The NTC-West Welcome to the second edition of the NDLS newsletter! Feedback has indicated this is best presented in a quarterly format. In this publication I hope to keep you current on what NDLS and the NTC-West is up to! Trainings and new developments as they are booked and brought online! Additional information and training calendars can always be found at both the NTC-WEST website at www.ndls.us and the NDLS Foundation LMS website at http://register2.ndlsf.org for all eighty-two U.S. Training centers and the twenty Global Training Centers. Give us a call if we can help with your training needs or you have any questions concerning the NDLS series of training courses. Tom Lehman Director NDLS NTC-WEST TLehman@NDLSF.org CONTACT US! When BOOKING COURSES, making enquiries, asking questions, want to make a comment or need to contact me directly please use the following new email address! TLehman@NDLSF.org You can also still reach us at; info@ndlsf.org (Be sure to indicate you are directing your email to the NTC-WEST) info@ndls.us (NTC-WEST direct) Schedule So Far this Year 2016 January BDLS/ADLS - Dallas County Health and Human Services New Hi-Fidelity Simulators put into use for the first time! February BDLS - UTSW CDLS Tarrant County Public Health BDLS/ADLS Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand March BDLS Tarrant County Public Health April BDLS - Baptist Medical and Dental Fellowship Conference, Grapevine Texas Custom Disaster Training and Presentation First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China ADLS KCUMB, Kansas City, MO Tom Lehman retires from UT Southwestern but continues to work with the NDLS NTC- West Training Center and the new EDGH (Emergency and Disaster Global Health) Training Initiative and Global Fellowship. May ADLS KCUMB, Kansas City, MO BDLS/ADLS Denton County Public Health, Denton, TX June 2016 BDLS/ADLS Albany, NY BDLS/ADLS/NDLS-I -New Training Center Rollout and Training - Shanghai, China BDLS/ADLS - NCTTRAC, Arlington, TX July August BDLS - UTSW, Dallas, TX NEW Mailing Address The NDLS NTC-West at UT Southwestern Medical Center The Department of Emergency Medicine 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. E4.300 Dallas, Texas 75390-7201 Tlehman@NDLSF.org - www.ndls.us Song.Lehman@UTSouthwestern.edu UT Southwestern Medical Center 214-648-2594 September 09/06/2016 09/12/2016 09/14/2016 BDLS/ADLS Lihui, Kauai, Hawaii
OPEN DATES We are already booking courses into 2017!! Now is the time to lock in the training slots you want. Don t wait until someone else grabs those primo spots! Contact us today! This year (2016) was one of our busiest years and I actually had to turn down requests for trainings. CEU s For courses presented by the NTC- WEST a full range of CEU s are available to qualified participants for BDLS and ADLS. CME CNE CHES SW RS and EMT-Basic, Intermediate, Paramedic (from CECBEMS). CEU s Continuing Education Units October 10/04/2016 10/25/2016 10/27/2016 BDLS/ADLS NCTTRAC, Arlington, Texas November 11/01/2016 11/05/2016 BDLS Denton County MRC, Denton, TX Keep in mind that we are usually busiest from January through June. Avoid the big end of grant year crush in May and June by booking during our quiet(er) times J! We have open dates from November 2016 forward into 2017. Let us know how we can help! CORE COURSES NDLS Version 3.2 is here and available from the NDLS National Training Center-WEST. The slide-sets for the Basic and Advanced courses, BDLS (Basic Disaster Life Support) and ADLS (Advanced Disaster Life Support), have now been updated and revised to the 3.2 version. Now more topical and relevant than ever, the NDLS courses build a foundation for response and mitigation of disasters and public health emergencies through All-Hazards training. CDLS (Core Disaster Life Support) stands at version 3.1. NTC-West Training Calendar http://ndls.us/schedules_2014.htm 11/22/2016 December Guangzhou, China Dates TBD January 2017 01/10 BDLS - UTSW, Dallas, TX February 2017 02/07 BDLS - UTSW, Dallas, TX 02/2016 Training Exercise Development Bangkok, Thailand March 2017 03/07 April 2017 04/18 July 2017 TBD BDLS Kanazawa, Japan CDLS 3.1 http://www.ndls.us/cdlsinfo.htm BDLS 3.2 http://www.ndls.us/bdlsinfo.htm ADLS 3.2 http://www.ndls.us/adlsinfo.htm
Old News Two new hi-fidelity simulators have been added to the NTC-WEST toy box. Replacing New News The NTC-WEST is pleased to announce a new service for our clients. AV production and post-production services have been added to the list of services provided by the NTC-WEST. These services will be contracted and priced on a case-by-case basis and are available to all clients who have an interest/need. our aging METI ECS simulators (roughly 110 years old in simulator years J) are two brand new CAE/METI MetiMan Pre-Hospital simulators. They have been used several time now and are working great! The new model is wireless and much more portable than the ECS. Customizable brochures and flyers are available from the NTC-W for your use in publicizing your courses. Samples are available at www.ndls.us at the bottom of the home page and elsewhere throughout the site. CDLS 3.1 Brochure Click Here! (PDF) BDLS 3.2 Brochure Click Here! (PDF) ADLS 3.2 Brochure Click Here! (PDF) BDLS/ADLS Flyer! Click Here! We will customize brochures or flyers with your logos and contact information to your specifications! NDLS Foundation Brochure Click Here! Some possibilities include; Record and review your training exercises Training Videos Documentation Advertise Public Service Announcements/Videos Podcasts YouTube Posts Record and review your NDLS training exercises Click HERE for additional information! UPDATE: DJI Quadcopter 4k Air Camera Added!
Moulage for ADLS and Mass Trauma Training Exercises Quick, effective, first glance realistic, Moulage is essential to the success of the ADLS Mass Casualty/Mass Triage exercise or any Mass Casualty exercise based on mass trauma situations. We have begun production of Moulage for ADLS and Mass Trauma Training Exercises. This training video will be available to anyone who wants to up their moulage game for any training exercise. The video will emphasize speed of application and how to deal with a large number of victims. Simple, effective techniques that will provide the first glance realism so necessary to obtain that essential BUY-IN from your Students/Responders. Video will be shot in 1080P High Definition and will be available in multiple formats. This project is being scripted now for an expected release early 2017 The video will feature; Building Scenarios Victim Profiles Addressing Safety Concerns Necessary Equipment and Supplies Set-Up Developing/Applying the right injuries for the scenario Quick, Effective Techniques for applying; o Burns Contusions Lacerations Compound Fractures Amputations Facial Trauma More. Instructions for prepping the VICTIMS and the Responders Clean-Up Video will be available on DVD - BD Flash Drive
Where We Have Been Every corner of Texas Allen - Amarillo - Arlington - Austin - Belton - College Station - Corpus Christi - Cyprus Creek - Dallas - Denton - Eagle Pass - El Paso - Fort Worth - Frisco - Grapevine - Harlingen - Houston - Humble - Irving - Lamarque - Las Colinas - Lewisville - Livingston - Lubbock - San Antonio - McKinney - McAllen - Midland/Odessa - Mt. Pleasant - Paris (Texas that is) - Plano - Richardson - Spring -The Woodlands - Tyler - Victoria - Weslaco - Wichita Falls and so many, many more! Alaska - Anchorage Arkansas - Little Rock - Texarkana California - Riverside Colorado - Denver - Parker Florida - Fort Lauderdale Georgia - Atlanta Savannah - Augusta Hawaii - Honolulu, Ohau - Hilo, Hawaii - Lihui, Kauai Illinois - Chicago - Urbana Louisiana - Baton Rouge - New Orleans Missouri - Kansas City - St. Louis New York - Albany - Rochester - Westchester - Valhalla Oklahoma - Tulsa Tennessee - Nashville Washington DC Washington - Seattle US Virgin Islands INTERNATIONAL Bangkok, Thailand - Kerela, India - Osaka, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Kanazawa, Japan - San Miguel de Allende, Mexico - Kuwait City, Kuwait - Muscat, Oman - Saudi Arabia - UAE - Tianjin, China - Guangzhou, China - Beijing, China - Shanghai, China Just to name a few! WHERE WE ARE GOING! CONTACT US
CONTACT INFO Tom Lehman NDLS Dallas Texas TLehman@NDLSF.org USING HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT MONIES? All three of the NDLS Courses (CDLS, BDLS, and ADLS) have been approved by the Department of Homeland Security. They are identified by the following Course Numbers: Core Disaster Life Support (CDLS) OK-006-RESP Basic Disaster Life Support (BDLS) OK-008-RESP Advanced Disaster Life Support (ADLS) OK-007-RESP This approval enables Homeland Security training funds to be used in support of the courses. We would like to acknowledge, with thanks, the efforts of Brandi Pond for managing the submission and review process. Her efforts extended over a period of several years to obtain this approval.