At American Professional Educational Services (APES), we offer a specialized EMS Special Operations course designed for emergency medical service professionals seeking advanced training in handling complex and high-risk emergency situations. This course is tailored for those who aim to expand their skills beyond conventional emergency response and venture into the realm of tactical and special operations.

The EMS Special Operations course at APES covers a broad spectrum of scenarios, including disaster response, high-angle rescues, confined space rescues, and mass casualty incidents. Our curriculum is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills required to effectively manage and operate in these demanding environments. Training includes both theoretical and practical components, focusing on advanced life support techniques, strategic planning, and rapid assessment skills.

Participants will engage in rigorous physical and mental exercises under the supervision of experienced instructors who are experts in special operations. These activities are designed to simulate real-life situations, providing our trainees with the opportunity to apply their learning in controlled yet challenging settings. This hands-on approach ensures that all participants gain the confidence and competence needed to perform under pressure in any critical incident.

Our EMS Special Operations course is essential for EMS professionals who are looking to specialize in areas that require a high level of expertise and precision. Upon completion, participants will not only have enhanced their tactical medical skills but also gained valuable leadership and problem-solving abilities that are crucial in special operations settings.

Enroll in the EMS Special Operations course at APES and take your emergency medical services career to the next level, ensuring you are prepared to respond effectively to any situation, no matter how complex.

SMART Triage Training

SMART triage is a necessary component of providing emergency care. SMART Triage is not typically part of routine emergency response calls. Since it is only utilized during mass casualty events, it requires the periodic practice of assessment skills and techniques to achieve a comfortable level of confidence and proficiency. The continuous turnover of first responders requires that new first responders in the region along with new service chiefs and officers receive training. Regional MCI exercise evaluations continue to indicate that a sufficient level of proficiency in SMART triage continues to be an opportunity for improvement.

Additionally, the region has significant potential for mass causality incidents that would require the use of the SMART system, primarily due to Agricultural Fairs in the region, Woodstock and Brooklyn, the Thompson International Speedway, physical fitness/obstacle course “Tough Mudder” type events, and high volume of passenger and commercial traffic on interstates and state roads.

This training will provide emergency medical personnel with the knowledge to effectively utilize the SMART triage system.

A little about SMART.

Colin Smart, the creator of the SMART triage system, was working as a military medic back in the 1980’s. Mr. Smart recognized the need for an aide memoir for responders to record details from an incident in a way that was easy to understand and would promote a systematic approach to casualty management. From this initial idea, TSG Associates™ began in 1996 when the SMART Medi Memo was born.

The concepts behind the SMART Medi Memo led to the design and production of an incident management system that would enable rescue services to provide a methodical, structured response to multiple casualty incidents (smartmci.com). The Connecticut Department of Public Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services, adopted the SMART triage system as the state standard for MCI operations in 2007.