We are at the beginning of a safety revolution in EMS. As we learn about the dangers our paramedics and EMTs face in the line of duty, it has become increasingly difficult to ...
Keloland.comSIOUX FALLS, SD — Some jobs just don't allow you to stay warm inside. That's the case for paramedics responding to emergencies. There are lives on the line as ...
In emergency response, it is all about being ready to go — just look at the USAR teams deployed to the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav. And for the rest of us? Well, we go to the ...
Reports of deaths were erroneous; ERs that closed after plant employees arrived for treatment reopen on SundayBy Amanda Palleschi and Joel Currier St. Louis Post-DispatchEAST ST. ...
Belfast TelegraphBELFAST, UK — An ambulance driver is awaiting results of tests after blood was spat in his eye as he was attending an emergency call in the city. Neil ...
By Jim Johnson Monterey County HeraldMONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — Scenario: A massive earthquake or terrorist attack has just devastated the Central Coast, injuring scores of ...
CDC pressing for broader screening ...
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The EMS safety innovations unveiled at EMS Today in Baltimore covered a wide range of technologies and trends that directly carried over to FDIC, held last weekend in ...
You’re off shift and enjoying your time to decompress and recharge when you notice a reddened area on your left arm about the size of a 50 cent piece. It is tender and feels warm ...
EMS personnel are constantly exposed to all sorts of germs and ill folks. With the cold and flu season becoming more pervasive, people are getting sick multiple times in one ...
By Micah Gamino The Oklahoman Copyright 2008 The Oklahoman OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The flu and flu-like illnesses that have swept across the country this month have not spared ...
Three weeks passed since laptop disappeared from paramedic station. ...
Ever shiver from the cold? At that moment, you were hypothermic. Your body temperature dropped below normal and triggered a heat generating response from the brain commanding the ...
By Timberly Ross Associated Press Copyright 2008 Associated PressOMAHA, Neb. — Doctors and nurses on the go often skip soap and water in favor of an alcohol-based hand gel, ...
A new 2008 edition of NFPA 1999 became effective last month — and it has been heavily revised to address changes requested by end users and the industry. ...
Wife, officials seek answers to source of infection ...
At least 140 cases of the mutated common cold virus, CDC reports ...
ROCKVILLE, Md. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released guidelines for EMS personnel in order to avoid the hazards of using excess cleaning and disinfecting liquids on ...
By Mary Ann Roser The Austin American-Statesman Copyright 2007 The Austin American-Statesman GEORGETOWN, Texas — Even as she ran into the emergency room behind the gurney carrying ...
