Inver Hills Community College
Emergency Health Services

Student Association

New Photo Album and Video of EMS Memorial Bike Ride 2007

 

We are a volunteer student organization dedicated to providing service and community education regarding Emergency Medical Services. Our members offer CPR classes and education to the public about the EMS profession. We provide first aid stand-by services for sporting events and community fundraising events. Our members are  students who are studying to become paramedics at Inver Hills Community College.  Many of our members are certified EMT-Basics.


Telephone: 651-450-8345 x945
For e-mail contact: juro0001@metnet.edu
Web Page: www.ehs.net/ehssa

Group Activities:

Links:

Calendar of Events

Yahoo Groups Page
 

Officers:
President: Zach Hamann
Vice President: Lily Peters
Secretary: Melissa Jurovich
Treasurer: Jordan Hanson
TraumaROO Coordinator: Alex Trembley

CPR coordinator: Lily Peters

Special Events coordinator: Dan Ober

Advisors: Brent Custard (bcustar@inverhills.edu)
and Dave Page (dpage@inverhills.edu)
   

 

 TraumaROO Safety Program

 

Regions Hospital and the Inver Hills EHS Student Association have teamed up to provide safety presentations to first and second grade children in the metropolitan St. Paul area and Dakota County.

Traumaroo is the children's safety program of the American Trauma Society that employs the services of the animated character "Troo" to teach important safety habits, with "fun" as a key component. The program helps children .

Traumaroo Segments:

  • Bicycle Safety:
    Troo explains safe riding habits, including the use of helmets and other protective measures. Also includes accessing Emergency Medical Services.
     

  • Playground Safety:
    Troo reveals tips on how to have fun in the playground while avoiding injuries. Includes access to Emergency Medical Services.
     

  • Staying Friends:
    This segment teaches children how to control their anger when a friend reacts inappropriately.
     

  • Home Safety:
    The AST's most recent Troo program instructs children on various Do's and Don'ts in and around the house.

 

 

 

How the Program Works

An animated video is shown featuring Troo, the director of "Traumaroo Central", which is a high-tech control center where children can view both safe and unsafe behavior. A unique feature of each Traumaroo video is its computer-enhanced animation and multiple television monitors, which highlight unsafe behavior (such as riding a bicycle without a helmet) and display strategies for safe behavior.

 

After children finish viewing the Troo video, the facilitator (one of the EHS Student association EMTs) structures discussions in which children can explore and share their responses to the program. The Traumaroo program's message is further reinforced as children use the activity books, which feature safety-related word games, connect the dots, coloring pages, puzzles, and other activities.

Children are given pretest evaluations one week before the Troo program to determine their knowledge of the subject, and again after 30 days after the presentation to determine what safety messages were retained. The program has been evaluated in numerous states, and the results reveal that an exceptionally high percentage of children are able to retain the safety messages that are demonstrated to them.

The Traumaroo program includes the following components:

  • VHS videotape

  • Facilitator from the IHCC EHS Student Association

  • TROO (Person in Kangaroo mascot suit)

Age Level: Most appropriate for grades kindergarten through fourth grade
Length of Program: Each segment is 30 minutes long.  Only two segments are done together.

Equipment Needs: VCR and TV

To schedule a TraumaROO presentation at your school please contact:

Linda Yde, Regions Hospital Trauma Services

Linda.M.Yde@HealthPartners.Com
651-254-3136

 


 

CPR Course at Augsburg-Fairview Academy for Health Care Careers. April 2007 - 60 students and 9 staff members certified in Health Care Provider CPR.

CPR at IHCC Student Success Day October 3, 2007 - 27 students completed the HeartSaver course.

 

CPR Classes

 

The student association offers CPR classes to community groups.  This activity is meant to help lay persons learn CPR and First Aid and decrease morbidity and mortality from sudden cardiac arrest.  These classes are personalized to the group that is requesting the course.  A donation to the Student Association is customary and is tax deductible.

April-May 2007 The EHSSA helped Ridgeview Ambulance by giving ambulance tours for Elementary kids at Ridgeview Hospital 

 

Click here to see a calendar of the dates.

 

 Show-and-tell EMS Demonstrations

The EHSSA is often invited to give ambulance tours and show the community what EMTs and Paramedic do.

 

At Jean Lyle children's center this year, we were invited again to show kids how to wear helmets properly and teach them about bicycle safety.

 
Medical Standby

The EHS student association is often requested to provide first aid at special events such as bike rides, marathons, parades, sporting events and school functions.  Certified Emergency Medical Technicians provide first response only and assist local EMS agencies when requested.

 

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Please help support the efforts of the EHS Student Association  >>>  Visit www.emsbikers.com >>>  Need a CPR class? Need first aid coverage for your special event?  Contact us we can help.  >>  The EHSSA is proud of it's partnership with Regions Hospital Trauma Services >>>  Thank you for visiting our site and for your support.

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