1400 W. Park, 61801 Urbana
Illini Emergency Medical Services
Illini Emergency Medical Services
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258 Illini Union1401 W. Green Street61801 UrbanaIllinois
- (217) 333-9492
Description of Illini Emergency Medical Services
Illini Emergency Medical Services is a BLS, non-transport service located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. IEMS was founded in 1979 by student EMTs who decided that the two first-aid rooms at Memorial Stadium did not allow for adequate medical coverage of a typical stadium event. Our primary responsibility is to provide EMS support to sporting events on campus, such as football (stadium capacity ~60,000). We also provide EMS teams to the Krannert Center for Performing Arts, the campus commencement ceremonies, and special events such as concerts and conferences. IEMS is funded through annual dues from its members, donations for working events, and from our CPR, EMT-Basic, and First Responder classes. In addition, each semester we apply for Registered Student Organization funds and have been very generously rewarded in the past. IEMS also receives some equipment, such as AEDs, from the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. At present, IEMS has over 300 members trained in CPR, First Aid, First Responder, or EMT-B. Several members are EMT-I or EMT-P, but our organization is only permitted to work up to the EMT-B level by our Medical Director. IEMS runs approximately 100 calls per year. Response time for calls depends upon the event being worked, but is always under five minutes.
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