Members of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s student-run Emergency Response Team (ERT) are known for their professionalism, skill and lifesaving medical care.
That reputation was validated on a public stage recently, when ERT was recognized as the Collegiate EMS Organization of the Year at the National Collegiate EMS Foundation Conference, held in Boston, Massachusetts.
The award, given by the governing body for all college EMS programs, recognizes organizations that have seen marked improvements in areas such as staffing, equipment or service quality. The Eagle team saw improvements in all three categories, according to Sam Unsworth, chief of the ERT and a senior Aeronautical Science student, and it was in competition with more than 100 other organization from the United States and Canada.
“Our members have done so much to grow our organization and the service it provides to the community in the past year,” said Unsworth. “We now have more providers using state-of-the-art equipment to provide a better service than ever before.”
ERT works in conjunction with the university’s Campus Safety and Health Services departments, as well as county and state emergency services.
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