Disaster Management
Five key financial and operational asks to keep EMS afloat and financially solvent
On this episode of Inside EMS, Chris Cebollero interviews Kelly Grayson on his experience treating and transporting virus patients in Louisiana
Anatomy and pathophysiology frame what ET students will experience in the clinical setting
Their conditions are unknown, but two were taken to a hospital; some homes were damaged but it’s unclear how severely
Tornadoes and heavy snow left hundreds of thousands without power in several states, cancelled flights and closed schools
There were no patients on board and no EMS providers were injured in the crash
All three crew members were wearing seat-belts and were not injured
Roanoke Fire and EMS suggests creating kits with items like personal hygiene products and medicine
The accident occurred during a snowstorm that was expected to drop up to a foot of snow on parts of the state
More than 170 people freed from the high rise building; as many as 124 may still be trapped
An infant, two children and six adults were killed when a 17-floor residential building collapsed
Officers teach situational awareness and principles of “Run, Hide, Fight”
Teams of medical and emergency personnel were sent to the last few Super Bowl games and attended a weeklong crash course on mass casualty events
Nearly 100 teens interested in emergency services careers gathered to learn about operations, procedures and equipment
Neighbors shoveled the snow around the ambulance so that the crew could continue doing their work
A combination of daring and improvisation allowed a diabetes patient to undergo a kidney transplant despite a blizzard raging on the East Coast
The mother was inside the car with her children as the father cleared the snow around the car
The EMT and cop’s wedding didn’t go as planned but ended up being a ‘perfect day’
The 18-year-old from Pennsylvania suffered from several heart defects, including Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Several babies were delivered under unusual circumstances during the record-breaking snowstorm
Officer Vernon Alston, 44, died of a massive heart attack; it took an ambulance about 30 minutes to reach him
The ambulances were allegedly not properly equipped for driving in the snow
While the county’s fire and rescue was sent to the residence, the dispatcher talked the father through the delivery of a healthy baby boy
After two DC Fire and EMS ambulances became stuck, paramedic Kenneth Lyons walked through the deep snow to reach the patient
Greenville County EMS has been stocking up all year preparing for winter weather
The statue in front of a church looks like a person wrapped in a blanket sleeping on a bench
These contingency plans reflect deep anxiety about the potential gravity of the looming disaster: upward of 14,000 people dead and 30,000 injured in the worst-case scenarios
Several other victims suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene in San Jose
EMS agencies everywhere can continue learning from and apply the lessons learned during events in Ferguson, Missouri
The life of a patient injured in a massive vehicle pileup was saved as paramedics transported the crash victim to the hospital
Two high school students and a Ukrainian skier died in the accident
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