Physio Control LUCAS 3, Instructor Manual

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Instructor Training Preparation
THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE EACH TRAINING SESSION
Who is your audience?
There may be a combined audience of both prehospital and hospital providers. It is
helpful to know whether the audience you will be instructing will be EMTs, Paramedics,
Nurses, etc., to tailor your examples and discussion to be the most relevant for the
audience present.
How large is your audience?
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In order for the hands-on training to be the most effective, it is important to
maintain an instructor to student ratio of 1:6 (one instructor to six students).
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Determine the need for additional trainers and make arrangements for resources
such as LUCAS devices, manikins and training materials accordingly, prior to the
training session.
FACILITY PLANNING AND LOGISTICS
Each training session will require a classroom setting for the “Introduction and Device
Overview” large enough to accommodate the audience attending. In addition, there needs
to be ample space for multiple small groups, with an instructor to student ratio of 1:6, to
perform small group hands-on training and application practice. This may require reserving
a second room for the hands-on training depending on space available in the classroom.
Training should follow the timing outlined below:
15 min. Introduction
45 min. Classroom Training
10 min. Break
120 min. Small Group Hands-On Training and Application Practice
5 min. Break
30 min. Training Evaluation
15 min. Q&A/Additional Hands-on (as needed)