| Training AnnouncementsMake sure to check out all the courses below. Course dates are also listed on our website under the Training tab.You do not have to be a member of GEMSA to attend these courses, but you must live or work in Georgia. Due to a high incidence of people not reporting for classes after they have registered, a $30 “seat fee” will be requested at the end of your registration to any course. After you attend the course (appx 45-60 days), $25 will be refunded back to the credit card used to secure the seat in the class |
| Trauma Labs LIMITED SPACE IS AVAILABLE – SERIOUS INQUIRES ONLY!Georgia EMS Association and the Georgia Trauma Commission are offering a Georgia Trauma Skills Procedure Lab in Georgia with two available sessions each day. The sessions have been approved by Georgia’s Office of EMS & Trauma for 4 hours of CEUs.Each Lab session will be the same lab for both AM and PM. There will be 6 rotating lab skill stations per session offering the following education: Direct/Video Laryngoscopy; IO; Chest Needle Decompression & Anatomy; Difficult Airway Simulation; Bleeding Control & Wound Packing Simulation.If you register for the class and pay your seat fee consider yourself confirmed for the class. Course Locations and Dates: Bibb County ………………… June 13, 2025 Crisp County ………………… June 27, 2025 Spalding County ………… July 18, 2025 Columbia County ……….. August 8, 2025 Other Course Details:4 hours of SOEMS CEUs and Nursing CEUsCourse Includes: Participants course cost and any associated printed material. Not included: Lodging and Meals REGISTER HERE FOR TRAUMA LABS Low Angle Rope Rescue for EMS & First Responders – Emphasis on Patient Packaging The majority of critical medical care necessary in the technical rescue environment falls within the scope of the BLS provider, yet many of the most simple and effective interventions to improve patients’ survival are either forgotten or never learned.This hands-on interactive course is tailored for medical/rescuers tasked with the patient access, care, and evacuation components of a given rescue in technical terrain. As we all know, an often overlooked aspect of rope rescue training is giving participants an opportunity to efficiently find balance with the medical aspects of a given patient care scenario and the actual movement of that patient in difficult terrain. Through thoughtful discussion, pertinent case studies, and hands-on application we will explore a variety of realistic patient care challenges in difficult terrain. We will then combine that with safely moving the patient, as a team, in the challenging rescue environment. Location and Date : Cherokee Co Cherokee Fire & Rescue Training Center- June 5-6, 2025 Morgan County, Hard Labor Creek State Park June 23-24, 2025Course Details:Registration will be limited to 20 students per course, so don’t delay.The first qualified 20 students will be accepted. Applicants beyond that will be placed on a waiting listIncludes Course attendance, lunch on both class daysCLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ROPES Mental Health First Aid for EMS & FireWHY MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID?Firefighters and EMS personnel are constantly exposed to traumatic events and life-threatening situations that can take a toll on mental health. Strengthen your community and get your firefighters and EMS personnel certified in Mental Health First Aid for Fire/EMS, a trusted evidence-based and early intervention training program.How many of us have known Team Members who have experienced some issues and have not known how to deal with them. How many of us have lost friends due to depression or issues that weigh so heavily on them that they cannot see a future. It’s time to be able to recognize these signs within ourselves and our Team Members. Come join us and take a step in the right direction to help your Team Members.Habersham County – June 17, 2025CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH CLASS Emergency Vehicle Operations Course – Train the TrainerThis Train-the-Trainer driver education instructor candidate course covers the skills and knowledge required to safely operate emergency vehicles and the curriculum to deliver the course to other members in the emergency services field.This course is offered to better prepare emergency vehicle drivers with the extra demands placed upon them while operating emergency vehicles. The class is designed to be interactive for the students and offers hands on driver training along with classroom activities. This program will lead participants through various scenarios that will force them to think about typical accidents and make proper decisions when reacting to them.An accident from apparatus responding to or returning from calls continues to be a major contributor of death to fire and EMS personnel. This Train-the-Trainer driver education instructor candidate course covers the skills and knowledge required to safely operate emergency vehicles and the curriculum to deliver the course to other members in the emergency services field.This course is sponsored by GEMSA. It is offered to better prepare drivers to cope with the extra demands placed upon them in operating in emergency operations. The course will consist of classroom instructions and ‘hands on’ instruction/participation.Course Location and Dates:Chatham County Pooler, Georgia May 12 & 13, 2025Other Course Details:Emergency Services Insurance Program by McNeil & Co.Educator Hours AvailableAccepting 20 applicants for each courseCourse Includes: Participants course cost and any associated printed material and lunch.Applicants will be selected based upon Instructional Experience and EMS Regional Diversity. Selected Applicants will be notified by email. |
| Tactical Emergency Casualty CareThe Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) program is based on the principles of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) and meets the guidelines established by the Committee on Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (Co-TECC). The course teaches civilian tactical EMS; any EMS practitioner called upon to respond to a mass casualty or active shooter event.Upon successful completion of the course students will receive NAEMT TECC Course Completion Certificates and wallet cards.Locations and Dates:June 28th & 29th Worth County – Sylvester, GAOther Course Details:Registration will be limited to 24 students per course, so don’t delay.Applicants beyond that will be placed on a waiting list.The course registration fee and lunch is Grant FundedNot Included: Lodging, Breakfast or DinnerREGISTER HERE FOR TECC Auto Extrication & Patient Handling Advanced vehicle construction, hard car technology, Hybrid, EV systems, alternative fuels, rapid extrication techniques for modern vehicles, vehicle stabilization, different sizes/types of vehicles, patient care. During the practical sessions – multiple scenarios involving vehicles in unstable or irregular situations with emphasis on Patient care & treatment Learn from Instructors from Rescue Redefined· 24 hours of SOEMS CEUSCourse Location and Date: Gordon County – June 25-26-27 2025 Gordon County Fire Rescue Station 1 218 Public Safety Drive, Calhoun, GA 30701 The course registration fee and lunch is Grant Funded. NOT Included: Lodging, breakfast or dinner REGISTER HERE for AUTO EXTRICATION EMS Instructor Preparedness CourseApplications are being accepted through the following linkFunding has been obtained from the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission to conduct the EMS Instructor Preparedness Course. EMS Instructor Preparedness certification is a SOEMS approved course. You may utilize this certification to submit, along with the Department of Public Health – EMS Instructor License Application, for your Instructor Certification. The GEMSA EMS Instructor Preparedness course meets all initial education requirements for EMS Instructor and the available endorsements. Endorsements require current National Registry Certification or completion of National Registry Assessment Exams at that respective level.You will be required to complete POST course work and submit it as stated in the Student Contract you will sign.Should you have any questions, please contact: Daniel Warren or Cathy WhiteThe funding will be as follows:Upon registration you will be required to pay at $30 -Non Refundable Deposit for your seat in this class. If you live 50 miles or closer to location or commute daily -cost of course and lunchJackson County – June 16-17-18-19 2025If you live FURTHER than 50 miles through application choose to stay in hotel – Double Occupancy will be covered – if you choose single occupany then you will be responsible for 50% of hotel bill that GEMSA books.CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR EMS PREP Special Fx Makeup (Moulage) – Beginning to BeyondMoulage Workshop is designed to introduce an entry level into SFx Makeup (Moulage) to anyone wanting to enhance the practical skills setting of their EMS programs. It will progress through various levels of makeup with different costs factors to accommodate most budgets. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn these techniques !!*Each student will be given a Moulage Starter Kit to take home with them.Bibb County – May 30 2025 8 hoursIncluded: Course and Lunch CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR MOULAGE |
| If you have any questions concerning registration, please contact Travis McCoy, Program Coordinator, at specialops@georgiamemsassociation.comor Cathy White, Operations Chief, at program@georgiaemsassociation.com.These programs are made possible by State of Georgia funding provided through the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission. |