Mark Poling Email & Phone Number

Willow Grove, Pa

ALS provider for the busiest company in the Philadelphia area responding to 12,000 911 calls serving 50,000 households. Diagnose patients in emergency situations and provide care. Make preliminary independent assessments of scene safety and patient status. Communicate to defuse dangerous/stressful situations, assess signs and symptoms, and obtain medical history. Use a variety of techniques and methods to safely move and transport patients. Record daily activities and document patient contact and care.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

Operate as an ALS provider for urban 911 response and inter-facility transport service with 40,000 calls annually. Respond to emergency scenes and provide patient care functions including: extrication of patients, triage, gathering information, performing exams, formulating treatment plans, rendering treatment consistent with patient care protocols, directing medical activities at multiple patient scenes or mass casualty incidents and coordinating medical transportation.

Redmond, Or

Selected and studied as student firefighter and paramedic intern. Learned and observed qualities of a successful Redmond firefighter/paramedic from an experienced mentor. Participated in fire and EMS trainings. Made preliminary independent assessments of emergency scene, safety and patient status. Assess signs and symptoms and obtain medical history. Perform duties to ensure personal safety including daily briefing, fire weather forecast, unit checks and physical fitness.

Mammoth Lakes, Ca

Operate within the IC System as commander, lead and crewmember. Lead crew member on a type 2 wild land engine, a rappel helicopter and on a hand crew. Work to create hand line with hand and power tools. Created landing zones in the backcountry and facilitated the extinguishment of fires with aerial water attack. Train as an assistant fire engine operator. Performed and organized burnout and prescribed fire operations. Communicate with dispatch and additional resources as an air base radio operator. Managed interagency crews and resources as needed for initial and extended attack.

Mono County

Search and Rescue team member in remote backcountry areas in extreme conditions. Performed high and low angle rope rescue. Trained in cold water rescue, snowmobile use and wilderness medicine. Utilized search patterns and tracking techniques on the ground and in a helicopter. Navigated using maps, compass and GPS to find and recover missing persons. Communicate with incident command post and other members via handheld radios.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aas), Emergency Medical Services

Apprenticeship, Wildland/Forest Firefighting And Investigation

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology