Emergency Medical Responder
A first responder may perform, at the scene of an emergency, enroute to a facility or in an emergency setting in a facility, the BLS services to stabilize and improve a patient’s condition until more highly trained personnel arrive. Following the arrival of more highly trained personnel, a first responder may continue to perform the BLS services within a first responder’s scope of practice under the direction of more highly trained personnel. This section does not prohibit a first responder from providing BLS services as a Good Samaritan.
Forsyth Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Responder Requirements:
Taney County Ambulance District or Authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) will certify as a first responder an individual who meets the following qualifications:
- Completes an application on a form prescribed by the District.
- Is 18 years of age or older.
- Has successfully completed a first responder training course approved by TCAD or AHJ.
- Has passed a written examination for first responder certification prescribed by the District or AHJ, or has passed an examination which the District or AHJ has determined to be equivalent in both content and manner of administration.
- Has passed a practical test of first responder skills prescribed by TCAD or AHJ, or has passed an examination which the District or AHJ has determined to be equivalent in both content and manner of administration.
- A first responder’s certification is valid for 5 years
Certification by Endorsement
For an individual who is 18 years of age or older and who is currently certified in another state as a first responder or as a person with similar responsibilities, TCAD or AHJ will endorse the following qualifications.
- Successful completion of training curriculum which meets or exceeds the standards for the training course prescribed by TCAD or AHJ.
- Successful completion of a written examination for first responder certification, or an equivalent certification, which is determined by TCAD or AHJ to meet or exceed the standards of the written examination prescribed by TCAD or AHJ.
- Successful completion of a practical skills examination for first responder certification, or an equivalent certification, which is determined by TCAD or AHJ to meet or exceed the standards of the practical skills examination prescribed by TCAD or AHJ.