Integrating Smartphones

and Tablet Devices into

Fire and EMS Education

Show of phones…

?Do you have a

smartphone or

tablet with you?

The safety issues identified…Distraction due to non-operational use

of personal electronic devices during flight and ground operations

Distraction is a Real Issue

Smartphone Usage

Ubiquity of Mobile Devices

Smartphone Ownership

UsThem81%55%

39%18%

Kids These Days

18-29 year olds

Policy Creation,

Adoption, and

Enforcement

CoAEMSP Sample Program

Policies and Procedures

CoAEMSP Sample Program

Policies and Procedures

CELL PHONES, PAGERS, AND

ELECTRONICS

To eliminate distractions in the

classroom, the following policy will be followed by all students

enrolled in the Emergency

Medical Services Program.

CoAEMSP Sample Program

Policies and Procedures

Cell phones are NOT to be used in the classroom, laboratory or clinical areas, or in hallways and common areas of the college.

This includes use as a phone, text messaging device, music player, voice recorder, camera, video camera, or any other function which distracts the student from learning in class or disrupts others at any time.

Fire Academy

Policies and Procedures

Please extend the courtesy to

fellow students by placing cell

phones and pagers on vibrate. If

you must accept or make a call,

please remove yourself from the

classroom. Firefighter I & II and

EMS Training students, please

refer to appropriate Appendix

for further clarification.

Fire Academy

Policies and Procedures

…Fire Academy is dedicated to

providing an ideal learning

environment, where we can also

keep all testing material secure.

In order to do this, all cell phones

and electronic devices will be

prohibited in the classroom unless

required by your lead instructor

or designee.

Classroom Distractions

?

Define

Label

Reinforce

Distractions are Everywhere

My teacher keeps me engaged with

worthwhile activities…

Age, skill, and knowledge appropriate

instructions…

Timely feedback and regular

assessment…

And breaks to re-energize.

(otherwise I go nuts)

Policy Components

Don’t allow if device:

• Disrupts critical processes

• Undermines integrity

• Violates privacy

• Threatens any individual

Ban vs. No Limits

• Organization policy

• Ability to enforce

• Instructor comfort

• Student needs

• Start strict, ease off later

• Provide breaks for use

• Appropriate consequences

Discussion

The

WORST-CASE SCENARIO

Academic Dishonesty

Phone a Friend

Offensive or Defensive Attack?

Is a bystander video taping?

Intentional Usage:

Encourage or

Discourage

Primary Education

• Mobile technology use has

become commonplace

• 73% use mobile phones in

classroom or to complete

assignments

• 45% use e-readers

• 43% use tablet computers

Professionalism Skills

• Access knowledge

• Curate information

• Click safely

• Focus on people/tasks

• Honor patient PHI

• Professional discussion

Patient Gateway into EMS

Patient Gateway into EMS

EMS and Fire Apps

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x

+

÷

ERG 2012 App

• Safe clicking

• Download

• Feature tour

• Find guides

• Scene reports

EMS1.com: Train to use app

Access Information

H

NIMS ICS Guide

Paramedic Meds

LA County Paramedic

Pediatric EMS

Reference Guides

Epocrates

Firefighter Pocketbook

Rescue Field Guide

Improve

Habit Streak

My Fitness Pal

Coach’s Eye

Get Better

Video-assisted

Feedback During

CPR: Analysis of

Smartphone

Video Footage

Accurately

Classifies Chest

Compression

RateRead Scientific Assembly Abstracts

Communicate

Teacher

Google DocClass Notes

Message

Remind.com

Return to classroom to review video of interior operations evolutions

Learn Anything…Video

Learn Anything…Slides

Listen

Read

Go Places

H

FDIC 2015

• Topics

• Speakers

• Products

• Social stream

Virtual Travel

Call Report

HEND

Get Patient Off Phone

Test Prep and Practice

EMT Review Plus

iALIVE Wind-Driven Fires

Critical Care Paramedic Review

Skill Prep and Practice

Obtaining IV Access

Airway Management

Triage

Locate the Cricothyroid Membrane

Clinical or Internship

Attendance

File Sharing / Remote Access

Dropbox

Google Drive

Evernote

I just ate your USB drive.Amazon Cloud

Drone Control

Device Free Time

• Case review

• Exam

• Before drill

or simulation

• Class issue

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Questions