80 Emergency Medical Technicians get training

Dan Batsie (right), head of the Atlantic Emergency Medical Service presenting a certificate to one of the participants (GINA photo)

Through a collaborative effort between the George-town Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and the Atlantic Emergency Medical Service, 80 Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) along with nurses from the GPHC and the West Deme-rara Regional Hospital (WDRH) benefited from a one-week training programme in emergency medicine, GINA said.

At a graduation ceremony which was held on Friday at the Project Dawn Medical Centre, Liliendaal, the participants received their certificates.

The training programme focused on trauma and nursing care along with disaster medicine, Dan Batsie, head of the