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Volume 6 Issue 3
♦ EDITOR’S CORNER
Top of the Mornin' to you!
Be'gorra spring will soon be here!
Irish I'm not, well.... maybe a wee
bit but after the tough last two
months of bad weather it will be
wonderful to see daffodils, crocus,
tulips and the like! My column
this time will seem long but I'm
including an article from our
Assistant Chief of the Pine Knoll
Shores EMS. In September of'93
I took classes to become an
AA/First Responder, I passed that
and since November I've been
taking classes to become an EMT.
I truly believe I've found my
calling. Please read the following
article entirely and think it over!
WE NEED YOU!
DIAL 911 in an emergency and a
team of trained and dedicated
Emergency Medical Technicians
(EMT's) arrive at your home with
an ambulance in a matter of
minutes. These technicians and
drivers are Pine Knoll Shores
residents who are volunteers and
donate their services free of
charge. They are trained to
respond quickly, administer
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emergency aid and oxygen if
necessary, and transport to the
hospital rapidly, but safely. The
service is free to residents of our
community, and the cost of
equipment, supplies and insurance
is covered by town taxes.
It is estimated that to
cover the town 24 hours a day, 7
days a week with minimal
coverage by paid EMT's and
drivers, would cost in excess of
$250,000 per year (Not including
social security payments, benefits
etc.) The cost is staggering -
imagine what it would mean in
our tax dollars if we were forced to
resort to paid services.
Our EMT's staff responds
to well over a hundred residential
medical emergencies and
transports a year. The EMT
safety curtain is always there for
you during an emergency - with
speed and care. As always, we are
in URGENT need of additional
EMT's and ambulance drivers to
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provide these vital services. Many
dedicated people have given their
time to this community service,
and after serving their community
for a period of time, others move
in and take their place. This
ongoing replenishment of time
and dedication keeps the squad
current and vigorous. Now We
Need You. Courses are given
periodically by the community
college for new members. The
lifesaving skills learned in these
courses are valuable to both the
community and to you and your
family on a personal basis. Think
about finding a friend and taking
the course. For further
information please call Teddy
Wimberly, Chief, Pine Knoll
Shores EMS, 247-3666, or
Commissioner Richard Schultz at
Town Hall, 247-4353.
Remember, we need you and you
need us to keep your taxes dowrU
Bart Sheard, Assistant Chief,
PKS-EMS
NOTE: The next EMT-Basic
Class will begin Wednesday, May
25, and will continue through
October. The class will be held at
Carteret Community College.
Class nights will be Monday and
Wednesday evenings from
6;30PM-9:30PM.
The next EMT-I Class
will begin June 23 through
October. Class nights are
Monday and Thursday 6:30PM-
9:30PM also at Carteret College.
Yours in Health!, EUen