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BridgeValley CTC’s repurposed ambulance delivers mobile EMS training to rural students

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SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — BridgeValley CTC unveiled its Mobile EMS Training Unit, a repurposed ambulance turned classroom and sim lab, built with support from WVDE Career & Technical Education.

The unit brings hands-on EMS training to rural students so geography isn’t a barrier, said program director Jonathan Fannin.

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