PULSE Magazine | November/December 2019 Issue

L. Yankiver & A. Baker Superheroes don't always wear a cape. Some our super- heroes were out recently at the City of Austin Municipal Court, educating children on proper booster seat use. The Austin-Travis County EMS Injury Prevention Team provides FREE booster seats to families through their Child Passenger Safety program.

For the second year ATCEMS motor medics were invited to participate, as the only EMS agency, in the 3rd Annual M-13 Inspired Rodeo in memory of APD Officer Amir Abdul-Khaliq. This friendly motorcycle event was hosted by Austin Police Department and took place at the DPS train- ing facility. Many agencies took part in the competi- tion including Texas Department of Public Safety , Travis County Sheriff's Office , APD, Hays County Sheriff's Office , Williamson County Sheriff's Office, Texas , Cedar Park Police Department , Kyle Police Department and Round Rock Police Depart- ment to name a few.

Commanders R. Rutledge and M. Benavides attended the City of Austin's Veterans Appreciation Luncheon. This was an event for all City of Austin Employees & Retirees who are Military Veter- ans and members of the National Guard or Reserves.

The event included Keynote Speaker Colonel Thomas Curtis, USAF, who told his moving story about being a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War. Mayor Steve Adler & City Manager Spencer Cronk were also in attendance.

Clinical Specialist A. Jewell & Medic T. Weldon visited the Harris Elementary Health Night. About 100 children and staff attended the event. It was a great opportunity for our medics to speak with the public about ATCEMS and our role in the community.

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