{"id":222,"date":"2010-02-09T02:27:39","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T06:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-dev.umaine.edu\/uvac\/?page_id=222"},"modified":"2024-07-26T14:29:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T18:29:31","slug":"driver-training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/uvac\/training\/driver-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver Training Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Becoming a driver is the best way to get more involved at UVAC without having a medical license. To become a driver, members must take an Emergency Vehicles Operators Course (EVOC), be BLS CPR certified, get their Maine EMS Drivers license, and complete UVAC’s Driver Training Program.<\/p>\n

What Does a UVAC Driver Do?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The driver on duty is responsible for the general welfare of the ambulance, the safe transport of the crew and patients, as well as radio communication with dispatch. All UVAC drivers have are required to complete EVOC (Emergency Vehicle Operators Course) as well as meet University of Maine System requirements to operate University vehicles and in addition, complete a specialized UVAC training regiment.<\/p>\n

Driver Training Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The driver training program requires that all trainees demonstrate comfort behind the wheel of an ambulance in a non-emergent and emergent setting. To demonstrate this, the trainee must be observed by designated driver trainers (those who have shown extensive knowledge of an ambulance, and are aware of all rules pertaining to their safe operation). The program also requires that the trainee safely transport a minimum of three patients to the hospital while on duty and demonstrate\u00a0competent driving ability and awareness. Once cleared by the\u00a0Captain of Operations, trainees\u00a0are able to work any shift in the “Driver” position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Becoming a driver is the best way to get more involved at UVAC without having a medical license. To become a driver, members must take an Emergency Vehicles Operators Course (EVOC), be BLS CPR certified, get their Maine EMS Drivers license, and complete UVAC’s Driver Training Program. What Does a UVAC Driver Do? The driver […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1260,"featured_media":0,"parent":172,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"yes","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-222","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/uvac\/author\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/uvac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/uvac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/uvac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/uvac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1260"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/uvac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/uvac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1720,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/uvac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222\/revisions\/1720"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/uvac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/uvac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}