Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Squad
by Peter
The headquarters
for the Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Squad (SVAS) is located across
from the White Hart Inn in Salisbury. It is a 38 member volunteer organization
with plumbers, teachers, mechanics, and many other people from lots
of different jobs.
This ambulance squad gets approximately 400 calls a year. They respond
to calls such as medical emergencies, trauma emergencies, and search
and rescue cases. The ambulance squad has four rescue vehicles. The
"Jaws of Life" are in the green rescue truck. The inside of
the ambulance has a stretcher for the patient, a small couch and chair
for the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or a patient's relative if
they are keeping a patient company on the way to the hospital, and a
slide-out table. It also has cabinets with lots of medical supplies
and equipment.
If you want to be an EMT you need to be at least 16 years old. You also
need to take an EMT course and pass a state test. You will have training
in trauma and medical emergencies, CPR, and the use of special equipment
like the AED. If you want to be an ambulance driver you also need to
have a driver's license.
Our ambulance squad performs a very important service to our town. If
you have some extra time in you life and care a lot about people, you
might want to consider joining the Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Squad.
Ms. Rice, who met with me to tell me all about the ambulance, is the
captain of the SVAS. You can call her if you want to find out more information
at 860-435-0058.
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Call 911. The Salisbury Ambulance Squad will be there for you. |
Updated 01-05-04