EXPLO ER: Emergency Medicine Focus Program

Directors: David Torcoletti

Dive in, dig deeper, and explore the field of emergency medicine. You'll spend days in laboratories and medical simlabs, learning from ER doctors and EMS professionals. (For: Grades 6+7) When there's an accident, you need to act fast! This summer, go inside state-of-the-art labs, practice administering first aid, and work with a team to respond to trauma simulations. You'll be granted access to the exciting field of emergency medicine.

Obtain Red Cross First Aid + CPR certification Interview professional EMTs and restock a field-ready ambulance. Study the anatomy of bones and joints in the human body. Learn to check vital signs, immobilize injuries, suture wounds, and introduce IVs. Conduct a differential diagnosis of a real ER case. Treat for bleeding and shock in computer simulated trauma cases. Examine CAT scans, MRIs, and X-rays of bones and internal organs. Meet with ER doctors at a Harvard University teaching hospital. Interview patients about their signs and symptoms. Learn how to work as a medical team, which is crucial in responding to trauma cases.

• Camp size:
  30 campers
• Directors:
  David Torcoletti
• Founded:
  1977

• Gender:
  Co-Educational
• Maximum age:
  12
• Minimum age:
  10
• Nearest city:
  Boston, MA

Activities

• Save Lives
• Master Anatomy
• Check Vitals
• Diagnose
• Examine CAT Scans
• Meet ER Doctors
• Interview Patients
• Team Building
• Interview Professional EMT's
• Computer Simulated Trauma Cases
• Examine X-rays
• Examine MRIs

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