EMS Crews use escape room for training [Video]

Emergency medical responders from across New York state recently visited the North Country for a conference known as Spring Fling.

It’s a chance for people to get together and learn about the latest in EMS services and technology.

This year, however, there was also a lot of fun, as responders got to try a new way of training – in an escape room setting.

If you’ve been to a conference before, you know the classroom setting is critical.

“It’s really important. Always stay on top of the education and keep moving forward with that. Things change very quickly in EMS,” Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization Program Agency Director Jonathan Cole said.

But it can also get tedious at times.

“That’s the whole thing, because a lot of it is sitting in classrooms and listening to lectures,” North Country Regional Emergency Medical Services Council chair Deborah Stapleton said.

As chair, she wanted to find a balance at the …