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EMS expects the unexpected

Using an infant CPR mannequin, Effingham County EMS Paramedic Shelley Fields and EMT-I Chris Boyd show what they did during a 2020 call involving the complicated delivery of premature twins. Fields and Boyd recently received the Georgia Emergency Medical Association’s 2020 Dr. Joseph E. Simon Pediatric Award of Excellence for their lifesaving efforts with the babies and their mother. They were also honored during Tuesday’s Effingham County Board of Commissioners meeting. - photo by Mark Lastinger/staff

Shelley Fields — Using an infant CPR mannequin, Effingham County EMS Paramedic Shelley Fields and EMT-I Chris Boyd show what they did during a 2020 call involving the complicated delivery of premature twins. Fields and Boyd recently received the Georgia Emergency Medical Association’s 2020 Dr. Joseph E. Simon Pediatric Award of Excellence for their lifesaving efforts with the babies and their mother. They were also honored during Tuesday’s Effingham County Board of Commissioners meeting. - photo by Mark Lastinger/staff

Mark Lastinger

Effingham Herald

Published: May 19, 2021, 12:57 PM

SPRINGFIELD — The dedicated professionals at Effingham County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) have learned to expect the unexpected.

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