Disaster Management
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
Our co-hosts speak with New York EMT David Konig about how his agency prepared for the pandemic and what it was like as the number of people diagnosed began to rise
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
The elderly man was being transported from the hospital to his home when the ambulance collided with a tractor trailer in white-out conditions
Known as Disaster Medical Assistance Teams, the groups consist of doctors, nurses, paramedics, EMTs, pharmacists and even veterinarians
The woman lost control of her car on an icy road and crossed into the oncoming lane, crashing into the ambulance head on
Panacea’s Cloud will allow first responders and medical directors to better coordinate their response to mass casualty disasters
Three UMC paramedics cleared a man’s driveway and street after the city denied assistance
The 6.7-magnitude tremor left large cracks in walls, damaged a bridge on the outskirts of the capital and caused a newly constructed six-story building to collapse
The young men from Illinois had been drinking at a lake house in Wisconsin and were last seen around 2:30 a.m. Sunday
6.7 magnitude quake in remote northeast region of India just before dawn
Authorities predict the Mississippi River will reach nearly 15 feet above flood stage in St. Louis, a record second to only the devastating 1993 flood
LaShondra Whitaker, 32, and seven others died in tornado-related traffic accidents Saturday
The Association of Texas EMS Professionals is raising money and collecting supplies for paramedics and EMTs impacted by the storm
Sheriff says one man was trapped under the ice and the other was partially in the water
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- Floods in Texas, Kan. leave at least 6 dead, 2 missing
- High surf causes numerous water rescues in Calif.
- Pa. first responders, dispatchers swamped with nearly 2,000 911 calls during storm
- Hurricane Idalia leaves major damage in Fla., Ga.
- Hundreds of first-responders deploy from Fla. convention center to hurricane-damaged areas