News

Fall 2008 EMT Class Schedule Posted
Applications now are being accepted for the Fall 2008 EMT class that will begin Sept. 16. Applications must be submitted to the EMS office by Sept. 1. Click here for the application packet and schedule.

King LT Airway Protocol Now Available
ALL PERSONNEL -- The King LT Airway protocol now is available. Please read and download here.

PALS Refresher Course To Take Place Sept. 19
A Pediatric Advanced Life Support class will take place on Sept. 19 at the Ron Richeson Training Center in Mount Vernon. Sign up for the class by calling the EMS Commission training office at 428-3236.

Sixteen Skagit County Providers Successfully Pass EMT Course
Sixteen Skagit County emergency service personnel have completed their Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) basic course.

The providers completed the three-month course at the end of April. The course was conducted by the Skagit County EMS Commission, which conducts two EMT basic classes per year paid for by the emergency medical services levy.

The course included 152 hours of classroom instruction, practical application of skills, and time in a hospital and on an ambulance working with and observing patients. Subjects included patient care, anatomy and physiology, musculoskeletal care and other areas giving the EMT well-rounded exposure to what they would experience working with patients when responding to emergency calls. The students also passed course and state exams.

The new EMTs were sponsored by their various agencies. The providers who completed the course are as follows:

Michael Aquino, Burlington Fire Department
Michael Bednar, Skagit County Fire District 13
Angela Demonte, Skagit County Fire District 11
Jennifer L English, Skagit County Search and Rescue (SAR)
April D Garrison, Skagit County Search and Rescue (SAR)
Garold Hackley Jr., Big Lake Fire Department
Brandon Lowry, Anacortes Fire Department
Jeffrey L Oiness,  Skagit County Fire District 13
Marla D Shelman, Skagit County Fire District 8
Jason Shuler, Skagit County Search and Rescue (SAR)
David Smith, Skagit County Search and Rescue (SAR)
William Smith, Skagit County Search and Rescue (SAR)
Chris Swenson,  Skagit County Search and Rescue (SAR)
Matthew Virata, Big Lake Fire Department
Daniel Wichers, Alger Fire Department
Timothy Wilson, Burlington Fire Department

For more information, contact Terry Bowen at (360) 428-3230.

Skagit County BLS Protocols are Available
- The new Skagit County BLS protocols are available now. Click here to download your copy in Adobe PDF format.

Eschmann Stylet Protocol
 - ALS PERSONNEL:  Please note that the...  Read the full article here.

Sedro-Woolley High School Student Saves Baby From Choking
 - Just two days after taking CPR and first aid instruction in her high school’s health class, senior Renee Buchanan found herself...  Read the full article here.

Adult Intraosseus Infusion Protocol
 - ALS PERSONNEL:  Please note that the...  Read the full article here.

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Jobs

EMS Commission Accepting BLS and ALS Part-Time Instructors
The Skagit County EMS Commission is accepting applications from active BLS and ALS providers to assist in the Commission's EMT classes and provider updates. Please contact Terry Bowen at 428-3234 or by e-mail at terryb@skagitems.com.  Download application here.

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Protocols
 - BLS Protocols 3.2.pdf -- Updated 9/28/07
 - ALS Protocols Version 2.2 - New Version effective 3/3/06
 - ALS Protocols Version 2.2 w/Changes
           (showing changes from Version 2.1 in red)
 - Eschmann Stylet Protocol
           (individual protocol effective 3/3/06)
 - Adult Intraosseus Infusion Protocol
           (individual protocol effective 11/25/05)

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