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Food Drive Is a Success!

Amanda Smith, telecommunicator at Lancaster County-Wide Communications, shows the food donation LCWC gave to our food drive.

Northwest EMS was able to donate hundreds of dollars worth of food to the four local food banks in our primary response area, thanks to the generosity of our employees and local residents. Crews delivered the donations to the food banks on March 4.

Donations were accepted at all three EMS stations.  Support from the community was generous, with residents stopping by the stations to drop ...

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Could You Recognize A Concussion?

Your child falls off a swing. You find her lying on the ground, dazed and not sure of where she is. Would you know what to do? Would you know how serious this is?

Northwest EMS recently participated in a video production with the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council (PEHSC) to raise awareness of the dangers of traumatic brain injuries. The video is aimed at educating parents and the public on how to recognize that a concussion might have occurred, as ...

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Hands Only CPR Flash Mob Educates and Entertains Students and Fans

With the help of Manheim Central’s Baron and Sparky the Fire Dog, students and fans attending last week’s varsity basketball game at Manheim Central High School learned that saving a life isn’t just for EMS and emergency responders. Almost anyone can perform Hands Only CPR and the flash mob presentation was a fun and interactive way to demonstrate this.
More than 70% of sudden cardiac death occurs outside of the hospital and brain death begins within approximately 4 minutes of ...

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