Daniel Medina and Aaron Thurston carried top honors home with them following the 24th Annual Paramedic Competition, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.

 

The North Carolina Paramedic Championship competition was held at the Koury Center during the Emergency Medicine Today Conference.

 

They out-performed two-time defending champions from Leland Fire and Rescue, Michael Herbert and Chris Watford, and four other pairs of champions selected following regional competitions in July from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Air Care, Mecklenburg EMS, Surry County Emergency Services, and Pender County EMS and Fire.