When it comes to responding to emergency calls the safety of the Emergency Responders, the patient, and the public is a top priority. Several aspects of that involves training and protective equipment. We continue our EMS Week 2020 reflections today on Safety Tuesday!
๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐ฟ-19 ๐พ๐ค๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ช๐จ; safety is critical in maintaining patient care, provider protection, and public awareness in these unusual times. Our EMS Providers have two levels of personal protective equipment meant to minimize potential exposures not only to themselves but also further out to the public. Extensive time has been spent building specialized equipment bags, in-depth training, and patient care protocol system, all designed to keep everyone safe.
๐ฟ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ of Safety Tuesday. All of our emergency drivers have gone through a course called Emergency Vehicle Driver Training that specifically teaches how to drive in emergency situations safely.
๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ is something we dedicate time to throughout the year, like other emergency agencies, to help prevent injuries in various situations. These include weather safety (heat stroke, frostbite), pool/swimming tips, cooking (burns) and more… We encourage everyone to watch for these on our Facebook, Instagram, and our HolidayParkVFD.org website.
๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, please feel free to contact our Fire Chief, Jim Sims, via chief@holidayparkvfd.org.
