LifeNet donates $25K heart monitor/defibrillator to college's EMS program

May 25, 2017 at 8:01 p.m. | Updated May 25, 2017 at 8:01 p.m.

by Gazette Staff

Jarrod Nall, left, clinical manager at LifeNet in Texarkana, presents a Zoll M Series cardiac monitor/defibrillator to Mark Wilcox, Emergency Medical Services instructor at University of Arkansas at Texarkana. (Submitted photo)
Jarrod Nall, left, clinical manager at LifeNet in Texarkana, presents a Zoll M Series cardiac monitor/defibrillator to Mark Wilcox, Emergency Medical Services instructor at University of Arkansas at Texarkana. (Submitted photo)

LifeNet of Texarkana recently donated a Zoll M Series cardiac monitor/defibrillator to the University of Arkansas at Texarkana.

The monitor is equipped with 12 lead, capnography, pulse oximetry, automatic blood pressure and pacemaker capabilities with accessories. The equipment is valued at about $25,000.

"I'd like to thank Jarrod Nall, Darren Higgs, David Baumgardner and the whole LifeNet team for this generous donation. UAHT is dedicated to providing students with the best EMS instruction in the region and support such as this helps ensure that we meet that goal," said Mark Wilcox, EMS instructor at UAHT.

UAHT offers three EMS programs:

  • Certificate of Proficiency-Emergency Medical Technician Basic

  • Technical Certificate in Paramedic

  • Associate of Applied Science in Paramedic

For more information about EMS programs at UAHT or to enroll, call 870-777-5722.

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