We are currently accepting applications for membership for our September 2013 class. Volunteering for your community will not only help you to gain the necessary experience you need in the working field, but will allow you to expand your knowledge and to help your fellow citizens. We have recently added different membership statuses in an …
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Port Jefferson Ambulance is happy to host an open house on 5/19 from 9am to 3pm in honor of EMS week. We will be hosting free hands-only CPR courses, stroke awareness courses, and have free information giveaways for the community. Visit us during our open house to see what other courses we have available as well. Port Jefferson is hitting the ground running this summer announcing dates for several courses including Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, BLS for Healthcare Providers, Heartsaver CPR AED, Community CPR, and there’s more to come. To see the schedule or to register for any of the above courses, please … Strokes occur when a blood vessel carrying oxygen and vital nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or ruptures. When this occurs, part of the brain is deprived of blood and oxygen, destroying millions of valuable nerve cells within minutes. Stroke is a leading cause of death and serious, long-term disability in the United … We are currently accepting applications for membership for our June 2013 class. Volunteering for your community will not only help you to gain the necessary experience you need in the working field, but will allow you to expand your knowledge and to help your fellow citizens. We have recently added different membership statuses in an … New York State Senator Kenneth P. LaValle presented a New York State Liberty Award to Port Jefferson Volunteer Ambulance Paramedic Michael Presta today for his role is saving the life of a child car accident victim on December 12, 2011. “Michael Presta saved the life of a young child,” Senator LaValle said. “For his life … The final American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers course we are hosting for this year is on Thursday, December 13th from 6:00PM to 10:00PM. There are still seats available but they are filling up fast so sign up soon at http://pjvac.enrollware.com. As Hurricane Sandy approaches, we are setting up an Emergency Operations Center at our headquarters to make communication between us and the Port Jefferson Fire Department, Mayor’s Office, Public Works, and Constabulary, much easier. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will have representatives from the previously stated departments who will be responsible for the command and … There are still seats available for the Pediatric Advanced Life Support course on October 20th. This course provides CME credits from Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS), for 14.25 Advanced CEHs, under activity number 11-AMHA-F2-0135. The Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services course has opened at Port Jefferson Ambulance. The GEMS course is sponsored by the American Geriatrics Society and the National Council of State Emergency Medical Services Training Coordinators and is designed to meet the minimum standards related to the geriatric portion of the US Department of Transportation National …
