Ohio EMS agency receives grants for training equipment

Pomeroy Daily Sentinel

POMEROY, Ohio — Meigs County Emergency Medical Services recently received much needed equipment for their training academy and field patient care through state and private grants.

Gallipolis Elks Lodge 107, which serves Meigs, Mason and Gallia counties, provided Meigs County with funds to purchase CPR mannequins and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) trainers for the EMS Training Academy. The equipment will be used to train EMTs/paramedics, first responders, health care professionals and civilians in CPR/AED techniques.

The equipment was purchased through the Elk’s Community Service grant. Steve Marxen, Elk’s grant coordinator, was on hand to present the equipment to the county.

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