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Can you imagine being in need of help and unable to explain your needs. Meanwhile life saving time is ticking away.
“There is no way for us to know if someone is still in the house or what’s going on with a patient or the family because we don’t speak spanish,"says Kimberly Woodock, Columbus Fire-Medic.
— A problem these firefighters and EMS workers deal with every day. 50 percent of the time, they’re called to help someone who’s only language is spanish. Now an emergency bilingual course should help break down the communication barrier. ...
Full Story: Columbus Fire And EMS Break Communication Barrier