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The Student News Site of Biola University

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The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Campus Safety refines its emergency medical responses

Campus Safety refines its emergency medical responses
Campus Safety’s emergency line responds to everything from sports injuries to heart attacks.
Brittany Ung, Web Editor • February 23, 2019

When the unexpected strikes Biola, all eyes are on Campus Safety. In addition to responding to a recent wave of bike theft and transient individuals, the department is also responsible for handling emergency medical calls. Upon receiving a medical emergency call, officers are trained to ask questions...

Campus Safety to offer emergency medical services to students

Corporal Aaron Zapata (left) and Seargent Jose Alvarez (right) are undergoing an intense training course to become emergency medical technicians.
A medical service initiative returns with a lower price tag.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief • January 30, 2018

Campus Safety is partnering with the Student Health Center to train two officers as emergency medical technicians who will begin full operations fall 2018. RESTORING A EMERGENCY OPERATION Previously, the Student Health Center kept a full-time EMT on staff. However, in the 2014-15 fiscal year, the...