EMS: Courage and Compassion in Action - August 20, 2007
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Through the pioneering efforts of Minnesota native Dr. Janet Olson, a veterinarian, the BART course was designed to provide firefighters, law enforcement, and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel not only the first responder-type skills necessary to provide basic medical care, basic life support resuscitation skills and animal rescue techniques, but also the animal specific equipment necessary to accomplish it.
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The BART program, along with similar programs across the country, like the United Animal Nations’ Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS) program, teaches rescuers how to help these four-legged loved ones, while maintaining their own safety.
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http://www.iberkshires.com/story/24195/EMS-Courage-and-Compassion-in-Action.html