Yarmouth paramedic Danny Deveau remembers the 80-year-old man anxiously waiting for the rear ambulance doors to open. His five-foot-two frame rocked from side to side, bursting with excitement and relief. | SaltWire
| Posted: March 10, 2023, 4:04 p.m. | Updated: March 12, 2023, 10:31 p.m. | 8 Min Read
Up until now, paramedic training in the province offered through Medavie Health Services – the company that provides paramedic services in Nova Scotia – has only been available in Dartmouth and Sydney. Paramedics Jordan Stevenson and Doug Allen were on hand at an EHS/Medavie Health Services open house held recently at NSCC Burridge Campus in Yarmouth to answer questions about upcoming Primary Care Paramedic Program that will be offered here starting in May. TINA COMEAU PHOTO - Tina Comeau
“It just makes sense to bring the course closer to people,” Reid says, adding it can have advantages for host regions. “Traditionally, we do see that people that take the training, want to work in their local area.”The training runs for 12 months and includes seven months of classroom/simulation training and four months of clinical and practicum training.
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