Marathon
At the NAEMSP annual conference, emergency medicine physicians shared the value of ‘worst-case scenario’ planning
A pee color chart can help EMTs, paramedics and firefighters know if they are properly hydrated
Police officers, firefighters and providers from other agencies also are on site
Gresham firefighter Nick Haney helped administer CPR to Meghan Roth, whom he’d met through a mutual friend
Eight Midlands Air Ambulance medics finished the half marathon to raise funds for their nonprofit EMS service
A runner in his 60s was resuscitated by Chicago FD medics after he had a heart attack while running
The avid runner was discovered to have a congenital heart condition; following his recovery, he finished the race
The 61-year-old man collapsed around mile 22; ALS medics on bikes shocked him with an AED and brought him to a waiting ambulance, where he regained a pulse
Marathon halted due to extreme heat; 75 runners treated on the scene
