{"id":332771,"date":"2026-07-08T07:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/332771\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T07:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:53:10","slug":"martin-county-fire-rescue-equips-ambulances-with-sensory-kits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/332771\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin County Fire Rescue equips ambulances with sensory kits |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>STUART \u2014 Martin County Fire Rescue has equipped all of its rescue trucks with sensory kits designed to make emergency medical transports more comfortable for patients with special needs.<\/p>\n<p>The kits include items such as noise-reducing headphones, fidget toys, tactile sensory objects and other calming tools to help patients self-regulate during what can be a stressful and unfamiliar experience.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency responders say the kits can help lessen sensory overload caused by flashing lights, sirens, confined spaces and other stimuli commonly encountered during ambulance transport.<\/p>\n<p>By reducing anxiety and providing appropriate sensory support, the kits may improve communication and cooperation between patients and first responders while creating a safer, more positive transport experience.<\/p>\n<p>Martin County Fire Rescue said the initiative reflects its ongoing commitment to providing compassionate, patient-centered care for every member of the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STUART \u2014 Martin County Fire Rescue has equipped all of its rescue trucks with sensory kits designed to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":332772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-332771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/332772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}