EMT Noah Waldron has been accepted to this fall’s paramedic class at Central Washington University.

Born and raised in Friday Harbor, he began with San Juan Island Emergency Medical Services in 2008. He is a second generation EMT and was honored earlier this year as the 2011 EMT of the Year.

Noah Waldron is also a Wilderness EMT and wilderness officer, instructing Wilderness First Aid, Wilderness First Responder and Wilderness EMT courses.

Larry Wall, BA/BSN, RN, CFRN, CEN has accepted the newly created position of Director of Critical Care Transport for Island Air ambulance and will add to the existing administrative team in June.

Larry will be coming from the Chicago, IL area where he worked as the Chief Flight Nurse and Base Manager for a regional air medical service.

Larry began his medical career as a Ski Patroller and Wilderness First Responder. The outdoors continues to be a great passion for him, and he looks forward to all of the opportunities that exist here in the San Juan Islands along with his wife who is also an RN, their 1 year old son and 14 year old daughter who loves horses.

Larry will oversee our CAMTS accreditation process across the agency with specific attention on our fixed wing air medical operations.  He will also manage the daily operations of Island Air Ambulance and provide patient care during critical care transports when needed.  Welcome Larry and family to the island!

Life’s lessons are best learned through experience. Unfortunately, when the target audience is teens and the topic is drinking and texting while driving, experience is not the teacher of choice.

The Every 15 Minutes Program offers real-life experience without the real-life risks. This emotionally charged program, entitled Every 15 Minutes, is an event designed to dramatically instill teenagers with the potentially dangerous consequences of drinking alcohol and texting while driving. This powerful program will challenge students to think about drinking, texting while driving, personal safety, and the responsibility of making mature decisions when lives are involved.

Click here for online didactic portion. After successful completion, contact us to schedule the practical portion of the exam for an additional fee of $20.

Faqs

Who is This Course For?

This course is for anyone with a reasonable chance for occupational exposure to blood or blood-containing materials.

Duration

1 hour, site-specific instruction varies. AHA provides 24-hour phone support for questions pertaining to the content in this course.

This Course Teaches:

• What bloodborne pathogens are and how they are spread
• Protection from exposure and how to act if exposed
• How to clean up after exposure
• How to tell or report any exposure

Written Exam / Skills Assessment

Written exam and skills test.

IAA Hanger Operations:
72 Airport Circle Drive
Friday Harbor, WA 98250

Administrative Offices / Town Station:
540 Spring Street
Friday Harbor, WA 98250

Roche Harbor Station:
32 Cessna Drive
Friday Harbor, WA 98250

• Nature of the illness or accident
• Number of people involved
• Exact location including address, apartment number or block of the street
• Your name and call back number
• Anything else the dispatcher might ask
• DO NOT HANG UP UNTIL INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY THE DISPATCHER

Our EMS agency will be immediately dispatched via radio/pager to the call. The on-call paramedic and several volunteer EMTs will arrive within minutes of your request.