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EMT program introduces non-credit Temple Ambler course open to the public

There is an old saying: While most people run away from danger, first responders run toward it, selflessly providing help to others when it is needed most. In the case of medical emergencies, there are those who call for help and there are Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) who provide that help, using their expertise and training to keep people safe and alive. "Emergency medical services (EMS) are an essential community resource. EMS professionals, such as EMTs, respond without hesitation, be it day or night, rain or shine, to render aid to the sick and injured," said Cath...

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Class teaches skills to fight back against assailants

Sixteen students enrolled in Personal Defense for Women, a two-credit class in the College of Public Health’s Kinesiology Department, form a large circle around instructor Jeff Chapman in a gymnasium at the back of McGonigle Hall. The young women are wearing their regular classroom clothes. Having trained for weeks, they’re ready to fight. “We’re going to do some striking drills, and then I’m gonna use this dummy to attack them,” Chapman says. He points to the dummy, a thick red pad that’s in the shape of a human torso. The women shadow-box moves that they...