DOH requires EMTs to attend 55 hours of training every 3 years. To continuously reinforce skills, we require all our EMTs to attend 2 hours of training every 30 days.
To ensure our first responders are continuously improving, our regional medical directors sit with each and every member monthly to review responses and provide guidance, direction, and mentorship.
We don’t consider our job done when we drop a patient off in the ER. Careful follow-up on patient outcomes enables us to learn and improve from our previous responses.
The cutting-edge medical equipment in each vehicle – and how our first responders harness them to save lives.
To treat patients who are not breathing or in respiratory distress.
To securely move patients from the scene to the ambulance to the emergency room.
A collapsible wheelchair used to move patients out of confined spaces.
In cases of the head, neck, and spinal injuries, these are used to keep the patient still to prevent further injury.
Automated external defibrillator for the application of electrical shocks, which put the patient’s heart back into a healthy rhythm.
Tells medical personnel how well the heart is pumping blood through the body
Used to remove mucus and similar fluids from the airways.
Used to keep the patient's airway clear and open.
Lifesaving drugs used to treat patients in cardiac arrest or other serious health issues.
Includes bandages, wound dressings, scissors, tape, needles, gloves, and other supplies used in day-to-day trauma treatments.
To treat broken bones, arms, and legs.
Sterile dressings designed for the treating and cooling of direct burns and scalds on the body.
Keeps patients covered, bundled securely, and warm during transport to prevent shock and hypothermia.
For communicating with the dispatcher, additional responding units, hospital emergency room departments, and other rescue agencies.
