What is EMS?

Our Profession

We our a stand alone emergency medical service with stations at 1075 Tire Hill Road Johnstown and 807 Main Street Windber.
We provide 24/7 365 days a year uninterrupted emergency medical care .
Full time employees primarily work 24 hour shifts and part time employees primarily work 16 hour shifts. But shifts vary based on employees needs and availability.
Crew stay, eat and sleep in station when not on calls.
We operate both at the ALS (Advanced Life Saving) Paramedic and BLS (Basic Life Saving) EMT levels.
We have three crews staffing ambulances daily. Two at out Main station in Johnstown and one at our Windber station.
We answer calls ranging from Electrical hazards and odor investigations Vehicle accidents, Sick persons and Cardiac arrests and so much more!
Crews are not "set", therefore insuring everyone works well together to get the job done.
We don't have specific "ambulance drivers" Everyone takes their turn!
We don't like to be called "Ambulance drivers" as our job is so much more than that.
We do limited non emergency transports on an as needed basis for members.
We do EMS stand-by for our local football teams as well as various walks for charity, Windber Miners Day Weekend, Wings and Waves among others.
We work hard everyday to maintain the safety of not only our patients but most importantly ourselves. "If we don't stay safe, we can't help our patients!"
EMS can be very a "stressful" job but also a very "rewarding" job as we are always "saving lives".
Everyday is different, Every call is different and every plan of treatment is different.
EMS is a dying profession but with an ever growing need for emergency medical services everywhere.
The demand for EMT's and Paramedics is higher than ever! We need you!!!!

EMT

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)s are very important in the care of our sick and injured. They provide the basic life saving services that sometimes make the difference between life or death.

Duties include but are not limited to: Driving the ambulance, Taking vital signs, assessing blood glucose readings, splinting extremities, Bandaging wounds and controlling bleeding, Performing CPR, Assisting in Resuscitation efforts, Assisting the Paramedic with patient care, immobilization and patient extrication.

PARAMEDIC

Paramedic's are important in the care of the sick and injured. They provide not only basic life saving services but also advanced medical care to those patients that require it. Their treatment of every patient can and does make a difference in patient outcome.

Duties include but are not limited to in addition to the duties of an EMT: Starting IV's, Drawing blood, Performing EKG's, Administration of medications and patient intubation.

Page updated

Report abuse