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Edgefield EMS director warns of aging ambulances and limited spare equipment; asks council for support
Summary
EMS director Garrett Lynn told council the service is currently fully staffed but faces retention pressures and aging equipment: frontline ambulances exceed 100,000 miles, spare vehicles exceed 330,000 miles, there are only three cardiac monitors and three Lucas CPR devices, and staff will return next month with a comprehensive proposal for capital and operations.
Garrett Lynn, introduced to council as Edgefield County’s EMS director, gave a detailed presentation on the county’s prehospital emergency medical services and asked for council support in addressing aging vehicles, equipment shortages and facility constraints.
Lynn said the service is currently fully staffed but warned retention and recruitment pressures exist because hospitals and other employers are hiring paramedics and offering higher pay. He said Edgefield operates two ambulances from Edgefield plus one quick-response vehicle (QRV), and one ambulance at Merriweather, averaging about…
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