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Special Care for Your Precious Children

Special Care for Your Precious Children

Northwest EMS has achieved master-level recognition in Pennsylvania’s EMS for Children Project (EMSC).  The EMS for Children Project is a voluntary multi-phase recognition program for EMS agencies wishing to demonstrate their commitment to excellence in pediatric care.  The program is administered as a collaborative effort between the Pennsylvania Department of Health – Bureau of EMS, the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council (PEHSC) and other partners as part of a federal grant.

Achievement of the master-level recognition was a four-part process ...

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Donegal High Public Safety Day

Donegal High Public Safety Day

Northwest EMS recently joined Donegal High School for their second Annual Public Safety Day. It featured local emergency response agencies, including  fire departments, EMS, law enforcement and emergency management. Also participating were students from Lancaster County Career and Technology’s Protective Services program.  The theme for this year’s event was “Distracted Driving.”

While local fire departments demonstrated vehicle-rescue techniques, Northwest EMS showcased basic and advanced life support skills such as cardiac monitoring, spinal immobilization techniques and CPR.

The dangers of distracted driving were ...

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Moose Lodge, 6-Year-Old Patient Give Stuffed Animals

Moose Lodge, 6-Year-Old Patient Give Stuffed Animals

Northwest EMS recently accepted the donation of stuffed animals which will be placed in the ambulances and given to children who are transported by our ambulances.

One of the donations came from a local resident, six year old Violet, who was recently transported by ambulance, not once, but twice, this summer.  During one of those rides, the ambulance crew presented Violet with a stuffed animal (a cat).  Her grandmother shared that the stuffed animal brought Violet great comfort.  “The first thing ...

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