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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 29, 2003
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amanda Olsen - American Medical Response
Public Relations Specialist/PIO
Phone: (503) 736-3480 Pager: (503) 920-0040
CHILD SAFETY SEAT INSPECTION CLINIC
GRESHAM, Ore. —
In an effort to promote child safety seat awareness, American
Medical Response (AMR) is co-hosting a Child Safety Seat Inspection
Clinic during Child Passenger Safety Week with Gresham Fire
Department.
WHO: American
Medical Response is partnering with Gresham Fire Department,
Oregon Safe Kids Coalition and the Child Safety Seat Resource
Center.
WHAT: Child Safety Seat Inspection
Clinic.
WHEN: Saturday, February 8,
2003 at 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Gresham Fire Department,
1333 NW Eastman Parkway, Gresham, Ore.
WHY: Throughout Child Passenger
Safety Week, February 9 – 15, 2003, local volunteers
and child safety seat technicians will hold events, free to
the public. These events will include child safety seat check
clinics, training for child care providers and training for
child passenger advocates on correct installation of seats.
For further information regarding local Child
Passenger Safety Week events, please visit: www.childsafetyseat.org.
American Medical Response (AMR) is the nation’s
leading provider of emergency medical services (EMS), medical
transportation and specialized pre-hospital healthcare services.
In addition to non-emergency medical care and wheelchair transportation,
AMR provides a wide range of services including 9-1-1 emergency
ambulance response, patient treatment and transportation.
Locally, AMR employs 645 paramedics, emergency medical technicians
(EMTs) and support personnel in Multnomah, Clackamas, Clark,
Cowlitz and Josephine Counties. AMR operations in 34 states
serve more than four million patients per year with a team
of 19,000 employees and a fleet of more than 4,000 vehicles.
For more information, go to: www.amr-inc.com.
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