By JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH
The Intelligencer & Wheeling News-Register
BETHESDA — Imagine someone you love is having a heart attack. You call the local volunteer fire department to send help. What if the personnel who respond are not adequately trained to handle medical problems?
Unfortunately, it’s a scenario that does happen, as some volunteers do not receive the appropriate medical training. Jay Clevenger hopes to change that.
Clevenger started doing his part in 1988 — the same year he graduated from Union Local High School. That’s when he became a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician in his hometown of Bethesda. He turned his volunteer work into a career in 1990, when he became a paramedic and paid emergency medical service provider. ...
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