A week after turning 40, and only hours after running a 5-kilometer race, Nancy Capelle was putting some peanut butter on a banana when she felt severe pain in her chest.
The pain traveled through her entire back and through both sides of her jaw. She considered calling an ambulance, but didn’t want to scare her two young daughters. Once her husband arrived, they looked up her symptoms on the Internet and realized they needed to call for ...
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The Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps (WVAC) is making a big local push to encourage everyone six months and older to get flu shots. With flu season now here, they’re reminding everyone that flu can be fatal. In the hopes that everyone in Wilton will pledge to get vaccinated this season, WVAC has coordinated the schedule of flu clinics in the area as well as put together some important information.
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Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. (WVAC) is committed to providing both physical and emotional pre-hospital care for the community and supporting education, prevention and awareness on critical community issues. A recent survey revealed that the majority of WVAC members feel bullying is one of the most urgent concerns in our Town and they want you to know they are here to help.
No single factor puts a child at risk of being bullied or bullying others. Bullying can ...
Continue Reading →Sept. 8-14 is National Suicide Prevention Week, with a theme of Challenging Our Assumptions and Moving Forward Together. The Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps (WVAC) would like to take this opportunity to provide awareness on how to determine if someone is suicidal, how to talk to someone who is suicidal and how to keep the person safe until help arrives. Our mission is to provide the highest quality pre-hospital physical and emotional emergency care.
WVAC wants you to be ...
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Thursday September 19, 7-9PM, at the Trackside Teen Center of Wilton watch a documentary directed by Hollywood director/actor Warner Herzog on the aftermath of texting and driving.
A panel discussion will be held following the film consisting of: Alison Jacobson–”The Safety Mom”; Kiersten Aichinger–Victim in a distracted driving crash; Officer Rich Ross–Wilton’s School Resource Center; Chris Gardner–The Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
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