Disaster Management
Rescuers need to anticipate specific medical problems and patient needs as they prepare to encounter patients in a collapsed structure or debris pile
While we don’t know what we will wake up to on Nov. 6, we must focus on professionalism, choosing to help, not acting as accelerant
The impact of Helene highlights the importance of preparedness, ICS training and rapid mobilization for future storms
The St. Charles County Ambulance District was prepared for this week’s winter weather with two new plows on standby
Pittsburgh Paramedic Jon Atkinson praised the EMS providers who responded amidst the challenging conditions
Pittsburgh Fire Chief Darryl Jones reported that 10 people were injured, and three were transported to a hospital
“I kept thinking they’re going to die in this cold,” said Vania Masaya
As the numbers of pediatric patients with diagnosed mental health conditions climb, EMS providers will be increasingly asked to treat these kids
Thousands of miles apart, two public safety professionals point to detailed plans as the reason for their organizations’ disaster response success
Rescuers have had to crawl over the dead to get to the living, said Jeremy Creason, Mayfield’s fire chief and emergency services director
National Guard members and emergency workers from across the state were pouring into Mayfield to help with a search and rescue operation
Dozens of emergency vehicles responded to an MCI at the Amazon center near Edwardsville, Ill., following severe storms
Acadian Ambulance invested in assets to assist operations in areas impacted by extreme weather and to improve morale for deployed responders
A paramedic and a nurse who witnessed the deadly night’s events and tried to help victims describe how so much went so wrong in Houston
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More than 100 rescuers were involved in the effort as residents were stranded in their vehicles and in their homes
The city has implemented a safety initiative after ambulances had difficulty accessing the bar district area after a mass shooting
The kits are part of the city’s new Safe Chicago program, and are equipped with a tourniquet, gauze, shears, gloves and an instruction manual
“It’s a big scary mess, and we honestly don’t know if the help is there beyond waiting out the current circumstance and hoping more people come in to the medical field”
Ambulances from several towns and companies could be seen parked along Main Street on both sides of the hospital
Detailing grant programs that focus on an agency’s specific needs as it navigates through an ongoing pandemic and budget shortfalls
Organization leaders canceled 50th anniversary celebrations to focus on taking care of their employees and the people they serve
EMT Logan Wade, 32, was driving supplies to Louisiana after Hurricane Ida when he and a partner stopped to render aid at an MVC
4 people, who were evacuated to the warehouse, died in the unsafe and unhealthy conditions
Four other lifeguards were injured by the same strike that killed Keith Pinto, 19
More than 250 ambulances, two ambulance buses, and 12 helicopters are available for ongoing hospital evacuations
Hospitals, ICUs are filled with patients from the fourth COVID surge, sparked by the highly contagious delta variant and low vaccination rates across the state
The town of McEwen was pummeled with about 17 inches of rain in less than a day, prompting water rescues, road closures and communications disruptions
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The missing 16-year-old is the granddaughter of retired Verde Valley Fire, Ambulance chiefs and is the niece of a Cottonwood firefighter
The vehicle is fully powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, mitigating the need for diesel generators that produce toxic fumes
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