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CONTACT: Paula Lineberry, PTAR Chief EMAIL: lineberry747@northstate.net PHONE: 336-887-3411 PTAR Members Win Trophies At NCAREMS Convention ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Four members of Piedmont Triad Ambulance & Rescue (PTAR) won trophies at the 54th Annual North Carolina Association of Rescue & Emergency Medical Services (NCAREMS) Convention which was held at the Greenville Convention Center in Greenville, N.C. on April 22-24, 2010. EMT-I Lisa Bowman and EMT Tabitha Story received a trophy for 2nd place in the Basic Life Support (BLS) Competition. EMT-I Cindy Reed and EMT Barbara Leonard received a trophy for 3rd place in the Basic Life Support (BLS) Competition. The BLS competition consisted of a scenario in which a team of two EMTs examined and evaluated an injured "victim", treated and bandaged their injuries, loaded them onto a stretcher and prepared them for transport to a medical facility, just as they would do in an actual real-life situation. These annual rescue competitions are an important part of the training process for PTAR personnel. In each different competition, EMTs and Rescue Technicians put their skills to the test, doing pre-transport patient rescue, evaluation and treatment in simulated emergency exercises. Each exercise is judged closely to determine the winners. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ photographs contained within this press release. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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November 13, 2006 and is certified at the Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate (EMT-I) level. She resides in southeast Guilford County. < Click The Photo To View Full Size Image |
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November 13, 2006 and is certified at the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) level. She resides in Lexington, N.C. < Click The Photo To View Full Size Image |
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February 20, 2001 and is certified at the Emergency Medical Technician-Intermediate (EMT-I) level. She resides in Archdale, N.C. < Click The Photo To View Full Size Image |
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since June 02, 2008 and is certified at the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) level. She resides in Lexington, N.C. < Click The Photo To View Full Size Image |
 (L-R) PTAR EMT Tabitha Story and EMT-I Lisa Bowman received a trophy for 2nd place in the Basic Life Support (BLS) Competition at the 54th Annual NCAREMS Convention, April 22-24, 2010 in Greenville, N.C. |
 (L-R) PTAR EMT Barbara Leonard and EMT-I Cindy Reed received a trophy for 3rd place in the Basic Life Support (BLS) Competition at the 54th Annual NCAREMS Convention, April 22-24, 2010 in Greenville, N.C. |
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NCAREMS Conventions at The Showplace in downtown High Point, N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  PTAR Volunteer Holly Patton (left) and Board Chairman Gart Evans are shown staffing a vendor booth at the 54th Annual NCAREMS Convention, which was held April 22-24, 2010 in Greenville, N.C. In preparation for hosting the 2011 and 2012 NCAREMS Conventions, Piedmont Triad Ambulance & Rescue (PTAR) members staffed a vendor booth during the 2010 convention in Greenville, N.C., in an effort to boost attendance when they "Bring It Home To High Point" the next two years. Ms. Marva Wells, Sales Manager with the High Point Convention & Visitors Bureau (HPCVB), also attended this year's convention in Greenville to assist PTAR members in attracting large crowds of attendees at the 2011 and 2012 conventions in High Point. The conventions – and vendor expositions of emergency medical equipment and vehicles – will be held at The Showplace in downtown High Point. It is estimated that these events could generate about $282,000 for the local economy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    Hosted By Piedmont Triad Ambulance & Rescue (PTAR) At The Showplace In Downtown High Point, N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Formed in 1971 as the High Point Rescue Squad, PTAR is a private non-profit organization which provides all levels of emergency medical assistance, as well as rescue service, transportation for convalescents and wheelchair-bound patients, and "stand-by" service for special events in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina. PTAR's local service area includes High Point, Greensboro, Jamestown, Archdale, Trinity, Asheboro, Thomasville, Lexington and other areas of Guilford, Davidson and Randolph counties. The organization also provides transportation outside its normal service area, including many out-of-state trips. PTAR's Administrative Offices are located at 1422 South Main Street, High Point, North Carolina. PTAR currently operates out of four Base Stations, with their Headquarters Station located at 901 South Elm Street in High Point. They have other Base Stations at 300 Concord Street in southern Greensboro, and at 600 Huffine Mill Road in northeast Greensboro. Their fourth Base Station is located at 2011 Sandy Ridge Road, in the Colfax community. In addition, PTAR operates 3 other ambulances on a daily basis from temporary quarters in Asheboro, Lexington, and Thomasville. They are currently in the process of constructing a permanent Base Station in Asheboro. Their fleet has grown to now include 20 ALS Licensed Ambulances, 17 of which are operated on a daily basis. They also have 1 Heavy Rescue Truck, 3 Boats, 1 Wheelchair Van, 1 Emergency Support Vehicle for disasters and mass casuality situations, and 3 Staff Vehicles. They have a staff of roughly 80 full-time and part-time employees, including several office staff members. In addition, they also have about 25 Volunteer members. PTAR ambulances respond to over 25,000 calls for service each year. "38 Years of Serving Our Community" ~ OUR MISSION STATEMENT ~ To Provide The Best Possible Care For Our Patients By Providing The Best Equipment And Training For Our Personnel |
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