The "official" course site containing current announcements is accessible 
via Blackboard by logging onto www.nscc.mass.edu. 
All course announcements will be posted there.   Guest's may use this link.
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Last Updated 07/24/05

*NOTE*:  I have left Massachusetts and am no longer the EMS Program Director or Instructor at NSCC.  This site has been left as a courtesy for my former students.  All inquiries about the EMS program should be referred to North Shore Community College.

• Course Syllabus and requirements
CPR Requirement: All students are required to be certified in CPR. This should be done prior to the start of the EMT course, and must be done no later than the 10th class session. (For those needing certification, a Saturday class is usually offered at NSCC just after the course starts. Notify the EMT instructor of your interest when this is discussed at the first class session.) 
NOTE: Certification cards must be issued by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross or the National Safety Council. Certification must be at the level of Health Care Provider or Professional Rescuer, which includes Adult, Child and Infant techniques, as well as 2 rescuer CPR.  Be sure you take the proper course!
• Schedule of classes: Fall & Spring  (PDF format)
• Patient Encounter Information (clinical observation & patient assessments)
• Patient Encounter Form for documenting required patient assessments  (PDF format)
• Exam Information (Notes about the State certification exam process.)

NOTE:  Documents in PDF format require Adobe Acrobat reader

• Companion Web Site for Emergency Care 10/E Textbook 
(Publisher's Web Site, with on-line review tests) 
• Massachusetts EMT [Exam] Candidate Handbook  (PDF format) 
• Massachusetts EMT-B Practical Exam Skill Sheets  (PDF format) 

NOTE:  Documents in PDF format require Adobe Acrobat reader

• Blood Pressure assessment tips, from the AHA and Trimline Med.
• Lung Sound Recordings, from the R.A.L.E.® Repository

• References for debunking some of the more popular EMS and health related myths and hoaxes.

• Information Sources & Organizations 
• AHA: American Heart Association 
• EMS Magazine: Journal of Emergency Care, Rescue, and Transportation
• EMS Village web portal
• EMSC: Emergency Medical Services for Children 
• JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services 
• Mass. OEMS: Massachusetts Office of Emergency Medical Services
• NorthEast EMS: Mass. Region III (Northeast) EMS Office (Requires Flash 6)
• NHTSA: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's EMS Division 
• NREMT: National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians 
• Listing of State EMS Offices & Reciprocity 
• Pub Med: National Library of Medicine: Medline Search of Medical Journal articles 

 
• Equipment & Training Vendors (listing here should not be considered an endorsement)
• Bound Tree Corporation: Emergency Products
• Common Sense EMS Supply (Savelives.com) 
• Dixie EMS: Medical Equipment and supplies 
• Emergency Training Associates: Emergency Service Bookstore for textbooks & study aids 
• Galls: EMS, Fire and Police Equipment 
• Knightlite: Study Software For Serious Fire Fighters , EMTs and Paramedics 
• SOLO: Wilderness Emergency Medicine, etc. 
• Wilderness Medical Associates: "Emergency Training for Outdoor Professionals"