2011 Call Report

Providing 24 hour paramedic service to the citizens of Lumberton and Robeson County.

Lumberton Rescue and EMS was recently awarded a Physio-Control Lifepak 15 heart monitor through the Duke Endowment “Lead the Wave?grant administered by the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services. A total of $1,750,000 was available to North Carolina EMS systems through the program to purchase 12 lead ECG and waveform capnography equipment for permitted in-service EMS vehicles responding to 911 events. Over 100 devices were purchased by NCOEMS to provide approximately 30 EMS systems across the state, affecting 100 EMS agencies. This equipment will improve EMS delivery and patient care to victims of sudden cardiac arrest. This will be accomplished by providing needed 12-lead ECG and waveform capnography, which have been shown to improve patient monitoring, resuscitation, and rapid identification of patients who would benefit from a hospital with specific post cardiac arrest, ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), or intensive care capabilities. LREMS wishes to thank Duke Endowment and the North Carolina Office of Emergency Services for making this grant a success statewide. This additional equipment will allow LREMS to maintain its high quality of care to the citizens we serve.

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community. Lumberton Rescue and EMS offers this training at their headquarters located at 2391 Roberts Avenue. If your neighborhood or community is interested in this training, or need additional information, please call us at 910-738-7275.  This program is overseen by the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management and is part of a nationwide program to train lay persons in what to do in case of an emergency, such as tornadoes, hurricanes and other disasters. In 2011, several members of the Oaks neighborhood in North Lumberton attended training and established their own CERT team. LREMS would like to see this program extended to other areas in our community. Please call us to set up an informational meeting for your neighborhood!

LREMS takes delivery of new ambulance
 
LREMS recently took delivery of a new 2011 Chevrolet 4500 Type III ambulance.  The truck was purchased through Northwestern Emergency Vehicles of West Jefferson, North Carolina, and was paid for in part by a matching grant through the North Carolina Department of Insurance’s Volunteer Rescue and EMS fund. This new ambulance has been placed in service and is equipped at the paramedic level and has been certified by the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services.  This increases the number of ambulances operated by LREMS to three. This new ambulance is part of LREMS ongoing commitment to the citizens of Lumberton and the surrounding area to provide quality medical care to the patients we serve.