Fire-EMS
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Understand and how to address the training components of a public access defibrillator program
The investigative report recommends discipline for the five firefighters and four 911 dispatch employees who sent the ambulance to the wrong address
Two of the remaining 31 people on board the bus had moderate injuries and the rest had minor injuries
The comedy show by Denis Leary focuses on EMTs, and the NAEMT plans to share your feedback when they meet with producers before it airs on March 6
The ambulance crashed into a deputy’s vehicle that stopped to block traffic at an intersection; the cardiac arrest patient died
The Chicago students were treated for burns when gas ignited while heating hot chocolate in a biology lab
He stole painkillers from the fire station twice and is now undergoing treatment and counseling
Bill Nixon of Hopkins County EMS also served as a field training officer and a volunteer firefighter; he died from natural causes at home with his family
The father was following his family in a separate vehicle when a motorist blew a stop sign at 60 mph and crashed into his wife and children
A Humvee transported the patient to a waiting ambulance, then pulled out the trapped ambulance and fire truck
More than 150 attendees took part in the half-day Resuscitation Academy presented at EMS Today
Rescuers aren’t sure what drew the 74-year-old man onto the ice, but suspect that he might have been going after his dog
Fire officials said two people were critically injured in the crash and at least two others suffered minor injuries
None of the injuries are life-threatening, and the cause of the blast is under investigation
The patient was pulled out of the burning rig and two crew members suffered smoke inhalation
Terri Elmore, 42, testified she had suffered fainting spells for many years, including one just two days before the accident
The mothers-to-be, hampered by treacherous driving conditions, couldn’t make it to the hospital on time
Twenty-six of the 33 passengers on a crashed tour bus were taken to hospitals in the area
Employees apparently staged a brief walkout to protest erratic paydays; its ambulances were out of service for upward of three hours
The 83-year-old actor/director performed the Heimlich maneuver on the tournament director at a volunteer dinner after choking on a piece of cheese
The medic was asleep in the vehicle’s rear but was able to jump out when the ambulance slowed near an intersection
To avoid extinction, EMS needs to embrace community paramedicine, value-based purchasing and look for innovative ways to improve services
Some departments will be asking their conscious patients if they have a concealed weapon
The massive intake of fluid, forced as a punishment, caused her brain to swell and herniate
The crew had just responded to call for a four-month-old child who was deceased and were transporting her body
Research the needs of your community and partner with other health care agencies to shape a program around solving a shared goal
The man’s symptoms matched up almost perfectly with a patient on an episode in which the fictional Dr. Gregory House identified cobalt poisoning as the cause
“He just leaned up against the fire engine with his arms folded the entire time. I can’t get that image out of my head,” said Marie Mills, whose father died.
Firefighters and medics used a ladder truck to climb through a second-floor window to rescue the victims who had been bitten by their dog
She was struck by three cars as she crossed a thoroughfare; she remains in the hospital with multiple trauma injuries
The EMT driving the ambulance, a medic and patient were all transported to a hospital with minor injuries