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Prisma Health details EMS capabilities, equipment costs and plans to expand coverage in Oconee County
Summary
Prisma Health staff updated the Oconee County Council on emergency medical services on May 6, describing expanded clinical capabilities, equipment costs and plans to extend coverage into Corn Shiloh and Salem; council members asked staff follow‑up questions about air transport and community registration of services.
Prisma Health representatives told the Oconee County Council on May 6 that the health system operates the county's emergency medical services, has upgraded clinical capabilities and is planning coverage expansion into Corn Shiloh and Salem.
The update was presented by a Prisma Health representative and a paramedic who described a recent pediatric trauma case in which early on‑scene care, blood transfusion in the field and rapid air transport helped a child survive multiple surgeries. “Our first paramedic got on scene seven minutes after her mom called…13 minutes after the 911 call, this child was getting their first liter of blood in the yard,” the paramedic said. The presenter added that at the time of that call Prisma Health was…
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