Wellington EMS conducts emergency training drill

Photos by Eva Hamby For a mock emergency drill, Wellington Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) students Eric Morton, left, Rebecca Holley, of Childress, Jordan Baker, Chelsey Garno, of Childress, and Krystle Tarver team up with Wellington Emergency Medical Service (EMS) staff and volunteers Carle Kemp, Simon Downing, Farris Nation, Brylnn Kemp, Presley Kemp, Larry Wright, Kevin Hamby, Kollin Kemp, Jonathan Hamby and Johnny Davis. To give new Emergency Medical Responders an idea of what it’s like to go to a wreck, students assist in extricating victims with firemen from both Samnorwood and Wellington Volunteer Fire Departments in a mock emergency drill. Wellington Volunteer Firefighter Kollin Kemp and Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)studentJordanBakerloadvolunteer Presley Kemp into an ambulance in the mock drill. “With the drill, we practice communication skills with other agencies like the fire departments and sheriff’s office,” said Wellington Emergency Medical Service Administrator Farris Nation. “We try to do the exercise with every EMR and every Emergency Medical Technician course we teach. As always, we appreciate Owens Savage for supplying the vehicles for the training.” Emergency Medical Responder student Krystle Tarver checks volunteer victim Simon Downing’s vital signs as he waits to be loaded into the ambulance.