Critical Care Transport Course

ccemtp

Sponsored by the University of Virginia
Pegasus Critical Care Transport Program,
Department of Emergency Medicine,
UVA Health Systems,
Charlottesville, Virginia
and
UMBC, Baltimore, MD

 

Course Objectives

The Critical Care Emergency Medical Transport Program is designed to prepare paramedics and nurses to function as members of a critical care transport team. Critical patients that must be transported between facilities require a different level of care from hospital or emergency field patients.

Curriculum Design

The CCEMTP Program is designed to provide the basic educational foundation required for specialist transporting critical care patients. In addition, it may serve as a springboard for those institutions looking to expand into critical care.

The CCEMTP Manual is a curriculum divided into broad modules. Each module has a specific instructional goal, a rationale (establishing a connection with the desired benefits of the program), a list of necessary equipment to demonstrate various critical care techniques, the required readings and the learning objectives.

Each lesson contains a focus statement (providing a specific direction about the topic and how it will contribute to the development of the participants), a list of learning objectives, demonstration equipment, additional readings, handouts, and a lesson outline.

Participants

The Critical Care Emergency Medical Transport Program brings paramedics and nurses together in an effort to bridge the gap between prehospital and hospital care. The result is a specialized care provider that has an understanding of both aspects of patent care, and uses the understanding to provide the highest level of care to critical patients during transport.

Paramedic requirements :   Two (2) years as a paramedic is recommended and current certifications in CPR, ACLS, BTLS or PHTLS, and PALS.

Nurse requirements:  Two (2) years as a nurse is recommended and current certifications in CPR, ACLS, PALS, and BTLS, PHTLS, or TNCC.


For course information contact:
Shawn Tevendale
Phone: (434) 978-4426
Fax: (434) 973-6915

Course Information: 

The next course information will be posted when available.