James C. Hudson

Paramedic/QA director                           Years Employed (1999 - present)

Van Buren County EMS                                                         Spencer, Tennessee

Assisted in start-up operations of new county-owned Emergency Medical Service.  Responsible for Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement activities, implementation of Standing Orders/Clinical Care Pathways, coordination with Medical Director, and staff development.  First Responder Coordinator.

Paramedic                                                  Years Employed (2005 - present)

Professional Medical Ambulance Service                            Lebanon, Tennessee

Work on ALS ambulance on a part-time basis providing interfacility and discharge transfers.  Work with Event Medicine at the Coliseum, Gaylord Entertainment Center, and other venues.

Paramedic                                                        Years Employed (2003 - 2005)

Pride Care Ambulance Service                                             Nashville, Tennessee

Work on ALS ambulance on a part-time basis providing inter-facility and discharge transfers.  Worked with Event Medicine at the Coliseum, Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville Super Speedway and other venues while Pride Care had contract with Baptist Event Medicine.

Paramedic/QA Director                           Years Employed (1999 - present)

White County EMS                                                                  Sparta, Tennessee

Part-time employment at an ALS county 911 service.  Quality Assurance Director for 2 years.

Paramedic/opERATIONS MANAGER                                   Years Employed (1991 - 2000)

Warren County EMS                                                      McMinnville, Tennessee

Staff Paramedic, Shift Supervisor, Quality Assurance Coordinator, and First Responder Coordinator for a county-owned 911 ALS service.

Flight Paramedic                                            Years Employed (1990 - 1992)

MedFlight V                                                                        Knoxville, Tennessee

Flight Paramedic                                            Years Employed (1988 - 1990)

Erlanger Life Force                                                       Chattanooga, Tennessee

Assisted with start-up operations and implementation of Life Force Air Transport at Erlanger Medical Center.

Paramedic                                                        Years Employed (1987 - 1988)

Warren County Ambulance Service                               McMinnville, Tennessee

Flight Paramedic                                            Years Employed (1986 - 1989)

MedFlight V                                                                        Knoxville, Tennessee

Paramedic                                                        Years Employed (1983 - 1988)

East Tennessee EMS/Rural Metro                                       Knoxville, Tennessee

EMT/Paramedic                                               Years Employed (1979 - 1983)

Sevier County Ambulance Service                                     Sevierville, Tennessee

Firefighter/EMT                                              Years Employed (1974 - 1979)

Pigeon Forge Fire Department                                    Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Education

Paramedic Program                                       Years Attended (1981 - 1982)

State Tech                                                                           Knoxville, Tennessee

EMT Program                                                             Years Attended (1978)

State Tech                                                                           Knoxville, Tennessee

Professional Activities

·        ACLS Instructor/Provider, AHA/Centennial Medical Center CTC - 1985 to present

·        CPR Instructor/Provider, AHA/Centennial Medical Center CTC - 1979 to present

·        PALS Instructor/Provider, AHA/Centennial Medical Center CTC - 1988 to present

·        PHTLS/BTLS Provider - 1985 to present

·        Critical Care Paramedic Course, Med Flight V - 1986

·        Extrication, TARS - 1985 to present

·        EVOC, TARS - 1985 to present

·        EMS Operations and Planning for WMD, TEEX/ODP - 2004

·        Basic Concepts for WMD Incidents, TEEX/ODP - 2004

·        WMD Haz Mat Operations - TEEX/ODP - 2004

·        Haz Mat Operations Level, Pro Board Certification - 2004

·        Incident Management/Unified Command , TEEX/ODP - 2004

·        Motorsports Basic And Advanced Safety Classes, Dover Motorsports Memphis, 2004