Does Pleasantville Volunteer Ambulance Corps (PVAC) provide ALS?
Our ambulances are staffed with trained emergency medical technicians. Among other things, they can administer oxygen, give sugar to a diabetic, suction life threatening fluids from a patients mouth, perform CPR, or shock a patient whose heart has stopped beating. Who comes if I call 911? PVAC responds with an ambulance and crew to all 911 calls within Pleasantville and Thornwood. The paramedics listen on their radios and if the patient needs their skills, they respond in their own vehicle. If they are needed, then they board the PVAC ambulance with their bags of special equipment and medicines. The paramedic then takes charge of the patient on the way to the hospital. Are the paramedics volunteers? No, they are paid employees of a private ambulance company. Will I have to pay if I am transported by the ambulance? PVAC is a volunteer agency and does not charge patients or their insurance companies. We depend on local taxes and private donations to survive and are available twenty-four