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Fire service EMTs assist with home birth

One of the emergency medical technicians with the newborn. (Guyana Fire Service photo)  

Three Guyana Fire Service emergency medical technicians assisted with the delivery of a baby at a home on Monday, October 26, the service has reported.

The EMTs were identified as Carlona Grahame, Deka Griffith and Stacia McLeod.

In a release, the Fire Service commended the three for their professionalism and dedication, saying the delivery demonstrated the importance of training and preparedness in responding to medical emergencies.

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