Hardin County EMS invites area school-age children and their families to come out to their headquarters Tuesday for their Teddy Bear Clinic.
“We provide a class that teaches the children about health and how to take care of themselves, as well as how our body works,” said Hardin County EMS Public Relations Officer Jennifer Kant.
Using their teddy bears as patients, kids will learn about basic first aid and some of the supplies and tools that are used on an ambulance.
“That way if they ever have an emergency or they have a family member or a friend who has an emergency, they have a better understanding of what’s happening, and it reduces fear for the situation and also it lets them learn in a fun way,” Kant said.
The Teddy Bear Clinic is a chance for kids to learn more about ambulances, as well as a chance for kids who may have had a negative previous experience to help process that experience.
“It just gives them the opportunity to express what happened and to get some answers for what happened, and we can talk to them about it and just help lower the chances of a post-traumatic experience,” Kant said
Hardin County EMS will also be conducting free car seat checks at the event, which runs Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon.
Contact Kant at 270-599-2967 or jkant@hardincountyky.gov to RSVP. Find the flyer for the event on the Hardin County Government Facebook page for more information.
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