Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation

							                                            Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
                                                            Ted Strickland, Governor | Marsha P. Ryan, Administrator




                                                                  Center
                                                                  For EMS
     Ohio BWC Annual Safety Congress Offers Educational Opportunities
            Special sessions focus on Emergency Medical Services
COLUMBUS – The free event, sponsored by BWC, will be held at the Columbus Convention Center on April 1-3,
2008, and is open to the public.
Sessions specifically designed for EMS and first responders include:
    • National Incident Management for dummies
    • Do no harm, do know harm: What first responders need to know about scene safety
    • Geriatric trauma: Don't let the disguise fool you
    • Replantation: Extreme style
    • Trauma assessment and skills simulation
    • Upper extremity trauma and replantation: Putting the pieces together
    • From the war zone to the street: Advances in bleeding control
    • Advanced Burn Life Support pre-hospital provider course (registration fee required)
        Those wishing to only audit the course will receive free CEUs
    • Free CEUs on Day 1 and Day 2 provided by the Ohio State University Center for EMS

The Ohio Safety Congress and Expo is the Midwest’s largest annual gathering of leading safety and health
companies and professionals.

For more information, visit www.ohiobwc.com or call 1-800-OHIOBWC.




Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation
30 W. Spring St. | Columbus, Ohio 43215-2256
1-800-OHIOBWC | ohiobwc.com

Media contact: Keary McCarthy
(614) 644-8944 or (614) 312-7272          mccarthy.keary@bwc.state.oh.us