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West Orange Gets First Emergency Medical Technician Class in Six Years

High school students, adults learn basics of medical profession

Eleven high school and college students, as well as adults, learned the basics of being an emergency medical technician in a three-month course set to train future lifesavers.

West Orange First Aid Squad taught the course for the first time in six years. Trainees learned basic lifesaving techniques three days a week for 120 hours total.

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