By BRIAN POND Scenario: You are tasked with teaching an emergency medical services (EMS) drill on splinting to your crew. As you attempt to devise scenarios for the training, you ask yourself, “How am I going to get the crew to take this seriously? What if they get bored? Will the training be effective?” These thoughts can be intimidating for any instructor; it’s a challenge all instructors face. However, there are ways you can increase the effectiveness of EMS training. Sometimes, all it takes is a little thinking outside the box. (1-6) Crews from Standish (ME) Fire/EMS perform the traction splinting drill. (Photos courtesy of author.)
Howard County (MD) Fire Rescue Gets New Horton Ambulance for West Friendship Volunteer Fire Company
Horton Emergency Vehicles built this Type 2 ambulance on an International MV chassis with a two-door cab and a 623 ambulance body for Howard County Fire Rescue.
