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- From: William.J..Vital@f430.n107.z1.fidonet.org (William J. Vital)
- Newsgroups: misc.emerg-services
- Subject: Afa training..
- Message-ID: <722043409.F00036@remote.halcyon.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 16:25:00 -0800
- Sender: UUCP@remote.halcyon.com
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- Kevin Agard wrote
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- I must take exception to this statement.. Neither the state or any
- localities in NJ Have any requirements for level of training
- (Unfortunately). Most squads set there own and the are some that require
- only CPR and Standard First Aid. As ridiculous as this sounds, it is
- true, I left one Volunteer organization over just such a policy. OEMS
- has yet to make any regulations at all governing Volunteer
- organizations. (Also Unfortunate) The only ones who have taken a stand
- that I ma aware of is the NJ First Aid Council. I believe they advocate
- a minimum of EMT-A. They however, have no enforcement authority.
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- NJFAC member squads are "supposed to" adhere to basic level of training
- (EMT-A & CPR). If they don't fall under the NJFAC, then they will abide
- to the NJ Dept. of Health regs. This was, as I remember it, a
- compromise agreed to. I believe OEMS has no power to make any regs. The
- political powers allow NJFAC to oversee the Volunteer Squads. I believe
- the Fed. Highway Safety Act (1974??) started the ball rolling.
-
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- * TLX v1.55* Why so many politicians and so few statesmen?
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- * Origin: The Shadowlands BBS (1:107/430.0)
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