Not all classrooms are set in school buildings and lecture halls.
In the common area of South Whidbey Fire/EMS Station 31 in Freeland, an eclectic group of students surround a patient sitting upright. A retired physician, an aspiring armed serviceman in his 20s and an active medical researcher work together to apply a neckbrace and Kendrick Extrication Device — basically a back brace — before lifting the patient and laying him on the ground. But rather than proceeding to provide medical treatment, an instructor scans through a checklist, critiques their performance and gives them pointers.