RAPID First Responder

Will Chapleau has more than 30 years of emergency care experience including 32 years as a paramedic, 20 years as a Trauma Nurse Specialist, and 15 years in the fire service, 6 of those years as chief of the Chicago Heights Fire Department. Currently, he is manager of the Advanced Trauma Life Support Program for the American College of Surgeons. For more than 25 years, students have had the benefit of Mr. Chapleau's educational expertise in a variety of settings - as an international faculty member for Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) since 1984, board member of the National Association of EMS Educators, The National Association of EMTs, and the Society of Trauma Nurses. He also serves on the editorial board for EMS Magazine. Mr. Chapleau has contributed to numerous textbooks and journal articles over the course of his career and is well respected by students and peers worldwide. As the Fire Chief of a busy department and the Chairperson for the Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) program since 1996, Board of Directors of the Society of Trauma Nurses, Chief Chapleau's experiences lend a perspective and credibility second to none.