Mark Renton Esq.

State Registered Paramedic PA-01226

Date of birth:   19 February 1969

Nationality:      British

 

Academic Qualifications

Institute

Date

Qualifications

Walsall College of Science and Technology

1987-1990

3 Year City & Guilds
Bricklaying & Stonemasonry

Cheslyn Hay High School Six Form College

1986 - 1987

A – Level English, Mathematics & Physics

Cheslyn Hay High School

1985 - 1986

5th Year O – Level Course

Cheslyn Hay High School

1982 - 1985

3 years secondary education

Cheslyn Hay Primary School

1974 - 1981

Primary Education

Honours
Appointed to the steering group of the PHTLS, (Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support) group at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, as representative for the WMAS April 2006

 

Language Skills  (5=excellent 4=good 3=satisfactory 2=fair 1=weak for competence)

Language

Reading

Speaking

Writing

English

(Mother Tongue)

(Mother Tongue)

(Mother Tongue)

German

1

1

1

French

1

1

1

 

Current Employment Postings

Mark is an experienced paramedic, PHTLS, PEPP, AMLS, GEMS and First Responder instructor with previous experience in offering training courses in the UK, Europe and around the World, including most recently, Portugal. He is qualified and experienced in the use of all Paramedic equipment such as Spinal Board and Cardiac Defibrillators; he is trained in the use of Cardiac Drugs, Thromboylitic agents, Salbutamol, Nebulisers, Nitronox/Entonox equipment, Morphine, Naloxone and many other Emergency and OOH drugs totalling 50 in all.
Present Position 1 State Registered Paramedic /Instructor: Advanced Paramedic
Responsible to the Divisional Officer for the day-to-day management, development and co-ordination of all divisional level A&E operations, and production of a quality unit hour.
Assisting at local football, Contact Sports and racing venues as an Event Medic.
Present Position 2

  1. Steering Committee Member of PHTLS at the Royal College of Surgeons and Faculty instructor on PHTLS Instructor courses Worldwide.
  2. Member of the American Geriatric Society as a Faculty Instructor on GEMS courses Worldwide.
  3. Member of the Paediatric Education for Pre-Hospital Professionals society as a Faculty Instructor on PEPP courses Worldwide.
  4. Member of the Advanced Medical Life Support society as a Faculty Instructor on AMLS courses Worldwide.
  5. Member of The First Responder society as a faculty Instructor trainer for First Responder courses Worldwide.

Present Position 3 
Recently affiliated to the Staffordshire University of Health Sciences as a Facilitator/instructor with the Paramedic Degree training programme.  

Previous Employment Postings

Organisation

Date

Role and Description

Staffordshire Ambulance Service

2007

Advanced Paramedic

2004

Community Paramedic Officer in Primary Care

2003

Leading Ambulance Paramedic Lichfield Ambulance Station

2001

Special Casualty Access Team Training

2000

Qualified Ambulance Paramedic

1996

Qualified Ambulance EMT

1994

High Dependency Care Assistant

1993

Ambulance Care Assistant

1987 - 1993

Bricklayer

 

Specialist Courses And Awards

Organisation

Date

Nature of Course

SASHA-GTE 1st International Conference, Cardaval, Nr Lisbon Portugal

3rd Nov 2007

Attended an International Conference to 400 invited persons from all over the World.

SASHA (European) Staffordshire Ambulance Staff Humanitarian Aid Team

2006

Joint working group with GTE Grupo Trauma Emergência in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. Teaching Portuguese Medical Staff Pre-Hospital courses

Royal College of Surgeons, London

2006

Appointment to the Royal College as steer for the West Midlands Ambulance Service

Staffordshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust                

2005

Trained in PSIAMS and MPDS Ambulance control systems.

Staffordshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust                

2004

Trained in the use of Reteplase, Thromboylitic agent

Staffordshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

2004

Community Paramedic Officer Primary Care course.

Royal College of Surgeons, London

2001

PHTLS Instructor Course

Staffordshire Ambulance Service

2000

Pre Hospital Trauma Life Support course, PHTLS

Staffordshire Ambulance Service

2000

Paramedic Training

Staffordshire Ambulance Service

1998

Manual Defibrillation Trained

Staffordshire Ambulance Service Training School

1997

Millar Certificate attained 2 Weeks Driving Course
6 Weeks Ambulance Aid

Hobbies/interests: -Running, Reading, Martial Arts.