EMS Week 2014
EMS Week began in 1974; here’s how to get your community to issue a proclamation celebrating the men and woman providing care on the front line
Speaking in front students about my scars is tough, but this one girl’s reaction reminded me why its worth it
The PIC arrived on scene, took one look at my superstar c-spine and started laughing. “Kid,” he said, “You’re gonna make one hell of a medic!”
He performed CPR until firefighters arrived; she was listed in critical condition
One car was under the tractor trailer and six others were piled up behind with people in various forms of injury, inside and outside of their vehicles
The way he was suspended by the seat belt, he appeared to be suffering from positional asphyxia; I wedged myself underneath him and was able to lift him up so he wasn’t hanging on his vest
There is nothing like doing a trauma assessment in heels and heading to your EMT basic graduation late, with bloody knees
I jogged back to the trooper and asked if I could help. I identified myself as a medic based out of Phoenix. When he replied “Thank God” I knew I should have stayed in the car.
Nonemergency demands have taken over and reimbursement is a constant struggle, but we will continue to act as a professional, compassionate safety net for this country’s ailing health care system
Regardless of size or service model, here are a few ways your department can honor its employees throughout the year
Over the past four decades, EMS agencies have seen expanded EMT roles, a shift toward patient transfers, improvements in advanced life support, and better ambulances
He immediately began CPR when a man he was serving earlier collapsed outside the restaurant; a registered nurse jumped in to help
They’ll be displayed on more than 300 kiosks across the city to raise awareness about the work of EMTs and paramedics
Teammate Terry Backman was there to save him, on the same field in the same park, when he collapsed from a heart attack last summer, and again last Sunday
The Md. medic said she just did what came naturally to her when she rushed through the thick smoke, found the woman and brought her outside
EMS veterans Khadija Hall and Shaun Alexander were off-duty when they heard shots and saw the officer down; they began treating him with their tech bag
The SUV flipped four times after the driver tried to swerve from a deer
The surfer blacked out underwater, came to beneath the surface and realized he was unable to move
Before we can take care of others, we must take care of ourselves