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You are at the incident scene and need a quick thirst quencher. You want to reach for that soda, but before you do, you may want to reconsider. In reality, soda should not be part ...
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By Carly Harrington The Knoxville News-Sentinel KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Michael Richardson had been battling a house and brush fire in Heiskell last September when he came across ...
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Cool Shirt Systems introduced two products at FDIC to keep firefighters from overheating at a working fire. One monitors body temperature while the other cools firefighters. The ...
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Most firefighters, at one time or another, have succumbed to a form of heat stroke on the fireground, especially in the warmer months. Wearing 40 lbs. of turnout gear, a Nomex ...
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FireRescue1 is focusing on news and information about Fire Rehab throughout the month of August. Check out some of these rebailitation products and providers ...
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By Janice L. Habuda Buffalo News BUFFALO, N.Y. — Within the past month, a Town of Tonawanda woman and a Kenmore man were killed in fires.Now the paramedic vehicles serving ...
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Anytime we need to do a job, we look for tools to help us do it more efficiently. However, these tools also need to help us do it reliably. If a tool causes us to get wrong ...
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By Siri Markula SF Public PressSAN FRANCISCO — Dehydration is one of the primary causes of preventable hospitalizations in the U.S. A Bay Area biotech comapny is working to ...
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By Dan O'Brien The Union Leader CorrespondentHOOKSETT, N.H. — A woman was listed in critical condition Sunday night after spending at least two hours in waist-deep water ...
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With rehab we often focus on the dangers of overheating, but cold injuries can be just as big a threat during winter months. ...
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If we fail to maintain the delicately balanced pH levels in our bodies, we put ourselves at risk for disease and in some cases death. ...
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It may seem a long time ago now, but it was a brutal summer, ending in the final week of September when Los Angeles posted an all-time record high temperature of 112 F. It was also ...
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By Cool DraftSimply stated Firefighter Rehab is designed to ensure that the physical and mental well being of members operating at the scene of an emergency (or a training ...
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By Cool DraftHere are some important heat stress facts firefighters should consider:Since 1994, the fire service has been averaging between 90 and 105 deaths per year. During a ...
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The Sentinel & EnterpriseTOWNSEND, Mass. — Townsend Fire-EMS now has the latest advanced technology available to quickly, easily and painlessly determine if a person is ...
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By Tux Turkel The Portland Press HeraldFREEPORT, Maine — With 14 electronic sensors stuck to his chest and back, Darrel Fournier walked quickly Tuesday on the treadmill. On a ...
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By FireRescue1 StaffPITTSBURGH — With cardiac arrest killing more firefighters than anything else from year to year, researchers are conducting new research into ways to cool ...
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Research is an integral part of medicine. Whenever a new drug or piece of equipment is developed, scientists have to examine whether it works, whether it is safe and whether it is ...
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By Ken Robinson FireRescue1 Associate EditorAn actor portraying a firefighter on TV helped showcase a new antidote that could save real firefighters' lives at Fire-Rescue ...
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The emergency vehicle is a former ambulance that was used by the Bedford Fire Department ...
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