First Responder Course

Pend Oreille Fire District No. 3 has been providing EMS training county-wide since 2000. If you would like more information and a registration form for the First Responder certification course, please call the instructor at 509-447-3341 after 1900 hours or complete the online First Responder Course Registration Request Form below.

EMS Captain Darwin (Buck) Cole

154 Willy Way

Newport, WA. 99156

buck@pofd3.org

The course tuition fee covers 16 weeks of class instruction, a textbook with workbook. Contact EMS Captain Cole for information about the next scheduled course.

» First Responder Course Training Dates

Topics	Course Name	Date	Time
1 - 1	Introduction to EMS Systems	TBD	1900
1 - 2	Well-Being of the First Responder	TBD	1900
1 - 3	Legal and Ethical Issues	TBD	1900
1 - 4	The Human Body	TBD	2030
1 - 5	Baseline Vitals and Sample History	TBD	1900
1 - 6	Lifting and Moving Patients	TBD	2100
1 - 7	Evaluation: Preparatory	TBD	1900
2 - 1	Airway	TBD	1900
2 - 2	Practical Lab: Airway	TBD	1900
2 - 3	Evaluation: Airway	TBD	1900
3 - 1	Patient Assessment	TBD	1900
3 - 2	Practical Lab: Patient Assessment	TBD	1900
3 - 3	Evaluation: Patient Assessment	TBD	1900
4 - 1	Circulation	TBD	1900
4 - 2	Cardiovascular Emergencies	TBD	1900
4 - 3	Practical Lab: Circulation	TBD	1900
4 - 4	Evaluation: Circulation	TBD	1900
5 - 1	Medical Emergencies	TBD	2000
5 - 2	Bleeding and Soft Tissue Injuries	TBD	2100
5 - 3	Injuries to Muscles and Bones	TBD	1800
5 - 4	Practical Lab: Illness and Injury	TBD	1900
5 - 5	Evaluation: Illness and Injury	TBD	1900
6 - 1	Childbirth	TBD	1900
6 - 2	Infants and Children	TBD	1900
6 - 3	Practical Lab: Childbirth and Children	TBD	1900
6 - 4	Evaluation: Childbirth and Children	TBD	1900
7 - 1	EMS Operations	TBD	2000
7 - 2	Evaluation: EMS Operations	TBD	1900
Comprehensive End of Course Evaluation - Medical		TBD	1900
Comprehensive End of Course Evaluation - Trauma		TBD	1900
Written Certification Examination - See Note Below		TBD	1900

Note: The state written certification examination is not part of the course.

» First Responder Registration Request Form

FIRST RESPONDER COURSE

REGISTRATION REQUEST FORM

Next Scheduled Course

Fill out this form to request additional information or to receive a printed course registration form from the instructor by mail.

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Course tuition is $180.00, which includes 16 weeks of class instruction, and a textbook with workbook.

509-447-5305

Pend Oreille County Fire District No. 3

325272 Hwy. 2

Newport, WA 99156

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