INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services (EMS) recently promoted 10 recruits to the rank of private and formally welcomed them to the street as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs).
The recruits completed six weeks of training in the EMS Academy and another four to six weeks of field training before completing a probationary period. These recruits have now completed all requirements and are officially members of Indianapolis EMS. The swearing-in took place on January 23.
During the program, newly hired employees, called recruits, were required to maintain an 80 percent average on all in-course examinations. In addition, recruits were required to successfully demonstrate and be evaluated on a number of core competencies. The program provided training in emergency vehicle operations, navigation, patient assessment, documentation, obstetrics, cardiac emergencies, traumatic emergencies, mass casualty management, terrorism, and special operations such as hazardous materials and extrication.
The new recruits are Cory Cochran, Crystal Danz, Thomas Drye, Dakota Duncan, William Eberhardt, Michael Hallander, Christopher Helton, Matthew Hopper, Donna Noe and Scott Russell.
