology, respiratory and cardiac emergencies poisoning and overdose emergencies, bleeding and shock, ambulance operations, and much more.: For individuals training to be emergency medical technicians.

Daniel Limmer. Dan Limmer, EMT-P, has been involved in EMS for more than 25 years. He remains active as a paramedic with Kennebunk Fire Rescue in Kennebunk, Maine, and the Kennebunkport EMS (KEMS) in Kennebunkport, Maine. A passionate educator, Dan teaches EMT and paramedic courses at the Southern Maine Community College in South Portland, Maine, and has taught at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and the Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York. He is a charter member of the National Association of EMS Educators and a member of the National Association of EMTs (NAEMT), for which he serves on the Advanced Medical Life Support Committee.

Dan was formerly involved in law enforcement, beginning as a dispatcher and retiring as a police officer in Colonie, New York, where he received three command recognition awards as well as the distinguished service award (Officer of the Year) in 1987. During his 20-year-law-enforcement career, he served in the communications, patrol, juvenile, narcotics, and training units.

In addition to authoring several EMS journal articles, Dan is coauthor of a number of EMS textbooks for Brady includingFirst Responder. A Skills Approach, Essentials of Emergency Care, Advanced Medical Life Support, the military and fire service editions ofEmergency Care, and others. He speaks frequently at regional, state, and national EMS conferences.

Christopher J. Le Baudour has been involved in EMS since 1978. He has worked as an EMT-I and an EMT-II in both the field and clinical settings. In 1984, Christopher began his teaching career in the Department of Public Safety-EMS Division at Santa Rosa Junior College in Santa Rosa, California.

In addition to Christopher's numerous certifications, he holds a master's degree in Education, with an emphasis on on-line teaching and learning, from California State University at Hayward. Christopher has spent the past 20 years perfecting the art of experiential learning in EMS and is well known for his innovative classroom techniques and his passion for both teaching and learning in both the traditional and on-line classrooms.

Christopher is very involved in EMS education at the national level as a member of the Distributed Learning subcommittee of the National Association of EMS Educators. He has been a presenter at both state and national conferences and is currently working on several EMS publications.