EMT Students Tested in Mock Car Accident

EMT Students Tested in Mock Car Accident
at SUNY Rockland Community College

Suffern, NY - Fake blood and simulated car accident injuries replaced paper and pencils in a recent lesson given to EMT (Emergency Medical Technicians) students at SUNY Rockland Community College.

The rescuing skills of EMT 101 and 102 students were challenged in an exercise that included scene size-up and safety precautions, assessment of medical and trauma patients, and treatment of injury or illness. Students were tested in airway management, oxygen administration and CPR, transportation considerations, ambulance operations and Weapons of Mass Destruction/ terrorism awareness.

Victims donate their time and include past EMT students, nursing students and volunteers from the community.

The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program is offered through the Hudson Valley Educational Consortium, an innovative collaboration of four community colleges. One of the goals of the Consortium is to bolster the Hudson Valley's domestic preparedness by broadening the availability of a variety of first-responder degree programs offered by the schools, including emergency management, fire protection technology, paramedic services, and cyber security. The participating colleges are Orange, Ulster, Rockland and Sullivan Community Colleges.

For more information, contact Peter Andryuk, Chair/Instructor, Paramedic Program/Emergency Medical Services, at 845-574-4584, pandryuk@sunyrockland.edu or visit: http://www.sunyrockland.edu/go/ems

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Rockland Community College, a unit of the State University of New York, is located 25 miles northwest of NYC. The majority of its students transfer to four-year colleges, and many find immediate employment upon earning their associate's degree or certificate. The College also offers others, from preschoolers to senior citizens, the opportunity to simply learn something new. Quality education...at a price you can afford.