Firefighter Paramedic's Eric Wonderly (left) and Ben Davis (right) are working on refreshing their skills doing CPR. The St Helens Station crew temporarily switched stations on Tuesday with the Rainier crew, so they could do their Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) refresher class under fellow "C-shift" Instructor FF/PM Loveall's guidance. This class is retaken every two years and is required for Paramedics to stay up on the most current treatment methods in Emergency Cardiac Care and involves both lecture & practical training as well as needing to complete written & Skill based examinations to complete the course. This is the same course taken by Doctors, Nurses and Paramedics across the United States and other Countries. Not only are skills refreshed in CPR, but in utilizing special Cardiac related medications and defibrillators as well.
Another class is scheduled next week for the remainder of our "C-shift" Brothers from the Fairgrounds and Rainier Stations.
All student performed very well during the class.
All student performed very well during the class.
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