Nick Carson – Owner
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EMS World 2023
Nick Carson, FP-C, CCP-C, TP-C, NRP, B.S. is a Flight Paramedic with the University of Vermont Health Network. He is the owner of Precision Training, LLC, and hosts the Code 321 Podcast. Nick is a national conference speaker specializing in the topics surrounding training, safety systems, trauma care, leadership, and active threat response. Nick has authored multiple training programs across emergency response agencies and currently sits on his organization’s training committee. He has worked in the career fire service, municipal EMS, and critical care medicine. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Communications from the University of Vermont.
How Precision Can Help
ACLS
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Classes (AHA)
What does this course teach?
- Basic life support skills, including effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask device, and use of an AED
- Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
- Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
- Airway management
- Related pharmacology
- Management of ACS and stroke
- Effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation team
PALS
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Classes (AHA)
After successfully completing this course, students will be able to
- Perform high‐quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) per American Heart Association (AHA) basic life support (BLS) recommendations
- Differentiate between patients who do and do not require immediate intervention
- Recognize cardiopulmonary arrest early and begin CPR within 10 seconds
- Apply team dynamics
- Differentiate between respiratory distress and failure
- Perform early interventions for respiratory distress and failure
- Differentiate between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock
- Perform early interventions for the treatment of shock
- Differentiate between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias
- Describe clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias
- Implement post–cardiac arrest management
PEARS
Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization Classes (AHA)
The AHA’s PEARS Course is designed for healthcare providers and others who might encounter pediatric emergency situations during their work, including:
- Physicians and nurses not specializing in pediatrics
- Nurse practitioners
- Physician assistants
- EMTs,
- Respiratory therapists
- Prehospital and in-facility healthcare providers (outside of critical-care areas)
- Outpatient clinic staff
- School-based providers
- Any other healthcare provider who infrequently sees critically ill or injured infants and children
Consulting
Private Consulting
- Training program development
- Training program audits
- CE program development
- Skills assessment
- Scenario writing
- After-Action Report writing
- Project coordination
- Creative work
- Branding and Recruitment
Public Speaking
Public Speaking
Nick Carson is a nationally recognized speaker with engagements across the country. Conference appearances include EMS World Expo, New York State Vital Signs Conference, Vermont Emergency Preparedness Conference among other events.
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EMS Exam Preparation
Exam Preparation
Specialties include:
- Pro-Board Firefighter I
- Pro-Board Firefighter II
- Pro-Board Pump Apparatus Pump Operator
- National Registry of EMTs – EMT
- National Registry of EMTs – AEMT
- National Registry of EMTs – Paramedic
- International Board of Specialty Certifications – Flight Paramedic (FP-C)
- International Board of Specialty Certifications – Critical Care Paramedic (CCP-C)
- International Board of Specialty Certifications – Tactical Paramedic (TP-C)
Emergency Services Course Tutoring
Private Tutoring for Individuals and Groups
Courses offered:
- Firefighter I
- Firefighter II
- PADO
- AADO
- EMT
- AEMT
- Paramedic
- Critical Care Paramedic
- Flight Paramedic
- Tactical Paramedic
