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Fire, rescue
need volunteers
More trained first responders are needed in Rappahannock County to give immediate emergency medical services (EMS) to victims of accidents or sudden illnesses. Statistics show that prompt and proper EMS saves lives.
To prepare first responders for EMS, the Rappahannock-Rapidan Emergency Medical Service Council offers a 60-hour course. For more details, call 703-825-6849.
Often, people who are first to reach a victim are not trained sufficiently to give correct emergency care or assistance.
In contrast, a first responder is qualified to take charge of an emergency situation until the rescue squads with emergency medical technicians arrive. First responders can also continue assisting when there are multiple casualties.
In rural areas, it sometimes requires more than six minutes for a rescue squad to arrive. During this critical time period, first responders are qualified to initiate lifesaving procedures such as: airway and respiratory intervention; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; bleeding control; special wound care such as head, chest, and abdominal wounds; stabilization of spinal injuries; and splinting of fractures.
Being a first responder requires fast thinking and action to stabilize or to improve a victim’s condition. First responders are part of a highly trained group dedicated to saving lives.
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