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2013 McDowell County Protocols
*Proposed Only/Waiting Final Approval*

General Protocols

Agency Specific Protocols

Responder Rehab
Team CPR BLS
Team CPR ALS
Dialysis / Renal Failure


Required Training for MCDEMS Employees

EZ IO Training

NC OEMS Stroke Training

NC OEMS Pediatric Safe Transport


Other Training Opportunities

CAPNOGRAPHY
CPAP

LVAD Heart Mate Training

Philips MRX Monitor Training

Philips MRX Training Manual

King Airway Training

EKG Training / Scenarios

SMART TRIAGE Training

VIPER Training

EZ IO Humerous Access

"The Big 6 On-Duty Stretches"
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McDowell County EMS

Training Division

"Committed to providing prehospital care providers and citizens the most professional and comprehensive training available"

Medical Director
Dr. Edward St. Bernard


Training Officer
Major Eugene R. Edwards

Field Training Officers

Lt. David Stepp CCEMT-P, NRP Lt. Chad Robinson CCEMT-P,


Lt. Steve Wilkerson CCEMT-P, Lt. Marvin Hancock NREMT-P

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Emergency Medicine changes very rapidly. Over the past several years great advances have been made in the field of emergency medicine. Paramedics are now doing procedures in the field that several years ago would have seemed impossible. In 2011 full time employees averaged a total of 130 hours of continuing education training.

McDowell County EMS is committed to providing care that remains on the cutting edge of emergency medicine. The training division at EMS is responsible for training all EMS employees and overseeing the first responder program for McDowell County. Every employee of McDowell County EMS is required to attend a minimum of 36 hours of continuing education training each year. Full time employees are required to attend agency specific training each month. McDowell EMS works very closely with McDowell Technical Community College to meet our agency's training needs. Major Eugene Edwards serves as the agency's training officer. Major Edwards is responsible for overseeing all aspects of training for all employees. He is assisted by 4 field training officers who are tasked with the responsibility of providing training on-shift as well as training new employees.

In January of 2011 Director Kehler announced new changes in the Quality Assurance program. The QA Team is comprised of all FTO's, Training Officer, Director, and EMS Shift Supervisors. Quality Assurance is a critical component of any EMS system to ensure adequate patient care and continued performance improvement.

McDowell County EMS holds monthly training for all employees on the 3rd Monday night of each month. Training classes are conducted in the William Harold Smith Building located on the campus of McDowell Tech. Class times are 6:30pm-9:30pm. All classes are open to all emergency service personnel. McDowell EMS also conducts monthly training for all first responders and EMT's of county fire departments and rescue squad.

Employees of McDowell County EMS hold many national and advanced certifications. The training division is responsible for seeing that yearly training requirements for each certification are met. Our agency is in the process of developing a critical care program that will enhance the level of care provided to our patients. Presently we have a total of 17 Critical Care Paramedics who have successfully completed the Critical Care Program through the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Our service also recognizes National Registry as being a symbol of excellence in patient care. Presently our agency has 14 Nationally Registered Paramedics.


Our agency prides itself on the level of care provided to our patients. Please contact us if you have any questions about the training division, or if we could be of any assistance to you.

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Contact Us:
McDowell County EMS
Training Division
60 East Court Street
Marion, NC 28752
828-652-3241
Email: eedwards@mcdowellems.com