Customer Spotlight Q&A: SMART Medical Training's Success with ECSI
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Public Safety Group
Aug 15, 2023
In this customer spotlight, Vince Montefusco talks about his organization's success using various Emergency Care & Safety Institute Products, along with Emergency Medical Responder, Seventh Edition, in their training. .
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Could you tell us about your organization and your role there?
I started SMART (Specialized Medical Aid Response Team) in 2010 as a 501 c 3 organization for training and emergency medical response for first aid standby events in Santa Barbara County, California. We provided many standbys within and outside of Santa Barbara and taught lay and professional responders, including for hospitals, government, schools, and businesses. We had a classroom set up in Santa Barbara at the county public health department. I also recertified EMTs and helped recertify EMTs at the local community college a couple times per year. About 7 years ago, I dropped the non-profit status and the company changed its name to “SMART Medical Training”, its current name. SMART teaches ECSI (Emergency Care and Safety Institute), AHA (American Heart Association), and ARC (American Red Cross) courses based out of Florida today. I am also the Training Officer for Florida Hernando County Fire Corps.
What led you to considering ECSI for your emergency care training?
In a word, “flexibility.” Unlike the AHA and ARC, ECSI allowed me to teach its courses based on the students. It wasn’t “One Size Fits All” training. Some of the businesses that I teach use all sorts of heavy equipment and machinery, while for others, they sit behind a desk.
To read the full story, click here to download the full Customer Spotlight PDF. You can also check out a brief preview below.
Could you tell us about your organization and your role there?
I started SMART (Specialized Medical Aid Response Team) in 2010 as a 501 c 3 organization for training and emergency medical response for first aid standby events in Santa Barbara County, California. We provided many standbys within and outside of Santa Barbara and taught lay and professional responders, including for hospitals, government, schools, and businesses. We had a classroom set up in Santa Barbara at the county public health department. I also recertified EMTs and helped recertify EMTs at the local community college a couple times per year. About 7 years ago, I dropped the non-profit status and the company changed its name to “SMART Medical Training”, its current name. SMART teaches ECSI (Emergency Care and Safety Institute), AHA (American Heart Association), and ARC (American Red Cross) courses based out of Florida today. I am also the Training Officer for Florida Hernando County Fire Corps.
What led you to considering ECSI for your emergency care training?
In a word, “flexibility.” Unlike the AHA and ARC, ECSI allowed me to teach its courses based on the students. It wasn’t “One Size Fits All” training. Some of the businesses that I teach use all sorts of heavy equipment and machinery, while for others, they sit behind a desk.