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UConn, firefighters press committee to allow UCFD paramedics to provide ALS on Storrs campus
Summary
University of Connecticut officials and union representatives told the Public Safety and Security Committee they want UConn Fire Department paramedics authorized to provide supplemental advanced life support on the Storrs campus to shorten response times for critical medical calls.
The University of Connecticut and the International Association of Firefighters pushed lawmakers Tuesday to allow UConn Fire Department paramedics to offer supplemental advanced life support (ALS) services on the Storrs campus under House Bill 7201.
UConn Chief of Staff Michelle Williams and Interim Fire Chief Christopher Renshaw told the Public Safety and Security Committee that UCFD regularly staffs personnel certified at the paramedic level on the Storrs campus but currently may only provide basic life support there because of existing regulatory limits. "The ability of our personnel to provide this level of care increases the likelihood of life‑saving emergency medical services when minutes, if not seconds, count the most," Williams said.
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