Violent incidents in NYC and Arkansas are grim reminders that medics are regularly threatened, attacked and harmed by the people they have been called to assist
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The LAFD was dispatched to a report of several children experiencing symptoms after jet fuel fell on their school, demonstrating the need for information gathering/reporting and decon in a hazmat MCI
Multiple roadway LODDs in early 2020 are tragic reminders of the importance of time, distance and shielding to reduce hot zone risk
Pennsylvania Turnpike crash underscores importance of MCI planning, unified command efforts and rehab services for long-duration events
Operating in the public eye under conditions that may require evacuation or assisting colleagues at a moment’s notice means responders must be ready 24/7
Every community has a festival, fair or event that could be a target for violence, like the Gilroy Garlic Festival
From Sept. 1, 2018 to Jan. 10, there were more than 830 occurrences in which no ambulance was available in the 200 square-mile territory, according to county data
Dunwoody and Dekalb County signed a memorandum of understanding last fall to station more ambulances around the city
“The reason for the diversion was that we were understaffed to safely manage the number of patients in the hospital"
"Do not automatic dispatch EMS to a fire scene," the memo reads, listing reasons to send a unit
The notice cited the department's practice of responding to calls in a town ambulance and then having the patient transported to by a different ambulance
Remember any patient can turn violent, and make a patient assessment/search a part of your situational awareness approach to scene safety
The RAPTOR can respond to mass casualty incidents such as vehicle crashes, mass shootings or natural disasters
More traffic and longer commutes are creating a challenge for Denver Health Medical Center paramedics
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