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Class Policy:

Participants are expected to arrive on time, ready for class, follow rules and procedures, remain respectful of coworkers and supervisors (students and instructor), and dress appropriately for the occupation. Casual, comfortable attire is recommended. (We will be spending time on the floor working with patients and equipment). Sandals, flip flops, shorts, tank tops, and low cut shirts are examples of inappropriate attire for this profession. When doing practical skills, participants will be working on each other. Therefore, personal hygiene is of the utmost importance; please keep yourself and your clothes clean. If the instructor feels that a student’s hygiene or attire is not appropriate, a counseling session may be required. The instructor has the ability to remove a student from the class or training session if a problem with hygiene is not corrected. All students will perform with normal regard for personal safety as well as the safety of patients and other involved with the patient care. At NO TIME will a student perform any action he/she deems unsafe or that the student/I/C feels inappropriate actions for the student to take. Students shall wear disposable gloves during any and all patient contact and shall use protective barrier device between themselves and the training equipment when practicing mouth to manikin or mouth to airway adjunct ventilation.

Any time a student suffers an injury while functioning as an EMT-B student, the student will immediately report the occurrence to the I/C. A written incident report of the occurrence must be made within 48 hours.

There will be absolutely no tolerance with habitual late arrival students. Nor will there be any tolerance for students that arrive under the influence of intoxicating substances or the suspicion thereof. If a student is suspected of being under the influence of intoxicants the student will be escorted from the class, and their participation in the class will end and there will be no refund of any tuition money.

Students are required to forward 50% of their tuition for the class, this will hold their spot until opening night. The remaining 50% of the tuition is due on or before the first night of class. The tuition covers the cost of all books, lecture, lab and equipment fees incurred by Lyons Ambulance Service Training Center during the education process.
Payment may be made by personal check, bank check, or cash. Credit cards will not be accepted. Tuition reimbursement will only be as follows:
* Full refund before the start of class 1;
* 50% refund after class 1 and before class 3;
* 0% refund after class 3

Cellular Phone Use:
Cellular phones will be turned to the silent mode. If the phone does not have a silent option it must be turned off while in class. Any phone conversation must be made outside the classroom so as not to disrupt others. Phones must be off during examinations.

Attendance Policy:
The following rules will be strictly enforced:

You must sign in on the course roster every session or you will be counted as absent and have to make up that session.

If you leave early without “prior approval” you will be counted as absent, or if it is found that you left during a break and did not return you will be marked as missing and must make up the entire lesson regardless of when you left. Frequent tardiness or arriving more than 20 minutes into a class session (without prior notification) will be counted as an absence, and the entire class will have to be made up.

If you are unable to attend a scheduled class or examination you may be excused for the following reasons:

* Illness (either you or a member of your immediate family)
* Death in the immediate family
* Disabling traffic accident
* Court appearance or jury duty
* Military duty
* Weather emergency

Making up missed Sessions: Every effort should be made to make up missed sessions by attending the same lesson missed. If the same lesson cannot be made up at another class, the student will meet with the instructor (or instructor aide) and arrangements will be made for the student to attend a make up session with the instructor or aide. Missing an exam night without proof of an "Unavoidable occurrence” will result in a score of “0” for that exam.

Change /Cancel Policy:
If a class or exam is to be canceled due to severe weather conditions or a natural disaster, students will be notified by Lyons Ambulance Service via telephone.
Class cancellation may also be announced over local police and fire department radio frequencies, as well group e-mail notification.

Testing and Examinations: Testing and evaluation process set forth by the Department of Transportation calls for seven (7) written module examinations as well as a final written and practical exam. In order to be eligible for the State Exam students must pass the four (4) practical sessions on the course final practical exam and you must also obtain a final written exam score of at least 75. Written examinations on the course material will consist of multiple-choice, and true/false, and simulations. Practical skills will be demonstrated to the instructor/aide as they are mastered by the student. If a student wishes to contest a question he/she feels was graded incorrectly, the student must provide documentation from the training material supporting his/her position that an answer is correct. If it is determined that the contested answer was correct, the test score will be updated.

The State certifying exam will consist of both a practical session and a written exam. The practical portion of the exam will consist of 4 stations:

1. Station 1 – Resuscitation/Defibrillation
2. Station 2 – Splinting (traction splint/upper extremity splint)
3. Patient Assessment (Trauma assessment/medical assessment)
4. Spinal Immobilization

Students must pass all four practical skills stations in order to be eligible to sit for the written examination. If a student fails one practical station, they will be allowed to retest on the same day. If two stations are failed, they must apply for a retest for the stations missed. Failure of three or more stations requires the student retake the entire EMT-Basic course.

All candidates for certification must successfully complete the practical examination within one year of the official end\ date of their basic EMT course. The practical examination must be passed before a candidate can schedule an appointment to take the written examination.

In addition, all candidates must successfully complete the written examination within six months of being authorized to take the written exam. Candidates are allowed a maximum of three attempts at each portion of the examination within the above time limits. If you fail to meet either deadline, you will no longer be eligible for the certification examination. To regain eligibility you would need to complete another Basic EMT course.

There is also a certification fee that is not included in the course cost. The EMT certification fee is $150.00 and must be paid in the form of a check or money order payable to:

“Commonwealth of Massachusetts”.
The certification fee is not refundable.

The written examination is applied for after successful completion of the practical exam. The cost for the written exam is not included in the course costs. An additional $55.00 will be paid to the testing company.

The written exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions. Additional information concerning the written examination will be provided near the end of class.

A test site fee of $125.00 paid to our practical test site is also required.

Clinical Patient Assessments: Five (5) clinical patient assessments are required before end of the course.

Students will present themselves appropriately dressed and exhibit professionalism at all times. Students will wear black or navy slacks (jeans will be unacceptable) light blue or white shirts with a collar, and clean and polished shoes. Any coat is acceptable, preferably dark in color, but it should have no logos. No tennis shoes, jeans, perfume, or dangling jewelry is allowed. Participants with long hair should wear it up or back to keep it out of the face.

Assessments may be conducted between the ambulance setting or in an Emergency Department. Documentation is to be submitted to the course instructor at the next class following the assessment.

Assessments will be discussed in detail and documentation sheets will be distributed approximately halfway through the course. When you schedule your time for assessments, plan on periods of no less than four (4) hours. It is the students responsibility to make arrangements for the clinical assessments.

At NO TIME during clinical patient assessments will a student is allowed to drive any ambulance.

Participant Progress Conference:
Each student will be advised of their standing in didactic, practical and clinical areas on at least one occasion throughout the course. This will be a formal progress conference. The dates for these conferences will be announced in class.

Students Responsibilities:
Students must:

* Bring required materials (textbooks, workbooks, paper and pencil) to class;

* Log into the attendance system every scheduled class;

* Stay engaged and on task (take notes, listen, ask questions);

* Follow the instructor’s directions; and
* Ask for assistance, after first having attempted to resolve the problem themselves.

HIPPA Responsibilities:
Effective April 4, 2004, the Federal HIPPA regulations govern the use and disclosure of Protected Health Information of an individual. During the time the student is at the training facility and receiving clinical training involving Protected Health Information regulated by the Federal HIPPA Privacy Regulations. The student may use Protected Health Information of the training site for clinical teaching purposes.

Lyons Ambulance Service Training Center will provide HIPPA awareness training.

Statement of Reasonable Accommodation for Handicapped Students:
This program is committed to nondiscrimination of handicapped persons, as specified in Chapter 504 of the rehabilitation of 1973. Students who qualify as handicapped persons under the definition of this act may wish to discuss the need for reasonable accommodation with the course instructor.
Students should understand that it is their responsibility to self-identify their need(s) for accommodation and that they must provide current, comprehensive diagnosis of a specific disability or medical condition from a qualified professional in order to receive services. Documentation must include specific recommendations for accommodation(s). Documentation should be provided in a timely manner prior to or early in the class so that requested accommodations can be considered and, if warranted arranged.

Amendments and Additions: The course instructor reserves the right to make amendments and additions to these requirements at any time during the course. All changes will be announced in advance.