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Jason Rhodes, chief of emergency medical services at the Rhode Island Department of Health, thinks the state can save lives by, in part, increasing bystander CPR rates.

RI 911 Center delays launch of new emergency medical dispatch system

by Lynn Arditi April 5, 2021January 18, 2024

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It’s taken two years and $1.2 million to get Rhode Island’s 911 system ready to provide CPR and other medical instructions to callers. The system should be working in June. Rhode Island is the last state in New England to provide this service.

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