New Volunteers Sought For Westport Volunteer EMS

Information from Westport Volunteer Emergency Medical Service:

WESTPORT, CT — Westport Volunteer Emergency Medical Service (WVEMS) has opened registration for their Connecticut Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course beginning on August 26th. Space is limited and goes quickly. All interested parties must fill out an interest form prior to applying. Teenagers who are 14 or 15 are eligible for the organization’s EMR class, also this fall.

Volunteer EMTs have been saving lives in Westport since. With interest in volunteering on the ambulance growing amongst community members, the WVEMS Board of Directors and Westport EMS staff have recently revamped the training program for new EMTs to assure the best chances at classroom success and the ability for new members to be placed in-service faster to begin their on-duty training with their crew chief.

This course is taught by Westport Paramedic and EMS Instructor Rick Baumblatt and will utilize realistic, practical equipment and technologies in harmony with his over four decades of EMS experience. All students will learn from the ground up: from Band-aids to multisystem trauma care.

Upon successful completion of the course and its testing, students will be eligible for state certification, allowing them to volunteer on Westport’s ambulances and save lives in their own community.

“As we continue to update our programs and policies, this class and all others after it will continue the Westport tradition of saving lives while upholding part of our mission: offering the most up-to-date training and support possible” says WVEMS President Jaime Bairaktaris.

No prior experience or knowledge is necessary to take the course. Members come from many walks of life in our area while all enjoy the satisfaction of being able to save lives in their free time, with whatever time they can give.

Those interested in obtaining additional details or applying should go to:
westportems.org /emt-certification. All interested parties should fill out the new interest form.