Grant Funds Bolster Rural Ambulances with Training, Equipment

Grant funds bolster rural ambulances with training, equipment

Motorized cots and chairs, emergency medical technician training and life support dummies are among the purchases made by local ambulance services through two rounds of grant awards from the South Dakota Department of Health. Some of those items came up during the first meeting of the Legislature’s Emergency Medical Services Interim Committee this week in Pierre. That body is studying ways to maintain the viability of the state’s ambulance servi…

Grant funds bolster rural ambulances with training, equipment • South Dakota Searchlight

A Humboldt ambulance in November 2022. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)Motorized cots and chairs, emergency medical technician training and life support dummies are among the purchases made by local ambulance services through two rounds of grant awards from the South Dakota Department of Health. Some of those items came up during the first meeting of the Legislature’s Emergency Medical Services Interim Committee this week in Pierre. That bod…

EMT class working for county - The Tribune

Five of six students pass test, hired by county A gamble on training their own EMTs has worked out for Lawrence County EMS. Almost all first responder agencies have issues with getting and retaining trained employees and David Hamm, the director of Lawrence County EMS, felt that creating their own training program was one of the best ways to solve that problem. For the better part of last year, the agency went through a lengthy accreditation pro…