Geting organized for the EMT class

The Hikkaduwa ambulance service is funded and is run as a pilot project by NWMT International, with the blessing of the Ministry of Health of Sri LAnka. It covers an area of about 16 square miles of coastal and inland area on the SW tip of the Island. It is run 100% by local residents with a very basic level of training, and some ongoing training with a local RN/ public health nurse Their origional training was by an NGO Doctor and RN's from New Zealand and an Lady M.D. from England who were here from the Tsunami.They did a great job starting from nothing, but I don't think any of their training thus far has been done by anyone who has ever been a professional EMS person working from the inside of and ambulance. The ambulance workers do a great job with what they have but have very little and must reuse allmost everything they do have! Almost all the workers have been "on the job" since 26th Dec. 2004 when their homes were all destroyed and they started rescuing whoever they could. Quite an on the job training program! We've secured a large hall at a ruined but partially rebuit Buddhist temple to do the training, we'll supply 14 ceiling fans for a gift to the temple for it's use.