Jackson EMS Crews Win Statewide Trauma Simulation
A three-person crew from Jackson County EMS secured a first-place finish against a field of 25 teams at the statewide Battle of the Smokies Trauma Simulation competition. Community and Critical Care Paramedic Jeff Conn competed alongside critical care paramedics Chris Hayes and Derek Woolbright as the only representatives from the Upper Cumberland region. Conn said […]
Jackson EMS Receives New Child Restraints For Safety
The Jackson County EMS Department has received three new child restraint systems from Erlanger Children’s Hospital. Jackson County EMS Public Information Officer Derek Woolbright said the harness-like devices secure a patient to a stretcher while they are being transported in an ambulance. Woolbright said the child restraints are a major upgrade compared to the built-in […]
Jackson EMS Receives Grant To Upgrade Ambulances
Jackson County EMS will soon get an upgrade in their ambulance loading systems. EMS Director Keith Bean said they were approved for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant, which he said EMS is eligible to receive. “We’ve applied for years in a row trying to get it for the loading systems,” Bean said. “Which will make […]
