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 THE PROFESSIONAL PARAMEDICS AND EMT's OF THE HOLLIDAYSBURG AMERICAN LEGION AMBULANCE SERVICE (HALAS) AND U.S.W.A LOCAL 6521 ARE COMPETENT AND HIGHLY TRAINED MEMBERS OF THE HEALTHCARE FIELD. HALAS EMPLOYS OVER FORTY CAREER AND CASUAL PARAMEDICS AND EMT'S THAT STAFF FOUR STATIONS THROUGHOUT BLAIR COUNTY.
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THESE INDIVIDUALS COMMIT HUNDREDS OF HOURS JUST TO BECOME CERTIFIED AND REMAIN KNOWLEDGABLE OF CURRENT TRENDS AND THE LATEST IN PATIENT CARE THROUGH CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES AND TRAINING SEMINARS.
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SKILLED STAFF PLUS STATE OF THE ART EQUIPMENT INCLUDING LIFE PAK 12 LEAD EKG MONITORS, STATE OF THE ART MEDICATIONS, CPAP AND SOON TO BE ADDED AUTOVENTILATORS HELP INCREASE THE LIKELYHOOD OF POSITIVE OUTCOMES EVEN FOR THE SICKEST OF PATIENTS.
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THIS HIGHLY SKILLED AND DEVOTED GROUP OF EMS PROFESSIONALS HAVE ONE OF THE MOST DANGERIOUS CAREERS AROUND AND THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY IS MORE OF A POTENTIAL NOW THAN EVER BEFORE WITH THE RISE OF ILLEGAL STREET DRUG USE AND THE EVERYDAY RISK OF ON THE JOB INJURIES .
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SOME DEPARTMENTS MARKET THEMSELVES AS "TREND SETTERS" OR "INDUSTRY LEADERS", BUT WE HAVE SOMETHING THEY DON'T...HISTORY. THE HOLLIDAYSBURG AMERICAN LEGION AMBULANCE SERVICE HAS BEEN SERVING THE NEEDS OF OUR REGION SINCE 1939. WHETHER A FIELD TRANSPORT OF THE INJURED OR INTER-FACILITY MEDICAL TRANSPORT HALAS HAS BEEN SERVING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND CLIENTS.
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HALAS WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING ONE OF THE FIRST RESCUE TOOLS INTO BLAIR COUNTY CALLED THE JAWS OF LIFE. THIS TOOL REVOLUTIONIZED RESCUING PATIENTS REQUIRING REMOVAL FROM MOTOR VEHICLES. ALSO A FIRST WAS OUR FIRST PARAMEDIC CHASE TRUCK IN OUR REGION TO PROVIDE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TO RURAL COMMUNITIES WITHOUT PARAMEDICS, FIRST PURCHASE OF A LIFE PAK 12 LEAD EKG IN PRE-HOSPITAL USE IN BLAIR COUNTY AS WELL AS THE FIRST PRE-HOSPITAL CPAP UNIT INTO SERVICE IN BLAIR COUNTY.
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 THE PROFESSIONAL PARAMEDICS AND EMT's OF U.S.W.A LOCAL 6521 AND THE HOLLIDAYSBURG AMERICAN LEGION AMBULANCE SERVICE ASK THAT YOU REMEMBER THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND SACRIFICE OF EMS PROVIDERS.
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