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2 free seminars help emergency medical technicians, people with disabilities

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[August 23, 2012]  SPRINGFIELD -- Memorial Medical Center will host two free seminars on Sept. 8 that focus on the needs of people with disabilities during emergency situations.

The first seminar will be for emergency medical technicians and is titled "EMS Special Considerations for People with Disabilities." Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the seminar begins at 9 a.m. in the hospital's Wedeberg Conference Center.

The session will help EMTs identify and handle the special conditions for people with spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, stroke and developmental delays. The session will also include a real-life trauma story from EMT pickup through hospitalization and rehabilitation to home.

The speakers are three members of Memorial's spinal cord injury team: Dawn Lucasey, program coordinator and physical therapist; Mandi Carver, occupational therapist; and Heidi Banicki, speech therapist.

The second seminar will be for people with disabilities and is titled "Being Prepared, No Matter What." Registration begins at 9 a.m., and the session begins at 10 a.m. in the Wedeberg Conference Center.

The session will focus on how people with disabilities can be prepared for emergency disaster situations and everyday emergency situations in their homes and vehicles.

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The speakers are Steve Iden, an attorney with the Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, and Fran Lehnert, a registered nurse and disaster health service manager for the American Red Cross.

Both sessions will conclude with a complimentary lunch at noon. Participants from both groups will eat together to allow emergency personnel to answer questions and discuss specific needs that people with disabilities may have during emergency response situations.

For more information, click here.

To register for either event, call 217-788-3333.

[Text from file received from Memorial Medical Center]

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