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(Revised 11/30/11) Classes are be conducted at pre-scheduled locations, as shown on the schedule on the homepage.
Passenger Assistance 4 hours Passenger Assistance-Part B (Wheelchair)
4 hours Abuse Prevention/Maltreatment Awareness
4 hours Classes meet MN
DOT training requirements per Section 8840.5910 New
Driver Training Tuition: Plus $30.00 for P.A. T.-B (Not required for ambulatory-only drivers. Additional $5.00 discount if paid with above) $35.00 each for individual, single class sessions. (No discount) Also available:
First Aid (4.5-hours) with textbook - $40.00 MN DOT Required Driver Recertification Per current MN DOT requirements, a driver is required to take 8 hours of classroom training (First Aid, Defensive Driving and Passenger Assistance/Abuse Prevention) and have 7 hours of documented Continuing Driver Education (CE), or take 15 hours of classroom instruction. 8-hour Refresher Training (must have 7 hours verifiable CE) - $100.00 15-hour Refresher Training - $120.00 Prices for CE on a per driver, per-class basis if taken separately: Bloodborne Pathogens - 1 hour - $20.00 Winter Driving - 2 hours - $25.00 CPR (2010 Standards) - 4 hours - $25.00 Alzheimer’s and Dementia Workshop - 4 hours - $30.00* Driving Navigation - 2 hours - $30.00 Other classes and workshops TBA. *Offered once per year in cooperation with North Memorial Ambulance Service and the Alzheimer's Association. Half of all proceeds are donated to the Minnesota-Dakota Alzheimer's Association. Not offered as part of Refresher Training package.
No discounts after the first class session, no exceptions. Invoicing
for pre-approved provider services only, no discounts.
Effective
February 1, 2008, absolutely no
training certificates will be issued until payment is received and checks clear the
bank. Past Due Accounts will be subject to an interest charge of 12% APR. Call:
612 695-5059 or e-mail to
register for classes. Hans
Erdman, EMT MN
DOT STS Instructor #1486
About
our Special Transportation Services Instructor Hans Erdman was initially certified as an Emergency Medical Technician in 1973, and has worked in the patient transportation field since 1974. He worked both paid and volunteer emergency ambulance and rescue from 1975 until 1988, and was a paramedic in the early years of the profession, before you could transfer certification from state to state. In 1988, when Hans moved to Minnesota from his native New York State, and became a park ranger, which is the area he went to college for. He has served with the Dakota and Anoka County Parks Departments, and currently works as a part-time ranger with the Minnesota DNR at Sand Dunes State Forest Recreation Area near Zimmerman, MN. In 1997, he also went to work for Laidlaw Passenger Transportation/Metro Mobility, where he was trained as an STS Instructor. For three years, Hans was the supervisor of the Ride Link wheelchair division of Life Link III Ambulance Service, and then was manager and driver/trainer at Peace Transportation for several years. Hans remains active in the delivery of emergency medical care as a member and coordinator of the medical bike teams at the Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival mountain bike race, Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, Chisago Lakes Triathlon, the ski patrol for the City of Lakes Loppet Urban Ski Festival, and a number of other "silent sport" events in the Twin Cities area and western Wisconsin. In 2009 he was asked to serve as EMS Coordinator for the Minneapolis Marathon. He has had articles published nationally on the use of mountain bikes in wildland search operations, and patient assessment of foot race competitors by bike-mounted medical personnel, patient assessment of para/quadriplegic patients in motor vehicle accidents, and wrote and edited the Search and Rescue Training Manual for the National Mountain Bike Patrol. He is certified by the Minnesota Department of Transportation to teach all areas of STS training, and is also certified by the AAOS Emergency Care and Safety Institute to teach first aid, CPR, AED, Fleet Driver Safety, and Wilderness Medical Care, and by the National Mountain Bike Patrol as a patrol instructor/trainer.
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