Volunteer EMS
EMS doesn’t have an actual paramedic shortage; instead, EMS has a shortage of paramedics willing to work for low wages in terrible working conditions
Providing care on the snow covered prairie reconnected me with my paramedic roots and reminds me there are many ways for paramedics to be caregivers
SWOT analysis gives volunteers the opportunity to participate in the development of an action plan for training, increased competence and success
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At least three buildings have collapsed or partially collapsed and six homes are deemed severely stressed by heavy wet snow
Castine officials have arranged for a private service provider
Telemedicine offers convenience for patients and can also lower health care costs by reducing avoidable hospital visits and providing regular access to care in remote parts of the state
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Army combat medics are trained to provide medical assistance in combat situations and can provide trauma care that’s beyond the scope of civilian medics with EMS or EMT training
The off-duty volunteer was struck as she donned a reflective vest to help direct traffic
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Bruce Mandel, 47, had taken a patient to St. Barnabas Hospital and was returning to Maplewood when he began feeling ill
Man was conscious and talked to workers during the rescue effort
Western North Dakota ambulance teams said they have seen an increase in trauma cases
The recruitment vehicle will be available for one week a year to all 42 volunteer units across Tasmania to be used as the cornerstone of the recruitment campaign
Dan Eggleston, Chief of Albemarle, Va., Fire Rescue outlined why fire-based EMS is a good idea for these departments at Fire-Rescue Med 2011
With a growing population and more people unwilling to volunteer, officials worry about how to treat and transfer patients to larger hospitals
Responders moved the student roughly three miles to the trailhead, where she was transported by ambulance to a hospital
The 14-member crew couldn’t keep up with training demands, an increasing call volume and a decline in
Charlie Coggins, director of the Emergency Management Office on Carter Street, said in a tough economic climate, it’s not unusual to see an influx of people wanting to volunteer their time
Fire departments and EMS agencies across New York and New Jersey sent ambulances to the city
John Saunders was deployed to the Canadian Red Cross’s new field hospital in Haiti’s capital
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‘Ultimately we hope the kits will sit and gather dust, but if the worst of the worst happens, we’ll have them to go’ says the school assistant principal
Former volunteer firefighter said it was his family that motivated him to learn CPR in the first place
After a football player was accidently run over, one of the football dads organized the boys to lift the car off their friend until paramedics arrived
Responders found ‘turfing out’ low-priority 911 calls to nonprofit volunteer ambulance units
The local EMT says it’s unfair to put the onus on coaches or even EMTs, to decide whether a player is healthy enough to return to a game if an athletic trainer is available
Shocked, the men saw the air bags deploy and noticed that the two people weren’t moving much, so they called 911 and then acted fast
Woman cut the seat belt and held woman’s head up until paramedics arrived
Two volunteer rescue squad members were charged with possessing drugs while on call
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