Fire-EMS
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How the City of Sioux Falls, SD developed a PAD program, one of the largest in the country
Getting patients in and out of the house and into the ambulance can sometimes become very difficult, because of the large amounts of snow and drifts
Terri Elmore testified that she does not remember the night prosecutors say she lost control of her car and struck a van, killing a pastor and his wife
The man may have been lying on the partially collapsed floor of a bedroom for several days before he managed to call 911
The paramedic was experiencing asthma issues at the scene of a fire and was taken to a hospital; officials later noted the medic was listed in good condition
County commissioner Jim Bernard said the risk of a lawsuit and the time and expense of restarting a process for new bids isn’t in the best interest of county residents
Students were able to observe and learn from medical responses in real time during their ride-alongs
Fire chief and paramedic Sam Lubin, 48, was driving when his car went off the road and struck several trees
It has often popped up in my head of why did I choose to be a medic, firefighter, educator, or any role in my profession.
“There are a few ambulances, but they’re more or less glorified taxis. There’s no pre-hospital care,” David Gunter said
At least 100 paramedics have not been properly certified; officials are now trying to determine just how far the problem spread
The 79-year-old woman said she needed more room to clear another vehicle, and then struck seven people when she began to back up again
Officials are proposing that they reduce the number of paramedics on duty overnight when the volume of 911 calls drops
After surgery, six leeches were applied to the hand every two hours; saving the hand required 1,482 leeches and 41 units of blood
The 18-year-old was bitten all over his face and was the last of three people attacked during the bizarre rampage that ended when deputies shot the naked 28-year-old man
The drugstore chain has decided “cigarettes have no place in a setting where health care is being delivered”
The city hasn’t met the county’s 911 medical response time target for a single month since summer 2012
The SUV flipped four times after the driver tried to swerve from a deer
He was teased at school for liking the cartoon “My Little Pony"; his parents got him to the hospital after his suicide attempt, but he suffered potentially life-long brain damage
A small amount of additional sugar significantly increases heart disease risk
Brian Nagel, 30, was helping transport a patient in an ambulance when a SUV hit them head-on
Since his arrest, all employees have been drug tested and a new policy requires that no patient’s medication will be taken with them by EMTs during hospital transfers
It would have made the charge a felony, and the driver’s license would have been suspended for a year
The hits just keep on coming, as the embattled department sees failure after failure
People in the area ran outside to see a roaring fire and thick plumes of smoke; four family members died on the flight
There were eight paramedics, two trauma doctors, and an assortment of firefighters and EMTs swarming her home that day
The patient who wandered from her room and died in a locked stairwell did so after a doctor’s order “never to leave patient unattended”
The girl is in serious condition at the hospital; it took firefighters nearly 20 minutes to saw through the rebar so the girl could be taken to a hospital
Henry Walter Atkins III suffered from a medical condition that may have caused him to lose control of his car; he was pronounced dead after his car ran into a curb and overturned
Their current system was installed more than 25 years ago and has failed to alert some station’s about calls; they will spend as much as $36,000 to upgrade the system
Paramedic Gerald “Garry” Hammer suffered a fatal heart attack after arriving home from a 12-hour overnight shift
