Medical Technicians who successfully passed a six month course that began earlier this year.

Emergency Medical Technicians are persons trained in all aspects of pre-hospital care and work, usually in pairs, on board an ambulance. They assist persons who find themselves in medical and other potentially life threatening difficulties.

These graduates join the more than 60 persons who have qualified since the EMT training was introduced back in 1989.

Over the course of the programme that involved lectures, examinations and practical skills tests, the 11 trainees were taught how to immobilize fractures, bandage wounds, assist in childbirth, manage emotionally disturbed patients, open and restore airways, administer oxygen and operate the automatic external defibrillator for persons in full cardiac arrest.

After two written examinations, the trainees were rotated through various sections of the hospital including maternity, dialysis, intensive care, the emergency department, the extended care unit, Cooper and Memorial Wards and St. Brendan's Hospital. Each student was also required to ride along with an ambulance crew over two eight-hour shifts.

The graduates were: Gareth Adderley, Aleston Armstrong, John Burchall, Eric Desilva, Karlos Gilbert, Jamel MacIntosh, Burnell Phillips, Stephen Phillips, Anthony Smith, Mujib Swan and Donald Tucker.