
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, January 11, 1994                   TAG: 9401110117
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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FOR THE RECORD

A Dec. 20 story about Emergency Medical Service training incorrectly reported the amount of training required to drive an ambulance in Virginia. To drive an ambulance in the Roanoke Valley requires an eight-hour defensive-driving course, according to Garry Lautenschlager, president of the Western Virginia Emergency Medical Services Council.

It takes 110 hours of training to become an Emergency Medical Technician. And 141 1/2 hours of training is necessary to become a Cardiac Technician, according to Mark Whiting, public relations officer for the Virginia Department of Health's Office of Emergency Services.

Also, Virginia Beach does not have a full-time EMS recruiter. Administrative personnel assist with recruitment on a part-time basis.

Incorrect information given to the newspaper caused the errors.

by CNB