Emergency Medical Service responded to almost 5,500 calls last year

In 2021, the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responded to a total of 5,488 calls and delivered 15 babies.

The statistics were provided in a press release issued on Saturday by the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), which said that approximately 15 were received daily.

According to the GFS, training for Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) is continuing and on Friday eight ETMs completed Stage One of the Advanced Emergency Medical Services training.