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For EMS providers, situational awareness is understood as the need or ability to have a high level of attentiveness to the environment in a dynamic situation, or making the proper decision and acting on it in the most appropriate fashion. Additionally, when working in a crime scene, EMS providers must give considerations not to disturb potential evidence while providing patient care. NCC's EMS education department has entered into a partnership with the Northeast Forensic Training Center (At the Fowler Southside Center) to practice at their crime scene lab. Scene safety concepts, trauma assessment and treatment scenarios are the EMT student objectives. Lisa Makhoul, an NCC EMT student best describes this specialized training as a "rare experience, where I was able to practice my skills in a real-world environment".
Don Pond, NCC's EMS Instructional Manager states that, "Training at the crime scene lab allows our EMS students the opportunity to practice EMT skills while sharpening situational awareness and scene safety concepts. As an added benefit the crime lab has web cams which allow real-time critiques to take place".
This part of NCC's EMT education program teaches students to approach the scene of an emergency with a high level of suspicion and keen attention to obvious or subtle indications of threats to overall scene safety. Other aspects also include body substance isolation (BSI), personal protective equipment (PPE), high-visibility apparel and ambulance placement are vital elements in the overall scene safety concept.
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