Emergency Medical Services
Students Helping Students Since 1965
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is a basic life support (BLS) service licensed by the North Carolina Office of EMS that operates under the affiliation agreement with Harris EMS to provide 911 emergency medical services to the ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ community. The agency is part of Health Services and is fully staffed by ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ students with an EMT certification or higher.
Students from various majors make up ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ EMS with many pursuing the emergency medical care program. Members of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ EMS work 12 hours shifts and staff a quick response vehicle with an officer in charge, as well as an ambulance staffed by two emergency medical technicians (EMT). ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ EMS leadership includes an EMS chief and four assistant chiefs with varying responsibilities. The assistant chief positions include a training officer, logistics officer, human resource officer and public relations officer.
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ EMS provides care and transport to the students, faculty, staff, and visitors of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ twenty-four hours a day through the fall and spring semesters. The primary response area is the university campus. ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ EMS transports patients to , located in nearby Sylva, N.C. For on-campus emergencies call 828-227-8911. For non-emergencies call the EMS Office at 828-227-6324.
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