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For a Membership application please call:
(516) 341-7353
OR
send an e-mail request to:
memberships@malvernevac.com
For information on CPR classes, or for general information, contact president@malvernevac.com
Becoming an EMT requires dedication and time along with the spirit of volunteerism and the willingness to continuously learn in a high risk and challenging environment. The training that you will receive will benefit you far beyond the reaches of The Malverne Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Many of our members dedicate well over the required amount of time needed to be in good standing with the ambulance corps. We seek members that are looking to join a team and become a part of a family of dedicated EMS responders who volunteer their time to help render medical aid to the residents of the Village of Malverne.
Your option is, after filling out the form either mailing it or delivering it to MVAC headquarters located at 11 Hempstead Avenue, Malverne, NY 11565.
If you are having any difficulty, please e-mail memberships@malvernevac.com with your name, phone number, and home address and someone will contact you in a timely manner.
Below is a list of the 3 levels of Emergency Responders that Nassau County recognizes:
Certification received for completion for these courses is for a three-year period. The EMS Academy provides initial and re-certification courses for each provider-level listed.
Certified First Responder (CFR) (51 hours)
The CFR is the first level of emergency medical care in New York State. CFR students are instructed in the skills of basic life support and are prepared to stabilize a patient prior to the arrival of the ambulance crew. PONSI approved: credit recommendation: 2 semester hours
Emergency Medical Technician Basic (EMT-B) (137 hours)
EMTs are the basic level of EMS provider associated with an ambulance service or rescue squad. These technicians are skilled in the provision of basic life support for the many illnesses and accidents that require emergency medical treatment prior to arrival in a hospital emergency department. EMTs are trained in patient immobilization and packaging procedures needed to prevent further injury and to provide safe transport to an appropriate medical facility. NYS regulations require that a certified ambulance service have a minimum of one EMT with the patient at all times. PONSI approved: credit recommendation: 6 semester hours
Emergency Medical Technician Critical Care (EMT-CC) (330 hours)
Also known as AMTs or AEMTs, EMT-CCs are advanced life support technicians certified to perform invasive and non-invasive procedures during the most life threatening of medical conditions. EMT-CCs are authorized to perform intravenous infusions, injections of medications, advanced airway management (endotracheal tube placement), electrocardiograph (EKG) monitoring and interpretation, cardioversion and artificial pacing of a diseased heart. They are also trained to provide advanced level medical care to victims of trauma. PONSI approved: credit recommendation: 10 semester hours
Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic (EMT-P) (1400 hours)
Objectives: Appropriately assess and correctly treat a single or multiple systems trauma patient in any given situation; appropriately assess and correctly treat a patient suffering from a medical emergency including conditions involving the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, nervous system, muscular system, skeletal system, integumentary system, endocrine system, digestive system, genitourinary system, and reproductive system; discuss the principles used in treating medical emergencies involving pediatrics, obstetrics, neonates, shock, behavioral disorders, toxicology, alcoholism and drug abuse, geriatrics, anaphylaxis, and infectious diseases; perform the following skills at the appropriate time in the correct situation: airway control and ventilation, endotracheal intubation; intravenous cannulation, administration of medications by intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous route, defibrillation, EKG interpretation, chest decompression, emergency cricothyrotomy, application of pneumatic antishock garment (PASG), fixation and traction splinting, bandaging, spinal immobilization and use of other devices appropriate to the care of the sick and injured; demonstrate disentanglement of a patient, packaging and removal from the scene, radio communications with medical control and use of report writing skills; discuss and demonstrate the roles and responsibilities of the paramedic in performing both the emergency and operational aspects of the job.
Instruction: This program is designed to provide the advanced education needed by paramedics to administer patient care in the pre-hospital setting. This program covers all techniques of advanced emergency medical care presently considered within the responsibilities of the paramedic as well as all operational aspects of the job which the student will be expected to perform. Emphasis is placed on recognition of symptoms of illness and injuries, and application of proper procedures of advanced emergency care. Demonstration, practice, clinical, and field experiences are carefully integrated with the didactic portion. The curriculum consists of eight divisions: preparatory, airway management, patient assessment, trauma, medical, special considerations, assessment based management, operations. Graduates of the program are entitled to sit for the New York State Paramedic Certification Examination.
Credit recommendation: In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category or in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 37 semester hours in Allied Health Sciences distributed as follows: 25 lecture, 8 clinical, and 4 field experience (7/05).
Become An EMT!
If you want to join The Malverne Volunteer Ambulance Corps and would like to become an Emergency Medical Technician, you have some choices on where you want to be trained.
The Nassau County EMS Academy VEEB
The Nassau County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Academy, located at 600 Newbridge Road in East Meadow, New York, is a division of the Nassau County Vocational Education and Extension Board (VEEB). The education program includes a variety of courses designed to prepare confident entry level and advanced level emergency medical services providers, to serve in volunteer and career positions within the various emergency medical response organizations located in Nassau County. In addition, the EMS Academy provides required re-certification training to currently certified and EMS providers whose certifications have expired. Courses are offered to members of fire departments, police organizations, volunteer ambulance corps, as well as proprietary and hospital-based ambulance services.
Source: VEEB
Nassau County Fire-Police EMS Academy
The Academy is certified by the New York State Department of Health, Bureau of EMS as a course sponsor for EMS educational programs leading to New York State certification in the following areas: Certified First Responder and Refresher, Emergency Medical Technician and Refresher, EMT-Critical Care Technician and Refresher, EMT-Paramedic and Refresher. In addition, the Academy offers American Heart Association courses in CPR, ACLS, and PALS, a course in GEMS, and many courses in public automatic external defibrillation. The Academy also serves as a center for continuing medical education programs, WMD, and specialized classes for law enforcement EMS personnel as well as specialty courses for rescue service personnel.
NSLIJ – The Emergency Medical Institute
The Emergency Medical Institute began as the Center for Emergency Training and Development back in 1990. The Center was developed by a group of dedicated and concerned individuals who discovered the need to educate students with no fire or EMS agency affiliation. In it’s early existence, the Center operated out of a converted van that would deliver equipment and supplies to class locations throughout the county of Nassau. Having no dedicated facilities, classes were often conducted at local fire stations and schools. In 1992, the Center initiated the first ever paramedic training program in the county of Nassau. Each year, the Emergency Medical Institute continues to train over 350 certified first responders, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics. Today, the Emergency Medical Institute is compromised of a group of over fifty experienced, and highly credentialed emergency medical professionals.
Source: NSLIJ
More Information:
For more information on Emergency Medical Services, visit the Nassau Regional Emergency Medical Services Council. You can also obtain class scheduling for the 3 schools listed.
