Paramedic students train in Covington, Ga.

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PHOTOS: Paramedic students train at Covington lab

Photos: EMS students at the Georgia Institute get hands-on practice with pig hearts and lungs in Covington on Aug. 13, 2019, as part of an 18-week training program.

08/13/2019 -- Covington, Georgia -- Emilee Miller of Covington (left) checks the vitals of her classmate Billy Greene of McDonough (right) before the start of their evening EMT class at the Georgia Institute of EMS in Covington, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. The classes run for 18 weeks and provide students with initial EMT and AEMT training. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

08/13/2019 -- Covington, Georgia -- The September EMT class at the Georgia Institute of EMS take a quiz before getting hands on practice in Covington, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. The classes run for 18 weeks and provide students with initial EMT and AEMT training. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

08/13/2019 -- Covington, Georgia -- A replica ambulance, equipped with a gurney, is available for hands on training at the Georgia Institute of EMS in Covington, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. The classes run for 18 weeks and provide students with initial EMT and AEMT training. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

08/13/2019 -- Covington, Georgia -- Savannah Bray of Conyers gets her vitals checked before the start of the September EMT class at the Georgia Institute of EMS in Covington, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. The classes run for 18 weeks and provide students with initial EMT and AEMT training. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

08/13/2019 -- Covington, Georgia -- Thomas Kamplain (middle), Chief Officer of the Georgia Institute of EMS, speaks with student Fahed Lababidi of Athens (right) during the September EMT class at the Georgia Institute of EMS in Covington, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. The class was preparing to dissect the heart and lungs of a pig. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

08/13/2019 -- Covington, Georgia -- Georgia Institute of EMS student Sera Hazlewood of Conyers (right) watches as her peer Sarafina Burrell of McDonough (center) uses a bag valve to pump the lungs of a deceased pig during a hands on lab at the Georgia Institute of EMS in Covington, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

08/13/2019 -- Covington, Georgia -- Georgia Institute of EMS media specialist Charles McFall (right) speaks with student Devon Pendley of Locust Grove (left) during the September EMT class at the Georgia Institute of EMS in Covington, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

08/13/2019 -- Covington, Georgia -- Georgia Institute of EMS instructor Jason Hale examines a pig lung with his students during a hands on lab at the Georgia Institute of EMS in Covington, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Students directed the heart and lungs of a pig. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

08/13/2019 -- Covington, Georgia -- Georgia Institute of EMS student Sera Hazlewood of Conyers listens to her instructor during a hands on lab at the Georgia Institute of EMS in Covington, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. The classes run for 18 weeks and provide students with initial EMT and AEMT training. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

08/13/2019 -- Covington, Georgia -- Georgia Institute of EMS instructor Jason Hale displays a scalpel for his students during a hands on lab at the Georgia Institute of EMS in Covington, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Students directed the heart and lungs of a pig. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

08/13/2019 -- Covington, Georgia -- Georgia Institute of EMS student Alexander Horton of Lawrenceville (left) talks with his peer, Alex Wright of Jefferson (right), as they take turns listening to the lungs of a pig during a hands on lab exercise at the Georgia Institute of EMS in Covington, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Students directed the heart and lungs of a pig.(Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

08/13/2019 -- Covington, Georgia -- Emilee Miller of Covington examines the heart of a pig during a hands on lab at the Georgia Institute of EMS in Covington, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Students directed the heart and lungs of a pig. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

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08/13/2019 -- Covington, Georgia -- Emilee Miller of Covington (left) checks the vitals of her classmate Billy Greene of McDonough (right) before the start of their evening EMT class at the Georgia Institute of EMS in Covington, Tuesday, August 13, 2019. The classes run for 18 weeks and provide students with initial EMT and AEMT training. (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

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