Basic IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Theory and Knowledge for EMTs meets the OCEMS requirements for continuing education. This is a great course for EMTs wishing to learn the basic history, theory, and knowledge of IVs and blood withdrawal. This is a 3-day course.
Areas covered in this class include safety and infection control, anatomy and physiology, fluids and electrolyte balance, equipment, procedure, and management for dermal puncture and venipuncture, complications, documentations, legal aspects, and advanced theory (maintaining PICC lines, central lines, pumps, etc.). Students will practice on mannequins per the OCEMS approval.
Contact Education Hours: 24 CE are available for qualified providers.
Orange County Emergency Medical Services approved GMEC as a prehospital CE provider. Students must check with their county to confirm these hours will be accepted. GMC will work with any county to meet their CE eligibility, please share our contact info with your county or provide us contact info to work with other counties. Check your local county to confirm they will accept these CEs for your licensure.
Instructional Model: This class is offered in hybrid format that includes live online lectures, and classroom skills on mannequins.
SCHEDULE
Select the campus location and the start date that best fits your schedule.
Custom classes may be available on request. Call for more information
TUSTIN CAMPUS - 1391 Warner Ave., Suite A, Tustin, CA 92780
3-Day Weekend
Month | Days | Times | Class Dates |
Jan | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 1/10, 1/11, 1/12 |
Feb | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 2/7, 2/8, 2/9 |
Mar | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 3/7, 3/8, 3/9 |
Apr | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 4/11, 4/12, 4/13 |
May | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 5/9, 5/10, 5/11 |
Jun | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 6/6, 6/7, 6/8 |
Jul | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 711, 7/12, 7/13 |
Aug | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 8/8, 8/9, 8/10 |
Sep | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 9/5, 9/6, 9/7 |
Oct | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 10/10, 10/11, 10/12 |
Nov | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 11/7, 11/8, 11/9 |
Dec | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 12/5, 12/6, 12/7 |
SACRAMENTO CAMPUS
The same schedule as Tustin campus location, however, the live skills laboratory is scheduled on a different day at a Sacramento location and date to be assigned.
3-Day Weekend + Lab day (9:00am to 3:00pm)
Month | Days | Times | Class Dates | Lab Date Options |
Jan | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 1/10, 1/11, 1/12 | 1/13 |
Feb | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 2/7, 2/8, 2/9 | 2/10 |
Mar | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 3/7, 3/8, 3/9 | 3/10, 4/9 |
Apr | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 4/11, 4/12, 4/13 | 4/9, 4/21 |
May | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 5/9, 5/10, 5/11 | 5/12 |
Jun | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 6/6, 6/7, 6/8 | 6/9 |
Jul | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 711, 7/12, 7/13 | 7/14, 8/6 |
Aug | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 8/8, 8/9, 8/10 | 8/6, 8/11 |
Sep | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 9/5, 9/6, 9/7 | 9/8 |
Oct | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 10/10, 10/11, 10/12 | 10/13 |
Nov | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 11/7, 11/8, 11/9 | 11/10 |
Dec | Fri/Sat/Sun | 7:00am to 7:00pm | 12/5, 12/6, 12/7 | 12/10 |