First Responder

[Iconic]

Take the 2 week emt basic class. Sure someone can link you to some of those.

hmmm 2 weeks, I wish it's like 2-3 months here at a local University

[spenac]

hmmm 2 weeks, I wish it's like 2-3 months here at a local University

If you need it for the job might be worth a trip to one of those accelerated courses. Would take less days, not hours, to finish than most first responder courses.

[Iconic]

If you need it for the job might be worth a trip to one of those accelerated courses. Would take less days, not hours, to finish than most first responder courses.

ya it looks like I'm going to have to do that

THANKS EVERYONE for your input, it has helped me greatly

[FL-1ST_RESPONDER]

Hello all did some searching and could not find the information I was looking for.

I am a Executive Protection Specialist (glorified name for Bodyguard). I need to take a First Responder course (more intensive than ARC first aid/cpr but less intensive than EMT Basic)

I am in Ft Myers Florida and could not find anything in this area. Anyone in Florida ever taken such a course and if so can you please point me in the right direction.

Thanks in advance

TC

go to s2 institutes site sign up for Emergency Medicine 1 & 2 that curriculum satisfies the FL and DOT 1st Responder Requirements http://www.s2institute.com/content/programs.php

Edited July 29, 2009 by FL-1ST_RESPONDER

[medic_texas]

Actually not entirely correct. In Texas FR's are known as ECA's and they can transport. In fact the minimum required staffing for a BLS ambulance is 2 ECA's. Scary aint it.

He's right. I've met with small town ECA's on the highway several times. Typically, they are staffing the ambulance because their community does not have higher level of care or that person is unavailable. It's hit or miss with the patients they transport to us, some need MICU transport, some would be fine with BLS. I generally get the feeling that they "freak out" and hurriedly transport the patient to the city and request us en route rather than requesting us when they get an idea of the patient's condition on scene, both BLS and MICU patients.

I wouldn't want my community to have mostly ECA's manning the ambulance..