Illini EMS - University of Illinois' Pre-hospital Life Support Care Program
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Beyond the Classroom
Taking what is learned in the classroom to a whole new level
3 Easy Steps to Join Illini EMS
1
Registration
Registering for the site lets us know that you're interested in getting involved with IEMS and is the first step towards becoming an active member. Just click below and get started!
2
CPR Certification
The minimum certification to be a member of IEMS is CPR-certified at the healthcare provider level. If you are already certified, you've already completed this step! If not, click below to register for a class.
3
Paperwork
Come into the office and fill out your paper work. Once you've done that, you can jump in and start helping save lives! Click below to find out when you can come in.
Words from IEMS Alumni

"I joined IEMS hoping for some meaningful volunteer experience and got so much more - from patient care and education to meeting the best friends imaginable - IEMS truly made college the most incredible time of my life."

-Rachel Kaplan

Latest Announcements
HAPPY WINTER BREAK!!!
Monday, December 19, 2011
FALL SEMESTER IS DUNZOS!!! I hope everyone survived finals week and everyone got home safe and sound. I hope all you guys, who have worked tirelessly this semester, have a good relaxing long break, and that you come back in the spring renewed and eager to start back up. Thank you for your dedication to IEMS this past semester we couldn't have been as successful as we were without you. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and we'll see you the spring. WINTERRRR BREAKKK!!! Now time to get some hot chocolate...
-President
HAPPY TURKEY DAY!!!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
I hope everyone has gotten home safely and is reading this email in the comfort of their homes. I just wanted to take this opportunity to THANK all you guys for doing what you do. At our core IEMS is a volunteer organization so without you guys volunteering to staff our events IEMS would not be what it is without you. So thank you putting up with our phone calls to work football (especially BIKE TEAM!!!), thank you for staffing our events, thank you for being awesome. Thank you for being patients for our practicals, thank you for being good EMT/FR/CPR students, thank you for being dedicated to IEMS. Thank you for supervising, thank you being involved. THANK YOU FOR SAVING LIVES. I hope all of you guys have a relaxing break, and I'll see you guys on the other side.
-President
Illini EMS Event Pictures!!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Pictures are finally here!

Here is the link to the Flickr account where I will be updating any photos taken at IEMS events around campus. I would love to have any pictures that any of you guys take at events as well, so send me an e-mail at PKGupta7057@gmail.com

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pkgupta7057/

Click on "sets" to see the different events.

Enjoy!
-Historian
First Responder Application
Monday, September 5, 2011
Hey Everybody,

Are you or someone you know interested in becoming a First Responder? If so, the application for the Fall 2011 First Responder course is now available. The First Responder course is a rewarding 8.5 week course that teaches you skills for practice in the field as an emergency medical responder and ultimately involves gaining an Illinois Department of Public Health First Responder Defibrillator license. You will learn techniques such as splinting fractures, wound treatment, environmental emergency management, childbirth emergencies, and more!

Feel free to contact the lead instructor Christine Hawxhurst(Hawxhur1@illinois.edu) or Jessica Williams (Willia89@illinois.edu) if you have any questions. If a friend of yours is interested in becoming a first responder, don't hesitate to give him or her our contact information. The application can be found on the documents page of illiniems.org. A direct link to it is here: http://www.iems.illiniems.org/?act=documents Under the Applications heading, download the "First Responder Fall 2011 Application."
-President