Several area emergency medical services and fire departments have taken part in the Star of Life Challenge, a social media trend making its way from department to department across the country.
The challenge asks crews to use three people’s bodies to form the shape of the Star of Life — the internationally recognized symbol of emergency medical services — and post the photo on social media, tagging the next department to take it up.
Keokuk County Ambulance was nominated by Iowa County EMS Service and accepted the challenge, then passed it along to Mahaska Health Ambulance, University of Iowa AirCare, and What Cheer Volunteer Fire and Rescue. What Cheer in turn challenged the Oskaloosa Fire Department, Barnes City Volunteer Fire, and Deep River Volunteer Fire Department.
Van Buren County Hospital joined after being challenged by Mitchell County Regional Health Center, nominating Jefferson County Health Center and Davis County Hospital to follow. Jefferson County Ambulance, nominated by Henry County Emergency Medical Services, has since challenged Centerville Fire and Rescue to keep the chain going…