Lee County Emergency Medical Services provides an aggressive and on-going training program. Continuing education is a high priority within the organization, structured by the EMS Training Coordinator. Find below some of the training programs conducted by the LCEMS Training Section.

• Monthly In-service Program: Continuing Education Units (CEU) programs are scheduled monthly to allow employees to gain more than enough CEU’s to re certify their license. This includes the 2 hour AIDS Update. Employees are also paid to attend the sessions. Specialists ( Trauma Surgeons / Pediatricians / Neurologists etc.) routinely are scheduled to speak throughout the year at these in-services. The organization’s Medical Directors are present at each session to provide continuing education.
• Skills Credentialing: Every two years, the organization participates in the Skills Credentialing program. This consists of written tests, as well as skills testing for all Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) Skills. The program is conducted by members of the Training Section, as well as the Shift Supervisors. The purpose of this program is to maintain the standard of care regarding job knowledge and skills.
• Special Classes: LCEMS provides educational classes to give the employees the necessary training to enhance job knowledge and skills. Classes include Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS) Provider / Recertification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider / Recertification, Basic Life Support Provider / Recertification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider (PALS) / Recertification, and Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) Provider / Recertification.
• New Employee Orientation Program: New employees attend a 4 week, 8 hour/day Orientation Program. This program allows the new employee to become familiar with the general equipment and operations they will be exposed to in their job. Sample Orientation topics include EVOC, HazMat, communications, BLS / ALS equipment review, and lifting / moving patients. Once the new employee has completed Orientation, they are scheduled to ride as a 3rd person on an ambulance in the field training program in order to credential with the medical director.
• Interagency Training: LCEMS participates in the yearly MCI drills with the Lee County Port Authority ( Southwest International Airport ), local Fire Districts, Lee County Emergency Management and the Regional Domestic Security Task Force. LCEMS also participates in the HAZMAT drills conducted throughout the year, in conjunction with the Lee County HazMat team.

For more information about the training programs contact:
EMS Training Coordinator, Scott Tuttle
Phone:  (239) 335-1648
Fax:      (239) 335-1666