Volunteers to support successful West Cork Rapid Response service

A new “network” of volunteer personnel from across the emergency services has been established to support the work of the hugely successful West Cork Rapid Response service.

Caption: Dr Jason van der Velde, right, with fellow emergency services volunteers with West Cork Rapid Response, Tom Allen, Garry Minihane, Grainne McCarthy, Mick Lynch, Martin Downey, Eamonn Barry, Ronan Archbold, and Martin Haughney and the service’s jeep and new community monitoring and defibrillation equipment. Picture: Denis Minihan

In all, 12 emergency personnel including paramedics and advanced paramedics are participating in a pilot project, volunteering with the renowned voluntary community emergency response service headed by medical director Dr Jason van der Velde.