The Timber Lake ambulance crew listens to trainer Sarah Barch, left, during a March 28 training session on the new Avel equipment installed in the ambulance. The equipment remotely connects EMT’s to medical professionals at a virtual health care center in Sioux Falls.
The Timber Lake Ambulance EMTs and drivers recently underwent telemedicine training on how to connect with medical professionals and facilities when treating patients. L-R are Kendra Enright (EMT/paramedic), Kyle Nilson (EMT), Shad Bollinger (driver), Robert Martian (EMT/parademic), Brent Gill (driver), Emily Gill (EMT), Teri Gayer (EMT), TL Ambulance Service Director Chris Hermes and Sylvia Mowrer (EMT). NOT PICTURED: Greg Garon and Jackie Biegler (EMTs).
Sarah Barch led the March 28 training in the new Moreau-Grand Electric warehouse
A tablet mounted in the cabin of the ambulance, connected remotely to medical professionals in Sioux Falls, is a new tool for Timber Lake Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs).
The Telemedicine in Motion initiative provides 24/7 audio/visual access from the ambulance to a team of emergency physicians and nurses to assist with live support for EMS crews.
