EMT students work live events for real world experience

Mr. Lombardo, Washington Square EMT instructor, has built a program where students from his class are working in the medical field around the metro area, former students hold roles as EMT’s, Nurses, and Instructors themselves. One valuable tool he utilizes allows students to shadow him and other Stadium Medical EMTs and Paramedics at concerts all across the Denver metro area.

Students From Washington Square can sign up for concerts and events to work the shows in the first aid stations assisting and experiencing unscripted real situations. Our students are encouraged to jump in and take vitals, hook up monitors and assist in many tasks from grabbing band aids to helping move patients and even transporting patients to the hospital. As their learning builds, the students can start to take the lead by initiating the patient contact and gathering information, by asking the right questions in the right situation and following the correct procedure for the situation, while being supported by professionals in the field. This provides a very unique and authentic learning experience for our students.

Special thanks to the FutureForward community for submitting this Five Star Story.

This story exemplifies our ELEVATE Focus Area: Outside-the-Classroom Learning. Sharing stories about how the district offers students multiple learning opportunities outside the traditional classroom providing various pathways to success.