N.C. Medical & Emergency Units On Standby For Relief Efforts

RALEIGH — A number of organized relief efforts are under way and North Carolina emergency and medical organizations are among them.

Doctors who want to join the

North Carolina Medical Society's

standby list for helping with the trauma efforts in New York and Washington can call

1-800-722-1350

.

Firefighters, EMT, or rescue squad members who want to join the

North Carolina State Fire Marshal's

standby list for helping with the trauma efforts in New York and Washington can call

919-733-2142

.

The public is being asked not to go to New York or Washington to assist individually. The best ways to help are by donating money and giving blood.