Paramedic Services
Nash County Emergency Medical Services provides emergency and non-emergency paramedic level care to a population of 96,000 in Nash County with an annual call volume of approximately 22,000 calls per year.
Nash County EMS provides paramedic level emergency response, as well as non-emergency ambulance transportation services. Nash County EMS employs 78 full-time employees and 30 part-time employees.
History
- The service was established in 1986 with six employees and two ambulances
- In 2003, Nash County was designated as a “Model System” by the North Carolina Office of EMS
Resources
The service works in unison with 16
volunteer and paid first responders departments to cover 100% of the county. Currently, Nash County EMS operates with:
- Eight 24-hour ambulances
- One quick response vehicle
- Four non-emergency transport units
- One assistant supervisor and one supervisor on quick response vehicles
Staying Up-to-date
Nash County EMS remains on the cutting edge of technology while operating under an aggressive set of patient care protocols with state-of-the-art equipment such as:
- 12 Lead EKG
- Capnography
- Pulse oximetry
- CPAP
- Ventilators
- Rapid sequence intubation
- EZ-IO’s
- Induced Hypothermia