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Bath EMS to get virtual reality training for treating children
Bath Fire and Rescue Chief Lawrence Renaud estimated the department responds to fewer than five 911 calls involving children each year.
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(L-R) York Hospital Interim Chief Nursing Officer Charity Neal, Maine EMS for Children Program Manager Marc Minkler, and Wells EMS Director Jim Lapolla explain the state’s new virtual reality training program.
Photo courtesy of Marc Minkler
The Bath fire and rescue department is one of four emergency medical service departments in the state that will participate in a pilot virtual reality training program to hone first responders’ skills in recognizing and treating severe illnesses in pediatric patients.