Salt Lake Community College launches hybrid class to fill Utah's need for rural EMTs
Across the nation, rural areas have a harder time finding enough EMTs to respond to 911 calls.
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Across the nation, rural areas have a harder time finding enough EMTs to respond to 911 calls.
Could Utah become first state to create EMS teams specifically for mental health emergencies? Ashley Imlay © Spenser Heaps, Deseret News Amanda Funk and Lisa Hamby attend a rally outside of the Ogden Municipal Building in Ogden on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. People gathered to protest and call attention to the shooting of Linden Cameron, a 13-year-old with Asperger’s syndrome who was shot by police in Salt Lake City. SALT LAKE CITY — A lawmaker’s proposal to make Utah the first state to train emergency medical technicians specifically for responding to mental health eme...
State legislator proposes bills to standardize critical incident training across the state, and to train emergency medical responders specifically to provide assistance to those experiencing mental health emergencies.