View your points and status for the current semester. Points will be updated 1 week after the designated event.
View the GM slides for the previous General Meetings. Slides contain links regarding important resources presented during the General Meetings.
Sign up to complete the skills component of your Responder training, make up your monthly Responder training requirement, or learn more about what being an EMT is like!
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Submit any incidents related to leadership, other members, or patients. Please include documentation if possible.
A Support Team member has submitted the Responder Information Sheet (RIS) and is an active member of the organization (more info below). This individual is not currently a certified EMT or is an EMT but does not wish to use their certification. However, a Support Team member must undergo the Support Team Training by the Training Lieutenant and submit appropriate vaccinations and immunizations as outlined in the RIS to participate as a LEMS Support Team member. The support team can assist responders at medical standby events but cannot directly administer patient care or act autonomously without supervision from a responder.
Submit the Responder Information Sheet by the designated deadline.
Complete Support Team Training, which includes Safety Orientation, CPR Basics, Bleeding Control, and Basics
To remain an Active Support Team member, you must obtain the following:
1) At least 4 GM points - there are 7 GMs in the semester
2) At least 4 EVENT points - EVENT points can come from medical standby events, socials, public health workshops, and medical resource panels
3) At least 3 Social Points OR 1 Social Point and 1 Medical Resource point
An individual with a Responder 1 status is cleared to participate in any medical related events and may administer patient care; however, they cannot do so without the presence or oversight of a Responder 2 or above. They may not be left alone while on duty or at a medical standby event, unless in an abnormal or extenuating circumstance as deemed by an Operations Officer (such as a mass casualty incident).
Submit your RIS with the following information:
Complete an ATCEMS rideout.
Pass the R1 Responder Exam with a score of at least 90%
This exam is modeled after the NREMT Cognitive Examination and includes scenarios, NREMT questions, illness/trauma identification, and basic patient assessment. Use this presentation as a study aid.
Practice for your R1 Skills Check Off. This will include:
Rubric found here. This check-off will need to be completed during Office Hours. If you fail a skill(s), you will be asked to repeat the skill(s) at a later office hour time.
You passed — you rock! — and now you can perform events and work towards becoming a R2! You have two semesters to test up to a Responder 2 after you earn your Responder 1 status, or else you'll be demoted back down to Support Team. This is to ensure clinical competency at all medical events.
To remain an Active Responder, you must obtain the following:
1) At least 4 GM points - there are 7 GMs in the semester
2) At least 4 EVENT points - EVENT points can come from medical standby events, public health workshops, and monthly training
3) At least 3 Social Points OR 1 Social Point and 1 Medical Resource point
In addition, to work the month's events, you must complete a Monthly Training which consists of attending the didactic portion, passing the corresponding quiz, AND completing the hands-on scenario. If a group fails the hands-on portion, they will have to make it up during office hours.
An individual with a Responder 2 status is a more experienced LEMS EMT that has been on duty for a certain amount of hours/medical standby events. They are responsible for overseeing their assigned Responder 1 personnel (if one is present while on duty) and may act independently when administering patient care.
Complete all the requirements to be a Responder 1. See the Responder 1 tab above for more information.
Pass the following examinations:
R2 Responder Exam with a score of at least 90%
This exam is modeled after the NREMT Cognitive Examination and includes scenarios, NREMT questions, illness/trauma identification, and basic patient assessment. Use this presentation as a study aid.
Auscultation Exam with a score of at least 70%
You will identify adventitious breath sounds (stridor, rales/crackles, wheezing, rhonchi) during office hours. Study Guide found here.
Practice for your R2 Skills Check Off. This will include:
Rubric found here. This check-off will need to be completed during Office Hours. If you fail a skill(s), you will be asked to repeat the skill(s) at a later office hour time.
Prepare for Scenario Checkoffs: you will run through 1 Medical and 1 Trauma scenario as if you were an EMT on campus responding to a call from dispatch and write a patient care report on one of the scenarios. There is a huge emphasis on scene evaluation, patient assessment, interventions, and patient reports. Example scenario found here.
You passed, you rock, and now you can oversee events as an R2, which means you can act independently or lead a team at any medical event. You must work at least 4 medical standby events before advancing towards becoming a Responder 3 or being demoted back down to Responder 1.
To remain an Active Responder, you must obtain the following:
1) At least 4 GM points - there are 7 GMs in the semester
2) At least 4 EVENT points - EVENT points can come from medical standby events, public health workshops, and monthly training
3) At least 3 Social Points OR 1 Social Point and 1 Medical Resource point
In addition, to work the month's events, you must complete a Monthly Training which consists of attending the didactic portion, passing the corresponding quiz, AND completing the hands-on scenario. If a group fails the hands-on portion, they will have to make it up during office hours.
An individual with a Responder 2 status has met all the internal requirements to achieve Responder 2 status and has also completed additional internal training. Individuals with Responder 3 status are appointed and must be subjected to an interview process, incident command training, and demonstrate clinical competency and experience within the organization. One Responder 3 must be present at all medical standby events and oversee all LEMS personnel at that event. One Responder 3 must be on call/on shift during hours of operation.
After achieving Responder 2 status, you will need to work at least 4 medical standby events to qualify for Responder 3 status. If responder advancement is not accomplished in the designated time (see Responder 2 guidelines), you will have to retest for Responder 2 to operate for the next year, or be demoted to Responder 1
Update your RIS with the following document:
Complete the question-based application about why being an R3 is right for you.
Sit for the Responder 3 Presentation, which includes Standard Operating Guidelines and Operations Management Protocols. Afterwards, pass an examination over the presentation with a score of at least 26/30.
Pass the Pharmacology exam with a score of at least 10/12. This covers indications, contraindications, and dosages. Use the Pharmacology Study Guide as a study aid.
Sit for a Responder 3 Interview where your management in situations as first in command will be assessed. The interview will consist of four scenarios covering Community Emergency Response and Personnel Management.
You passed, you rock! Now you can oversee events as an R3. You can act independently or lead a team at any medical event.
In the event that you do not pass your Responder 3 exam or pass your interview you will be required to wait one semester before applying the same criteria in maintaining active R2 status. You must earn 4 medical event points per semester to remain an active Responder 3.
To remain an active responder, you must obtain the following:
1) At least 4 GM points - there are 7 GMs in the semester
2) At least 4 EVENT points - EVENT points can come from medical standby events, public health workshops, and monthly training
3) At least 3 Social Points OR 1 Social Point and 1 Medical Resource point
In addition, to work the month's events, you must complete a Monthly Training which consists of attending the didactic portion, passing the corresponding quiz, AND completing the hands-on scenario. If a group fails the hands-on portion, they will have to make it up during office hours.
