Emergency Response and Transports Divisions Washington and Oregon Divisions
WHY CHOOSE ADV MEDICS?
911 Response
Utilizing an ALS Sprint rig, the on-duty crew responds to ALS 911 calls with a local Fire Department
Patient Access Team
Utilzing the highly trained rescue teams REMS, Washington has started a Patient Access Team. This is the first step on the low angle rescue to access the patient safely and start our reach and treat with a paramedic.
Ambulance Fleet
Having the right tools for the transport makes all the difference!
Critical Care Equipment
Hamiliton T-1 ventilator, LP-15 monitors, IV pumps with liberal protocols and training to provide the care our partners and patients deserve.
EMS Station
New three bedroom home, seperate 911 response garage, double ambulance bay with work out room.
Community Transport Program
A system approach to our partnership with St Charles includes Discharge solutions for Wheel chair and stretcher transports
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROVIDING CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT
Providing a Level of Care needed in the rural to continue the care to a tertiary center.
Create it and they will come. Attracting Advanced providers to a rural setting is always difficult. The station is located on an amazing rural setting in a new home. The Ambulances are housed in a double bay garage with a workout room and supply room. When the weather turns bad, the patient still needs to be transported. Providers have access to the equipment often carried by air medical providers, from Hamilton T-1 Ventilator, IV pumps, LP-15 and liberal protocols.
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Ready for a new career in emergency medicine?
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Adventure Medics is offering its first Wilderness Emergency Medical Responder course!!
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This program is an 80-hour course running for five weeks, Monday and Wednesday from 0800-1600. This course prepares students to earn their Wilderness First Responder and Emergency Medical Responder Certificates. Successful completion of this course includes passing a final written exam for the WFR Certificate and passing the state-required psychomotor test at the EMR level. After successful completion of the course and psychomotor component, students will have to register for and pass a cognitive test run by the NREMT to earn their nationally recognized EMR Certificate. The Adventure Medics EMR Course is a state-approved course that meets the National Emergency Medical Serivces Education Standards for the Emergency Medical Responder. The Wilderness Component of this course reflects the standards set by the Wilderness Medical Association and the National Outdoor Leadership School. Please find the class schedule and more information on our website!
M E E T T H E M E D I C S:
Meet Amy Lenz! Amy has been a paramedic in our Washington branch for a year and a half. Amy is dual licensed in Washington and Oregon and has covered shifts on our Oregon ambulance many times as well. Outside of her main duties on the ambulance, Amy also covers events in Washington and Oregon. We are incredibly grateful for her flexibility and hard work!
Before Adventure Medics, Amy had a long and exciting career in fire and EMS. She joined the Knappa Fire District in 1993 as a Cadet. While the initial application might have been due to sibling rivalry, Amy found a calling at the department and stayed on for thirty years. Amy was the first to graduate Clapsop Community College with an AAS in Fire Science. She then transferred to Chemeketa Community College’s dual degree Fire Suppression/Paramedic program. After becoming a paramedic in 2000, Amy worked for AMR for two years. While on a short pause from EMS, Amy explored some options in criminal justice before returning to the world of medicine as an ICU Tech. The critical care medicine found in an ICU inspired Amy to come back to EMS and pursue a job in flight and critical care. Over the next several years, she worked as a Flight Medic and Critical Care Paramedic in OR, and then as a FP-C doing International Medevac. (Amy sites this time as when her dog, Oscar, started his career as Station Dog, a title he proudly still holds.)
In Amy’s words: “my favorite part of Adventure Medics are the awesome managers!” (We swear we don’t pay them to say these things!) She also loves getting to work a combination of IFT and 911 at our Washington Branch, and enjoys the chance of pace of working events.
Outside of work, Amy does...more work! She is a fourth generation farm owner on her family’s Red Angus Ranch. Amy serves as a board member on the Clatsop County Sheriff`s Rural Law Enforcement board and is the Vice President of the Clatsop County Livestock Association. Amy also volunteers for Clatsop County’s Search and Rescue Team. In what little time remains, Amy is an avid crossfitter, loves exploring the Oregon hiking scene, and has participated in multiple 5ks, 10ks, and half marathons.
Fall is settling in quickly in Bend.
We still have a few busy event weekends left, and the recent hot, dry weather in the PNW has kept plenty of our fire resources busy and engaged…
But days are starting to get shorter and it’s easy to start reflecting back on the year— as always with a mix of joy and sorrow and a deep love for our community at AdvMed.
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While the best days are the days when the medical teams go unused and unnoticed, the second best days are when all the hard work comes together for a good outcome.
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One of our REMS teams and UTV teams worked together to provide medical care, transport, and extrication for a firefighter with a dislocated knee on some technical terrain. The REMS team performed a 6 pitch low angle rescue, covering about 1200ft of steep and unstable ground to lower the patient to a dozer line where our UTV team was waiting to transport him back to pavement. The use of ropes in this environment helped to get this firefighter off the hill in the safest manner, while keeping the rest of the crews assisting in this rescue safe as well. The REMS team worked quickly and efficiently to establish a rope system while their paramedic was providing patient care and pain management to the injured firefighter. Multiple fire crews assisted with the evacuation. Thank you to everyone for their hard work and we wish this firefighter a speedy recovery.
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Meet Jacob Sobrito! Jacob joined our team in 2022 as a part time paramedic and moved to full time status in February, 2023. He’s been an integral part of our staff in Washington and a huge help with our Patient Access Team, the rope rescue team that responds to 911 emergencies with Mossyrock Fire Department.
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Prior to Adventure Medics, Jacob grew up in Southern California and started his career in fire and EMS as a Fire Explorer for San Bernardino County Fire Department. He spent a year working for the department as an EMT, followed by five years as a paramedic. During that time, he worked in a variety of environments – including mountains, deserts, rural, and metro areas. He had a lot of unique experiences and loved the challenges of making critical decisions on scene and working with limited resources. In 2021, he and his wife made the move to Washington to get a break from the sunshine and enjoy a change in scenery.
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Onalaska, Washington has definitely been a change of scenery – and a break from sunshine! – but Jacob is taking things in stride. In his words: “I love working at Adventure Medics because it really is something different from your average EMS job. I love the advances we make to better care for patients and prepare the employees to be able to make a difference in each scenario.”
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In his free time, Jacob loves to go dirt biking and spend time by any body of water. He enjoys photography, investing in real estate, and staying up to date on all things Star Wars and Marvel. We are so glad Jacob and his wife made the journey to Washington and joined our team! We have benefitted from Jacob’s medical experience and fresh energy on our Washington team and love the passion he’s brought to the PAT! Thanks, Jacob!
