ORLANDO, FL -- September 11, 2007 -- The Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center has been awarded a second year contract to provide medical simulation training statewide. The contract provides for 100 days of training for emergency medical service personnel across the state to prepare front line providers with skills necessary to recognize and treat vicims of chemical or biological injuries. The focus of this education is bio-terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) preparedness. EMLRC has the only dual environment Mobile Emergency Medicine Simulation Lab in the country - complete with
Laerdal's Sim Man® and Sim Baby®.

The Mobile Simulation Lab is a 45-foot motor coach complete with a full ambulance bay and emergency department area to bring unlimited real life scenarios to first responders such as EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, emergency physicians, and nurses.

The Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center (EMLRC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and advancing emergency medicine, disaster management, pre-hospital emergency care and public health through the provision of educational and research programs. The EMLRC provides lifesaving education for lifesavers.

For further information contact:
John Todaro, Director/Chief Operating Officer
Emergency Medicine Learning & Resource Center
3717 South Conway Road
Orlando, FL 32812-7607
Phone: 800-766-6335
Email: jtodaro@emlrc.org
Internet: www.emlrc.org

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