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Because of the distance EmergyStat ambulances must travel to respond to E-911
emergency medical calls, St. James -
Lanark Volunteer Fire
& Rescue Department's First Responder program was created in
19??, and have ## personnel to
assist ambulance and
medical personnel at incidents in trauma care of patients,
this may be spinal care, treatment of
burns, cuts and broken bones, oxygen
therapy, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (C.P.R.) and
defibrillation and medical
emergencies.
Their responsibilities is to provide casualty care after a
serious emergency until the arrival of an ambulance.
Once the ambulance
takes responsibility for the patient at the scene, the role
of the First Responder becomes a support
role to the BLS/ALS
level of care, which the ambulance can provide.
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