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any emergency.
schooling that includes 500 hours of
instructions. Then, every three
months they must be re-evaluated
by a physician to assure their com-
petency level and must be re-certi-
fied every three years. They are
also trained in Advance Cardiac
Life Support by the American Heart
Association.
Emergency Medical Technicians,
on the other hand, receive 120 hours
of class and are trained in basic life
support.
Although some ambulances don’t
always care to work with the MICU,
most do, and together they can form
an effective team. Sometimes it can
make the difference between life
and death. .
“Another advantage of working
together with the unit is that we're
always ready to respond since we
are on duty 24 hours a day,” Ash
said.
“Simultaneous transmission can
allow us to possibly get to the scene
faster than an ambulance. A lot of
times these are volunteer services.
By the time they get dressed and
get to their vehicles it can cost
precious time.
“If someone goes into cardiac
arrest, for example, it is very
important to get to them in the first
eight to 10 minutes to administer
effective treatment. That doesn’t
mean they can’t be saved after that,
but they can suffer serious
damage.”
ambulance assistance can also ask
for the presence of the mobile unit.
“We don’t keep our number listed
in the phone book because we would
always be getting calls for cuts and
burns and that sort of thing,” he
explained. ‘That isn’t the service
we provide. But, in an emergency
situation people can request our
help from an ambulance and they
can’t be refused.”
And, in life-threatening circum-
stances, a paramedic can adminis-
ter the most efficient care. What a
lot of people don’t realize is that
most attendants from an ambulance
service are not paramedics, but
EMT’s and first-aiders.
Even if a paramedic should
happen to be aboard, he would not
be able to apply his technical train-
ing because those vehicles do not
have the facilities to provide
advanced care.
Ash says it would be fruitless for
each ambulance to be equipped the
same as the MICU, however,
because of the high cost involved.
‘‘One radio alone costs seven
thousand doallars. Our cardiac defi-
brillator also costs seven thousand
dollars. That’s only two pieces of
equipment that cost fourteen thou-
sand dollars. Some of the local
services only have that much in
their budgets.’
Although paramedics do not actu-
ally transport patients, they do ride
inside the ambulances while accom-
panying a patient to the hospital.
The Medical Center itself, which
was built in 1981, is located off Rt.
118 next to the Luzerne County Fall
Fair grounds.
POLICE BLO
ER
KINGSTON TOWNSHIP
No injuries were reported in a
two-car accident that took place last
Sunday night in Kingston Township.
Frances J. Reilly, Mineral St.,
Apt., 266 Wilkes-Barre, said he was
driving his vehicle south on Rt. 309
when a car’ driven by Thomas
Barber, 36 Elm St., West Pittston,
changed over into the left lane
without signaling, striking the front
of the Reilly’s Plymouth Reliant.
Barber, however, said that he did
signal and was struck in the rear
end of his Ford Galaxy.
The Reilly vehicle sustained slight
damage to the front end but had to
be towed. Barber’s car also
received minor damage but was
driven from the scene.
DALLAS TOWNSHIP
A snow pile located on Rt. 309
near Lower Demunds Road caused
a two-car accident last Saturday in
Dallas Township.
Rodman Lewis Shoemaker, RD 6,
Box 61, Dallas, told police he was
attempting to go south on Rt. 309
from Lower Demunds Road when
he pulled in front of William C.
Frederick, 50 E. Franklin St., Shav-
ertown.
Showmaker said a large snow pile
at the site blocked his view and was
not able to see the oncoming vehi-
cle.
HARVEYS LAKE
Three men averted tragedy
Sunday night when the pick-up
truck they were riding in fell
through the ice at Harvey’s Lake.
According to police reports,
Charles Reeder, 33, of Sweet Valley,
said he tried to drive his vehicle
across the icy lake from the Penn-
sylvania Fish Commission’s boat
launch near Sandy Beach to Warden
Place when the truck broke through
just short of the shore line at
Warden Place.
The incident ccourred at approxi-
mately 8 p.m. Police said the vehi-
cle was recovered nearly three
hours later.
Police, so far, have not identified
the other two men.
Group elects
The following individuals were
recently elected at the 1986 General
Election of Dallas Fire and Ambul-
ance Incorporated: President,
Robert Richrdson; Vice president,
Timothy Carroll; Secretary, Lynn
Sheehan; Tyeasurer, Paul Labar;
Board of Directors: Donald Shaffer,
William Ward, William Baker,
Edwin Roth, Donald Bulford.
‘Ambulance Chief, Jack Wega;
new officers
Assistant Ambulance Chief, Robert
O’Konski; Fire Chief, Robert
Besecker; ASsistant Fire Chief,
Thomas Doughton.
Fire Chief Robert Besecker
reported that the fire department
responded to 79 alarms in 1985, and
Ambulance Chief Jack Wega noted
that the ambulance responded to 479
calls for the year.
Swimming pool
Administrators from Penn State
Wilkes-Barre Campus, located in
Lehman, are visiting the two school
boards in the Back Mountain area
to discuss community interest in a
swimming pool on the campus.
Dr. James H. Ryan, campus exec-
utive officer, emphasized that the
University has not made a decision
about whether a pool should be
included in a new gymnasium multi-
purpose building, which he expects
idea discussed
to be constructed on campus in the
future.
The conversations with school dis-
trict boards of directors are simply
exploring interest. He met with
Lake-Lehman in early February
and will meet with Dallas in March.
“We want to meet community
needs whenever it is feasible. But at
this time, our discussions are just to
gather opinion,” Dr. Ryan said.
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