EMT trainees test their work-force knowledge

+ EMT trainees test their work-force knowledge
Hardly a minute goes by that someone in the United States doesn’t dial 911 to report an emergency. To ease this strain on the system, students enrolled in the Emergency Medical Technician training program at Sarasota County Technical Institute were put to the test in an evaluation exercise May 27, on the SCTI campus.

Sarasota County Fire Department Training Capt. Rick Paige, Englewood Area Fire Control District Chief Brian Gorski and Longboat Key Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Rocco Parker were among the experts on hand to run the trainees through common EMT challenges, which ranged from cardiac arrest to trauma and extrication.

“SCTI has done a fantastic job getting these students ready for the work force,” Paige said. “As prospective employees, the students from all of SCTI’s emergency-medical services programs require the least amount of on-the-job training, bar none.”