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Alamogordo High School Jr. Medical Reserve Corps Unit Profile
| Community/Jurisdiction Served: |
New Mexico -
Otero County
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| Sponsoring Organization: |
NM Medical Reserve Corp
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| Date Established: |
9/19/2007
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| Unit Information: |
103 Cuba Avenue
Alamogordo, NM 88310
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| Contact Information: |
Holly Bird
PO Box 1059
La Luz, NM 88337
Phone: 575-812-5577
Cell: 575-491-8030
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| Profile: |
The Alamogordo High School Jr. Medical Reserve Corps is being developed as a pilot project for implementing Jr. MRC units across the state of New Mexico. The purpose of the AHS Jr. MRC is to educate and prepare young adults in the Alamogordo area to be productive members of the local emergency response team, educate their peers and the community at large in how to prepare for emergencies, and act as a model for other possible Jr. MRC units in NM. This unit will partner with the NM MRC, New Mexico State University-Alamogordo, Holloman Air Force Base, local emergency management members, and other county agencies to ensure comprehensive preparation for students who will become an integral part of the community disaster response team. All members of the present Health Science Technology program will be active members of the unit. Members will be certified in CPR, as First Responders, then as EMT-Basics through the HST programs of study. Advanced students will become instructors of CPR and First Responders in order to certify their peers in the program. A classroom curriculum is being developed for the Health Science Technology I course that will include disaster management and preparedness training. This first year curriculum will be the foundation of the AHS Jr. MRC program. We believe that high school students will be able to affect and train members of the community that are not readily accessible to or willing to participate with other emergency preparedness teams.
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| Volunteer Count: |
| Physicians |
2 |
| Physician Assistants |
0 |
| Nurse Practitioners |
1 |
| Nurses |
0 |
| Pharmacists |
1 |
| Dentists |
0 |
| Veterinarians |
1 |
| Mental Health Professionals |
0 |
| EMS Professionals |
7 |
| Respiratory Therapists |
0 |
| Other Public Health/Medical |
0 |
| Non-Public Health/Non-Medical |
91 |
| Total |
103 |
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| Recent Activities: |
5/31/2009
Graduated 2 EMT-Intermediate students, 6 EMT-Basic students, and 24 EMS First Responders. 58 students completed their CERT certification classes.
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4/24/2009
Student Health Fair -
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3/30/2009
H1N1 Education
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12/19/2008
CPR Training - During the first two weeks of December, the new members of the MRC earned their AHA HeartSaver CPR certifications. This included 56 students. We also had 19 members upgrade their CPR certifications to BLS.
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12/19/2008
During the Fall Semester, we had 14 members complete the EMT-Basic class. We have three of those members taking the EMT-Intermediate course this Spring.
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Last Updated on 2/5/2010
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