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 (EMS) The Plantation Fire Department’s Rescue Division began its ninth year of service to the residents of Plantation in March of 2005.
The Rescue Division is a full-time, advanced life support (ALS) emergency rescue service providing care and transportation of the sick and injured within the City of Plantation.
 The Division operates four rescue trucks, staffed 24 hours a day with two paramedics and an Emergency Medical Technician(EMT).
The rescue units constantly monitor areas where call volumes are expected to be high. This process, known as System Status Management, has resulted in an average response time, from receipt of the 9-1-1 call, to arrival, of approximately three minutes, 90% of the time.
The Rescue Division responds to more than 8,500 requests for assistance annually.
All medical care and procedures are provided under
the direction of Dr. Wayne Lee and the South
Florida Regional EMS Protocols. |
Rescue Division Employs Latest Technology:
 As well as keeping their knowledge and skills up to date with more than 175 hours of in service training every year, paramedics and EMTs use the latest in pre-hospital techniques and technology.
Among the areas of specialized training for Plantation rescue personnel are:
- Advanced 12 Lead ECG monitoring
- Capnography
- Rapid recognition and management of acute coronary syndromes
- Pediatric management
- Advanced airway skills
- Specialized care and management of congestive heart failure patients including CPAP.
- Stroke management
- Special needs of elderly patients
- And more.
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