Hi, EMS Friends,
I am the founder and CEO of Parachute Consulting LLC. As you have discovered, we are a safety and health consulting firm comprised of degreed, certified professionals with many years of practical experience. I am an Aggie (Bachelor of Science) and an EMT, and I have been an EMS Coordinator (Basic level) for many years; all of our Instructors are EMS and Fire personnel. We believe that our program offers a great beginning to an EMS career. We provide the most current Brady text, a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope, a custom notebook and other items as part of the fees. Our courses feature the didactic component with quizzes and exams for each chapter of the book, skills examination, and an Extrication Day before the clinical and field rotations begin. We believe that this is the best sequence for learning - you may be able to learn more and assist more in the ER and on the ambulance if you have completed the classroom portion first. The Extrication Day is held at a fire station and allows students to learn from the medics about the fire and EMS apparatus - afterward, the student groups form teams and work through scenarios: use of a stretcher; use of a stair chair; extrication from a vehicle utilizing a KED, longboard, etc.; use of a traction splint and much more. We provide pizza and drinks - it is a fun way to end the class! We have clinical and field relationships with many area providers, and we schedule hospital rotations before ambulance rotations, so that the introduction to patient care is a smoother transition. The clinical staff is very knowledgeable at each ER and EMS location, and students report very positive interactions on their evaluations. We do not promise anything with regard to admission to HFD, but successful completion of our course culminates in the same Course Completion Certificate that you would receive from any sanctioned program and is thus helpful when applying to HFD or any fire department. We attend to details in our courses: we have oxygen in the tanks for practice, we have real AED trainers, we have dozens of items for students to share and observe, we utilize gloves during skills - we want students to have realistic experiences. The course is fast-paced, but we work hard to ensure that all students are able to pass the NREMT exam, and , most importantly, that students are prepared for work in the EMS field. I invite anyone to contact me with questions or suggestions, as we are always trying to make our courses better - we value the input of dedicated responders any time.
Thank you!
