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Y Not Run! 5k Road Race and Skirt Run

MetroAtlanta Ambulance donated an ALS Ambulance coverage to the Y Not Run! 5k. Proceeds from the event will benefit the YWCA of Northwest Georgia and the Charities of the Rotary Club of Marietta.

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Kennesaw State University Human Peace Sign

MetroAtlanta Ambulance donated ALS Ambulance coverage to Kennesaw State University as students, faculty, staff, and local residence attempted to make a Guiness World Record for the largest human peace sign. The Guiness World Record fell short but the event was a success.

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MetroAtlanta Ambulance Medics Save Dogs Life

In recent months, MAAS Medics Elise Sutton and Corey Pane were dispatched to a 9-1-1 call where on arrival they found a patient and two dogs lying in the garage overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning.  The patient and one of the dogs were deceased but the crew noticed slight signs of life in a second…

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MetroAtlanta Ambulance Paramedic Provides CPR Training to Local Boy Scout Leaders

MetroAtlanta Ambulance Paramedic and CPR Instructor Leigh Dooley provided CPR and AED training to local Scout leaders of Troop 277 at Marietta First United Methodist Church in Marietta, Georgia.  Troop 277 has more than 40 Scouts and 20 Adult Leaders that go camping in the wilderness where first responders may not be readily available.  Knowing…

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11th Annual Chattahoochee Challenge 10k

MetroAtlanta Ambulance donated ALS Ambulance coverage for the Chattahoochee 10k Challenge. This race is an official qualifier for the 2012 Peachtree Road Race and supports the Chattahoochee Nature Center.

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Marietta Mardi Gras Run 5k

MetroAtlanta Ambulance donated ALS Ambulance coverage to the Junior League of Cobb-Marietta for their Mardi Gras 5k run. All proceeds went to ongoing community projects sponsored by the Junior League of Cobb-Marietta.

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A Christmas Miracle: MetroAtlanta Ambulance Donates an Ambulance to Ethiopian Hospital

Dec 26, 2011  ATLANTA — It was five years ago at Christmastime that one of the most remarkable Help Desk stories 11Alive News has ever done came to a dramatic ending. Atlanta resident Sebri Omer built a hospital in his hometown of Harar, Ethiopia, but he needed an ambulance. After a lot of work we found him…

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MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service Expands Operations into the Atlanta Southern Crescent

MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service announced today the expansion of operations into the Atlanta Southern Crescent. The services are being provided from a new facility in Jonesboro, Georgia located at 1529 Fendler Court. The new operation provides ambulance and non-emergency transportation services to residents and local healthcare facilities in Clayton, Fayette, Henry, and other surrounding counties. The…

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MetroAtlanta Ambulance Announces Purchase of New LIFEPAK15 Lifesaving Equipment

MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service announced, today, the purchase and deployment of new LIFEPAK15 monitor/defibrillators from Physio-Control to replace the LIFEPAK12 models currently on the ambulances.  The new and updated equipment will allow medics to continue providing high quality care to their patients. The monitor/defibrillators allow continuous monitoring of 12-lead ECGs in the field or in the ambulance during transport,…

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MetroAtlanta Ambulance Invest in the LUCUS Chest Compression System

MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service announced the placement of the new LUCUS  Chest Compression System devices on their ambulance units.   “We believe we will significantly enhance the chances of survival from cardiac arrest by investing in this Chest Compression System” states MetroAtlanta Ambulance Vice President of Operations Mike Jernigan.  “Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) when done adequately and…

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