Logan County Paramedics
among first to train at Memorial Hospital Critical Care
School in Springfield
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[May 28, 2015]
LINCOLN
- The Logan County Paramedic Association, Inc. was recently given
the opportunity to send some its paramedics to the first offered
Critical Care School in Springfield.
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LCPA sent five of medics, all of whom passed the course with a
100-percent rating. The 100-percent pass rate is far above the
national pass rate statistics, which has been reported at under 50%.
Seven medics from America Ambulance in Springfield also took the
course, and they finished with approximately 80% pass rate. Also
very good indeed.
Pictured are all the students from the course.
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The LCPA staff, dressed in blue shirts are from left to right Jeremy
Barrow, Bill Craig, Rob Cummings, Mike Mercer, and Rob Kelly.
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LCPA director Steve Siltman congratulated his team and hopes that others will as
well. "Should anyone see any of these medics, please congratulate them for their
achievement," Siltman said. "They have been studying day and night for the past
eight weeks."
Siltman continues, "This is the first step in moving closer to our organization
becoming a Critical Care Transport Agency. There are very few ground transport
services in the State that will be offering this ability. Once all the
requirements are met, we will be able to transport patients from hospital to
hospital that previously had to be done by helicopter, or with an RN and/ or a
Respiratory Therapist on board due to the high level of care that had to be
accomplished. Our target date to begin CCT transports is September of this
year."
[Steve Siltman, Logan County
Paramedics Association] |