Ebola Response Training

Thu, 05/23/2019 - 07:22

By Taylor K. Vecsey

November 13, 2014

Like other emergency medical service providers on the East End, E.M.S. personnel in the Bridgehampton Fire Department, pictured above during a drill on Monday, are in the midst of training for how to respond in the event of a suspected Ebola case. Based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and mandates from the New York State Commissioner of Health, all emergency medical technicians, including volunteers, must learn how to don and take off infectious disease apparel. Suffolk County E.M.S. has been updating all 96 E.M.S. agencies on these procedures. The county has set up about 12 classes between now and the end of the year to train representatives from each agency with the hopes of reaching more than 600 E.M.T.s. Until each agency is trained, Stony Brook University Hospital’s ambulances will be called to answer any call in which Ebola is suspected.

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