Top EMS Teams In N.C. To Compete Sunday, 10/5 | Eastern NC Now

The 24th annual North Carolina Paramedic Competition gets under way Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, pitting the 2013 state champs from Leland Fire/ Rescue in Brunswick County against five teams that clinched regional championships this summer for the right to challenge...

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    GREENSBORO - The 24th annual North Carolina Paramedic Competition gets under way Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, pitting the 2013 state champs from Leland Fire/ Rescue in Brunswick County against five teams that clinched regional championships this summer for the right to challenge them.

    The regional champions are teams from Forsyth, Mecklenburg, Pender, Rowan and Surry counties. These five challengers won regional competitions held in July at community colleges in Cumberland, Gaston, New Hanover, Surry and Wake counties.

    The competition brings each team out of sequestration and into a ballroom set up with bleachers full of their peers, and a scenario that is a closely guarded secret. It is part of the 41st annual Emergency Medicine Today Conference, which runs from Saturday through Wednesday.

    The scenario that these teams will face has been designed to challenge them with a true-to-life situation, often with a twist that may resemble what they could encounter in a routine response. They are challenged to complete a rapid but thorough assessment and appropriate treatment on the spot.

    The competition provides a training opportunity not only for the competitors, but for the 400 or so paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians, and the medical directors who are closely observing each team's analysis and reaction to the scenario. Teams are judged on professionalism, communication, patient rapport, conduct, attitude, appearance and attire.

    Winning team will be announced Tuesday night, Oct. 7, at the Emergency Medicine Today Conference awards banquet.

WHAT:
  • 24th annual N.C. Paramedic Competition
WHEN:

  • 12 p.m. until about 4 p.m.

WHERE:
  • Joseph S. Koury Convention Center/Four Seasons Hotel, Greensboro
RULES:
  • Credentialed news photographers are welcome and requested to stay outside the scenario perimeter and to refrain from flash photography during the competition. The audience is prohibited from taking photographs or video during the competition.
CONTACT:
  • Jim Jones
  • DHHS Office of Communications
  • (w) 919-855-4840
  • (c) 919-880-2249

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