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MMiz

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Okay folks, I want to know what you're cerified in, and what professional organiztions you belong to (EMS related and otherwise). Why you ask? Because I'm looking to become more involved in EMS again, and want to find some good organizations to join in addition to good certifications to research.

Matt
EMT-B
HazMat First Responder - Awareness
AHA BLS Instructor
AHA Heartsaver First Aid
AHA BLS for the Healthcare Professional
EVOC

Member of:
MAEMT
NAEMT
 
Your sure about this ... ?

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Ridryder 911
Currently in Graduate School for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner School
B.S.N. (nursing)
A.D.N. (nursing)
A.A.S. (EMS)
A.A.S. (Fire Science & Safety Engineering)

License
Registered Nurse (9 states)
EMT/ Paramedic (licensed in 3states, certified in 4) * I used to work for a company I traveled a lot
Board Certified - Critical Care (CCRN)
Board Certified - Emergency Nursing (CEN)
Board Certified Flight Nurse (CFRN)
Certified Trauma System Specialist
Certified Critical Care Paramedic

Instructor Level
AHA - ACLS & Experienced Provider Level Instr.
BLS/ Health Care Provider CPR Instr.
AHA/ A.P.A.- PALS
PEPP
NRP
PHTLS
ASTNA- Advanced FLight Nurse Trauma Nurse Instr.
NFSTA- Level II Fire Service Instr.
D.O.T. Haz. Mat

Organizations
Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)
NAEMT
OKEMTA
Air Surface Transportation Nurses Association (ASTNA)
National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE)
Society of Trauma Nurses
Society of Forensic Nurses


I have been doing this nearly 30 years, most as a educator so I have to keep all the cert's up.. a real pain in the rectum.. yes, I carry a separate card holder for my cert cards..
 
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Ridryder911... automatic win :)
 
Daaaannnngggg Rid!!

Here's mine....

EMT-P
Hold current POST standards for LEO ( obviously not doing as of Dec.)
EMS Educator (full-time now)
NVCI (CPI) Instructor
Certified School Resource Officer
ASP Instructor
DARE Instructor
Tactical Folding Knife Instructor
POST Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor
Martial Arts Instructor (3rd Degree balck belt under Dan Chadd)
I/C Guru in Kali-Silat under Mas Guru P. Greg Alland
DT4EMS Instructor/Creator (had to throw that in :)

Former AHA and Red Cross CPR and First Aid Instructor (for years) I will redo BLS Instructor this month

ACLS and PALS Instructor in June

Like Rid I plan to be the constant student. I still have a long way to go. I am having to play catch-up with my EMS Instructing stuff.

16 years in EMS almost 14 of that as a medic. 15 years paid. 11 years in Law Enforcement.
 
wow you guys have so many (what seem to me to be) random certifications..
I just see all these acronyms I don't know what half of those things are.

Me:
Mass First Responder
AHA BLS Provider
Red Cross CPR/AED certified

Member of Worcester Polytechnic Institute EMS.

I'm working on my bachelors in science for biomedical engineering.
I will be starting an EMT-B course this fall.
 
NY State EMT-Critical Care (i've found out it's similar to I-99)
GEMS
ACLS
PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer
CPA
FFI
FEMA special event planning

I've let these things expire (bad Erika, bad):
ARC Lifeguard (8 years)
ARC Water Safety Instructor (5 years)
ARC CPR/First Aid Instructor (5 years)
Medic First Aid Instructor

Soon, I'm going to be a pee-wee (I'm going to start student teaching the critical care class with my former instructor and my fiance - then hopefully I can take the next Certified Lab Instructor class).
 
Me? I suck. heh.

Red Cross: First Responder, "CPR for the Professional Rescuer," AED, Oxygen Administration, and one about bloodborne pathogens. (Hey, it was part of the class!)
Finished my EMT-B course, and I take the NR on May 12th.

Working on: (as part of my day job)
Red Hat Certified Technician
...and some unlisted Mac OS X Server Administrator course

Actually, I hate computers. I just happen to work for a computer company. ;)
 
Well, mine are a mix of occupational safety, fire service and EMS.

Certified Safety Professional - Board of Certified Safety Professionals
Certified Fire Protection Specialist - National Fire Protection Association
Associate in Risk Management - Insurance Institute of America
Certified Playground Safety Inspector - National Recreation and Park Association (don't laugh, its required for my current job)

EMT-1 (same as Basic) - Los Angeles County
HazMat First Responder Operations (was a HazMat Technician at my last job)
Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support
ICS-100 and 200
ARC Emergency Response Instructor
NUCA Excavation Competent Person
Fire Safety Officer (for TV/movie filming sites)

I also formerly held a Certificate of Fitness from the Los Angeles Fire Department in High-Rise Life Safety, and before I got my CSP, I was an Occupational Health and Safety Technologist. I was also a First Responder for about 2 years before I got my EMT-1.

Member of:
American Society of Safety Engineers
National Fire Protection Association
International Association of Emergency Managers
National Association of EMTs
California State Firefighters Association
American Industrial Hygiene Association
 
Heres mine:

Certifications:
EMT-Basic (Iowa)
ERT (Emergency Rescue Tech)
AHA BLS Provider
Hazmat Operations for EMS
Hazmat For our local hospital
ICS 100, 200, 700, 800 and a couple others (only because they made me)
Working towards ADN (RN) after next May
LPN this May

Organization:
IEMSA (Iowa Emergency Medical Service Association)
 
I was a FF before the current cert levels were adopted by my state

there were various levels, i was operational hazmat, interior qualified, along with ICS (came later) ...

i was a first responder, then a B, then an I (i've been NREMT, but seeing as i don't get outta dodge that much i didn't keep it up)

i've been an AHA as well as an ARC cpr instructor....

i was also qualified (thru the state only) to teach Infection Control

and last but not least, seeing as i've lost thousands of nights of sleep in this crazy business i consider myself qualified to be the most gawd awful frequent flyer in my twilght years

and i'm going to be calling all of you wherever i end up :)

~S~
 
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* Indicates past or present job requirement

I've been a basic EMT, a Firefighter/Paramedic and a State Park Ranger.. and some I got as a volunteer.

EMS:
*National Registry - Paramedic
*PA EMT-P
Wilderness EMT-Advanced/ATLS
*ACLS
*PEPP/PALS
*EVO II
EMT-B Instructor Certificate
AHA CPR, AED & First Aid Instructor Certificates

Fire
*SCBA
*Hazmat R&I
Hazmat Operations
Hazmat Tech.
*Bioterrorism & Unconventional Civil Disasters
*Incident Command
Fire Officer 1
*IST
*Fundamentals of Firefighting
Essentials 88
Firefighter 1
Engine Company Operations
Truck Company Operations
Pump 1
Pump 2
*Rural Water Movement
Rapid Intervention
*Wildland Firefighter Certificate

Rescue:
*Basic Veh. Res. tech.
Advanced Veh. Res.
School Bus Extrication
Confined Space Res.
*Ropes 1 & High Angle Rescue
Trench and Collapse Basic
*Wilderness SAR
*HASTY SAR
*Wilderness Survival
Swift Water & Ice Rescue
 
rescuecpt said:
FEMA special event planning
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I know what FEMA is, but tell me about this one. What's it about, what good is it for, is it worth anything, how can someone get it and does it cost anything to get and how long does it take to get it (go through whatever training is involved)?
 
I forgot these...

Organizations:
Ambulance Association of PA
Pennsylvania Fireman's Assn.
National Association of State Foresters
The American Civil Defense Association
National Association of EMT's
 
I think I should get the vote for least qualifications :) Of course I'm technically not even employed yet (I just got a phone call that I go next Wednesday to get fingerprinted and drug tested). I guess we were all at this point at some time, right?

NREMT-B
AHA Healthcare Professional Provider

Yahooooo!

April
 
Here's my meager list:

Wa. EMT-IV
Combi-Tube (seperate cert here in Wa.)
NREMT-B
AHA BLS Instructor
ASHI Basic Instructor
Evergreen Safety Council Instructor
Wa. state OTEP/EMS Evaluator
Hazmat - Operations
Wildland FF (S-130, S-190)
ICS: 001, 002, 003, 005, 007, 010, 011, 100, 195, 700
Explosives Awareness
Clandestine Drug Lab Awareness
Ice/Cold Water Rescue
Helo Ground Safety

NAEMT
NAEMT Instructor/Coordinator
IAAI
 
JJR512 said:
I know what FEMA is, but tell me about this one. What's it about, what good is it for, is it worth anything, how can someone get it and does it cost anything to get and how long does it take to get it (go through whatever training is involved)?
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It's actually pretty easy, it's an online course from FEMA - for anyone who coordinates special events where there are large crowds- concerts, sporting events, etc. I got it because my FD has their 50th anniversary coming up and selfishly enough having the cert meant I "outranked" this guy who likes to take over everything. Alas, I have moved and will not be around for the planning of that event.
 
PA EMT-B
AHA P.R. CPR
AHA BLS Inst.
Local T.I. (My squad) - "Primary Skills Instructor" - secondary/practical inst.
CEVO II (EVOC)
"Train the Trainer" - Bloodborne Pathogens
FEMA (IS-100, IS-700) - Will be doing more and more... I've got to do 200 and 800 for my volunteer job with the County EmComm group


At Work:
I'm a "Master Security Officer" at work, and a "Fire Safety Officer" - both are "silly" in-company titles after an easy quiz.

And have my applications in at the Squad to become an EMT Preceptor and a "Team Leader" - Volunteer Asst. Supervisor.
 
I dont have many certifications but im also a little young so maybe by the time im older ill have some more.

Certifications:
Outdoor Emergency Care Technician
AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers
NSC Basic CPR
NSC Basic First Aid
ASHI Basic CPR
ASHI Basic First Aid

Belong to:
National Ski Patrol
Boy Scouts of America
 
rescuecpt said:
It's actually pretty easy, it's an online course from FEMA - for anyone who coordinates special events where there are large crowds- concerts, sporting events, etc. I got it because my FD has their 50th anniversary coming up and selfishly enough having the cert meant I "outranked" this guy who likes to take over everything. Alas, I have moved and will not be around for the planning of that event.
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I took a look at the FEMA website, and is this the Integrated Emergency Management Course E940 - IEMC/Special Event (National Conventions, Olympic Sites, Major Sporting events, etc)?
 
Lets see...

My EMs Certifications Are...

EMT-B
EMT-CC Critical Care
ACLS
BCLS
Smart Triage Trainer
Suffolk County BLS Preceptor

Looking to become-
IC- Incident Command Officer
ALS Preceptor
Hazmat Officer
Tactical EMS
Paramedic
PALS
AMLS
 
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