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Senate honors Utah Emergency Medical Training Program and student first‑responders
Summary
The Utah Senate presented an official citation Feb. 4 recognizing the Utah Emergency Medical Training Program and named high school students credited with providing life‑saving aid after training. Senators cited the program’s statewide reach and urged continued support.
The Utah State Senate presented an official citation Feb. 4 recognizing the Utah Emergency Medical Training Program and the students trained through it who used that training to save lives.
Senator Alaric Marine introduced the group and called forward recipients; Carol Lee Peterson, the chief clerk, read the Senate’s citation, which recounted the program’s history and impact. The citation said the program—developed under the Utah Emergency Medical Services System Act and implemented through Utah code §26‑8‑513—has trained more than 354,232 high‑school students and credited specific trainees with rendering first aid that saved lives.
The citation named David Ochoa, Ben Robinson, Melissa Passanante, Carly Gadd, James Nelson, Tierra/Sierra Miner, Brandon Miner, Christine Sperry, Jesse Davidson, Mindy Higley, James Rivera and Kenneth Ryker as trained students who provided emergency care. Senator Marine urged continued support and praised participating coaches and the Utah Emergency Medical Training Council for prioritizing bystander training in schools.
Why it matters: Senators framed the recognition as both a public‑safety measure and an education success, noting the program’s cooperation among the Utah Department of Health, the Utah Highway Safety Program and local schools. The Senate expressed its desire to see the training continued and supported in statute and practice.
The Senate presented formal citations to the students and invited members to applaud the group in the gallery. No formal vote was required for the citation presentation.
