Minnesota's 'Sprint Medic' Pilot Program Aims to Get Paramedics to Rural Emergencies Faster
- Minnesota launched a two-year pilot called the Sprint Medic Program to test quicker paramedic responses in rural areas by using roving paramedics in pickup trucks equipped with advanced life support gear.
- Paramedics in the program are centrally located in counties, enabling them to reach emergency scenes within five minutes, which is faster than traditional ambulances that may take 20 to 30 minutes or longer.
- The program eliminates delays associated with waiting for crews or vehicles to assemble, allowing paramedics to respond directly to emergencies and sometimes arrive 5 to 15 minutes faster.
- A patient named Nel said the rapid response from the Sprint Medic was critical, as paramedics arrived within six minutes, avoiding much longer delays that could have affected the outcome.
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Minnesota's 'sprint medic' pilot program aims to get paramedics to rural emergencies faster
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Lourens Nel, a contract farm laborer from South Africa, was working in the grain bins of a Grant County farm about 80 miles southeast of Fargo last August when he was injured in a terrible accident. “Foot slipped and, yeah, got caught in the auger, I suppose,” Nel said. “It cut it clean off.” Nel, 34, recalled that his teammates worked to extricate him from the machine and tried their best to stanch the bleeding while they …
Minnesota's ‘sprint medic' pilot program aims to get paramedics to rural emergencies faster
In an effort to reduce long ambulance response times in rural parts of the state, three Minnesota counties are testing a new program that aims to get paramedics to the scene of emergency injuries or illnesses faster. The sprint medic program puts paramedics centrally located in their coverage area in pickup trucks packed with advanced life support gear.
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