The Truro Township Fire
Department operates three Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Vehicles: Medic 161, Medic 162, and Medic 163.
The township equips its medic units
to treat advanced life support emergencies, such as heart attack,
chest pain, shortness of breath, strokes, and other life-threatening
emergencies. Each vehicle is staffed by three members of the EMS
team.
In 2003, there were over 3678
EMS runs handled by the paramedics from Truro Township.
The township provides EMS personnel
with extensive continuing education to sharpen knowledge and skills
in lifesaving procedures, including:
- EKG and Myocardial Infarction Review
- Life Pak 10, 11 and
Automatic External Defibrillator Review
- Water Rescue
- Splinting
- Backboards and Patient
Lifting
- Pediatric Trauma
- Drug Review
- Mass Casualty
