Rapid Response

Full list of Rapid Response results
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Hurricane deployment is not Beach Week for Ambulance Strike Teams
– 3Operating 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
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Rapid Response: Is MCI response part of your community celebration planning?
–Every community has a festival, fair or event that could be a target for violence, like the Gilroy Garlic Festival
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Ga. city ambulance delays are causing major concerns
–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
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Ambulance response times continue to lag in Ga. city
–Dunwoody and Dekalb County signed a memorandum of understanding last fall to station more ambulances around the city
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Texas hospital officials explain EMS diversion due to population boom
–“The reason for the diversion was that we were understaffed to safely manage the number of patients in the hospital"
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Detroit fire union blasts 'ignorant' EMS dispatch memo
– 4"Do not automatic dispatch EMS to a fire scene," the memo reads, listing reasons to send a unit
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Provincetown Fire Dept. cited for delayed EMS runs
–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
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Rapid Response: Appleton, Wis. LODD highlights need for situational awareness on routine calls
– 4Remember any patient can turn violent, and make a patient assessment/search a part of your situational awareness approach to scene safety
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Fla. EMS transforms public bus into ambulance
–The RAPTOR can respond to mass casualty incidents such as vehicle crashes, mass shootings or natural disasters
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Denver paramedics: Increased traffic creates rapid response challenge
–More traffic and longer commutes are creating a challenge for Denver Health Medical Center paramedics
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Canadian ambulance service changes flashing lights
– 4Ottawa Paramedic Service has changed their red and white flashing lights to red and blue lights
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Rapid response: Firefighters battling catastrophic wildfires and EMS providers evacuating civilians deserve our attention and support
–Catastrophic California wildfires have caused unprecedented destruction and required aid from agencies across the country
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Recognize the signs of crisis after a traumatic response
–The shooting at the Thousand Oaks, Ca., Borderline Bar & Grill is another blow to first responders in communities impacted by mass violence
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Rapid Response: Active shooter response command decisions are made by first arriving ambulance crews, fire companies and police officers
– 1What are the potential public policy, legislation, social service and healthcare actions fire/EMS providers should advocate to prevent mass shootings?
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Rapid Response: Is EMS response different when the active shooter survives?
–Despite the shooter’s despicable intent and multiple murders, he becomes another patient to triage, treat and transport
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