We are committed to empowering the community with quality, life-saving education & training.
Kari's passion for teaching & preventative medicine is the driving force behind CPR For Life.
Meet the Owner:
Kari Tomlinson, Paramedic/Educator
CPR For Life was founded by Kari Tomlinson on March 1st, 2016 in her hometown of Oregon City, Oregon. Being a Paramedic and playing with Manikins for a living was the last thing she planned on doing in her life! After realizing the need for quality, life-saving training opportunities outside of the big city, she set out to save lives in her little corner of the world!
Kari takes pride in her ability to teach people of all ages, abilities, and learning styles. She loves her work, and is dedicated to improving lives and patient outcomes in the community with her team of trained professionals.
She has over a decade of experience working in the medical field and loves to share her experience and pearls of wisdom. She became a Paramedic in 2013, and has worked both pre-hospital and hospital. She specialized in Cardiology and Emergency Medicine at Providence, and performed CPR countless times while serving on the Code Team.
Her experience as a Paramedic also includes:
EMPF/Wildland Fire Paramedic: Ambulance and Single Resource
Set Medic for Indoor/Outdoor Professional Motion and Photography Shoots
Camp Medic for Elite Youth Athletes and Boy & Girl Scouts
Volunteering with CERT and SERV-OR
Teaching EMT and Paramedic students as a Lab Instructor at the Community College.