Three visiting Emergency Medical Services trainers from the U.S. mainland are all praises over local firefighters\u2019 knowledge in EMS components.<\/p>\n
David Bower, a program director for Emergency Medical Services for Children at the University of South Dakota, said Thursday that he and fellow EMS trainers\u2014Dan Jones and Emy Marsh\u2014are very impressed at both the dedication and knowledge of local firefighters.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve been working very hard and we\u2019re very confident that all of them will be able to get their national certification,\u201d said Bower in an interview with Saipan Tribune at the Kagman Community Center.<\/p>\n
The visiting trainers have been conducting emergency medical technician\u2019s basic refresher course for the CNMI\u2019s firefighters at the Kagman Community Center since Monday. The training ended yesterday, Friday.<\/p>\n
Bower said they\u2019re here to help the local EMS personnel meet national certification so that their level of training matches with the rest of the nation. \u201cSo they know that their training is as good as anywhere else in the mainland in the states. They meet the same level of training,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Bower pointed out that the intent of the training is to provide a higher level of care for patients in the CNMI.<\/p>\n
Fire Division Operations chief Fire Captain Tom Manglona said the training is a minimum of 24 hours, but they can extend up to 40 hours if needed.<\/p>\n
Manglona said there are 80 participating firefighters from Saipan, 15 from Tinian, and 10 from Rota.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday we\u2019re doing our EMI basic refresher course for our seasoned firefighters as part of our training calendar for 2009. We\u2019re getting our guys updated as far as their EMT recertification is concerned,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, the firefighters conducted practical skills testing.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce these are all set and done, we are giving the guys an opportunity to actually take the National Registry EMT exam. It is a national certification exam for EMS personnel,\u201d Manglona said.<\/p>\n
The training, he said, can be considered preparation for the local firefighters to take the National Registry EMT\u2019s exam.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody will have an opportunity to be certified. We do this every two years\u2014recertification as EMTs,\u201d Manglona said.<\/p>\n
EMTS have to recertify every two years and they also have to be recertified with the CPR basic life support certification from the American Heart Association.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got some trainers that are assisting us here from the EMS for Children and the School of EMS,\u201d said Manglona, referring to Bower\u2019s group.<\/p>\n
Manglona said the training is very important because it gives them an opportunity to update their skills and go over any new knowledge as far as the pre-hospital care is concerned.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the same time, the training gives our guys an opportunity to get back into the classroom and talk about their experiences out in the field and how we can better improve our response and patient care management in the field,\u201d said the Fire captain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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