Paramedics Holly Donovan, Stuart Hensley, and Jill Wix along with division manager Robbie Murray took third place at an international paramedic competition held in Israel this past week. The SCEMS Paramedic Competition Team, consisting of three paramedics and one manager, was invited by Magen David Adom Israel, the national Israeli EMS system, to participate in the three-day competition and symposium. The competition consisted of 11 scenarios using actors, simulated patients, and mannequins. During the scenarios, the Sussex paramedic team was paired up in an ambulance with an Israeli EMT-Paramedic and a youth volunteer. Teams were dispatched to each scenario where they simulated response, arrival on scene, and care. “Our participation in this competition keeps our organization and community in the national and international spotlight as we move forward with our efforts to recruit and retain paramedics," said Sussex County EMS Director Glenn Luedtke. "It is also a source of pride to our paramedics, knowing that this effort was initiated not by administration, but by the same paramedics who provide the highest quality care to our citizens every day.” Other participating countries include the Czech Republic, Poland, Canada, Turkey, Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Norway, France, Germany and Israel.