CCA EMS is pleased to announce the completion of our third dynamic simulation environment dedicated to EMS education.  While we still have some minor adjustments to make to the room, it is functional as a training environment.
 

CCA EMS is pleased to announce the completion of our second simulation environment.  While we still have some minor adjustments to make to the room, it is functional as a training environment.
Please view the 360-degree virtual tour of both of our simulation environments at http://www.obeo.com/Public/Viewer/default.aspx?ID=299027
 

Construction began this month on the second of four anticipated simulation environments at the EMS Program.  This second simulation room will have an outdoor theme, including store front facades, a sidewalk cafe, a street and sidewalks.  As with the first ground-breaking simulation environment at CCA, this area will have a fully-functional ambulance box, a clinic/ED room, plus the ability to record audio and video in the room.  Working closely with the film and video program at CCA, the environment will essentially be a Hollywood-type film set.  The room should be ready for use by the middle of September.
 

Construction began this month on the second of four anticipated simulation environments at the EMS Program.  This second simulation room will have an outdoor theme, including store front facades, a sidewalk cafe, a street and sidewalks.  As with the first ground-breaking simulation environment at CCA, this area will have a fully-functional ambulance box, a clinic/ED room, plus the ability to record audio and video in the room.  Working closely with the film and video program at CCA, the environment will essentially be a Hollywood-type film set.  The room should be ready for use by the middle of September.
 

The latest class of students graduated from CCA's EMS program May 6. 
Back Row, left to right: Jeff Reynek, Brian Light (Platte Canyon Rescue Service & Action Care Ambulance); Brian Jones (Medical Center of Aurora); Paul Strongwater; Elizabeth Alexander (Rural Metro Ambulance); Tim Stuchlick; Adam Anderson (Boulder Community Hospital); Gary Riggins.
Front Row, left to right: Dawn Petta; Sean Dunlop (Rural Metro Ambulance).
 

CCA's EMS program was highlighted in the April issue of Emergency Medical Services Magazine.  The article is a description of the first simulation studio at CCA EMS, and the first of its kind in the nation.  Read the article at the link above, or click here to read the story as a PDF.
 

CCA's EMS program is the cover story in the latest edition of the NAEMSE quarterly newsletter Domain³.  The article, written by CCA EMS Primary Instructor Ken Forinash, discusses the EMS program from the perspective of a former student and a prospective student.  To read the article in full click on this link: NAEMSE article.
 

The 2005 Colorado State EMS Conference saw the CCA EMS Program host a booth in the vendors' area, as well as present an overview of their current research study in a breakout session.  The booth in the vendor hall had a steady flow of traffic around it, with many participants to the conference playing a form of EMS Jeopardy for a chance to win prizes.  Feedback from those who visited the booth was very positive, with several people saying that the CCA EMS booth was the best one in the hall.

Bob Matoba, EMS Program Department Chair, gave a one-hour presentation that gave a history of the program's Simulation Studio, as well as an overview of the first part of the research being done in the Program.
 

Bob Matoba, EMS Program Department Chair, and Pony Anderson, Equipment Coordinator, set up the booth at the 2005 Colorado State EMS Conference.

Some of the many visitors to the Program booth at the State EMS Conference.