Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
An off-duty firefighter suddenly collapsed during basketball practice with other firefighters
Virginia Beach salaries are 5 to 10% below the comparable market average
The Paoli Fire Company had been studying the need for an EMS substation and took advantage of a roadway project to start the service
Doctors will be able to see a live feed of patients to provide better medical direction
A recent National Academy of Medicine discussion paper describes best practices for EMS and hospital responses to active shooter, bombing and terror attacks
The statewide “Check & Inject” program has saved departments thousands of dollars
The FBI has loosened its security requirements for terrorism-response training and can tailor it to each community’s needs
The generic version will be identical to the branded product in terms of functionality
James Daniel Munns treated a toddler for heat exhaustion after being pulled from a hot car
Following a heart attack, rapid intervention saved a 79-year-old man’s life before EMS arrived
The average price of a two-dose EpiPen package climbed to about $608 earlier this year, up from around $94 nine years ago
The new tool allows paramedics to administer lifesaving treatments while CPR continues
The department’s next priority is recruiting additional paramedic candidates
Dennis “Pawpaw” Tate was remembered for being a “beacon of strength” in difficult times
Researchers measured the impact several CPR feedback or prompt devices had on chest compression depth, rate and recoil, and hand position
Firefighter Joe Rice shook the hand of a future coworker, someone he’d saved almost 18 years ago
The city is considering replacing a fire apparatus with a paramedic unit at one of the stations
The department is frustrated by growing overdoses tying up emergency services
The grants are awarded on a competitive basis to the applicants that most closely address the program’s priorities and demonstrate financial need
The IAFF study also claimed that firefighters are 14 percent more likely to die from cancer
Low pay and failing equipment has driven away almost half of all new paramedics
Some to give only passing thought to this Shakespearean dilemma, while others suffer paralysis by analysis
Many patients use 911 as their primary care because they are unable to afford anything else
A donated monitor/defibrillator worth $35,000 will help EMTs and paramedics better treat patients
Retiring firefighters will be replaced by newly-hired firefighter-EMTs
The FEMA grant will fund the salaries of four new firefighters over a two-year period
Fire captain: “It is one of the most horrific calls I’ve ever been on”
Over 3,000 people have been evacuated as of Saturday
The complaint alleges the employee dispatched himself and responded to fire calls, put out fires and acted as and wore a similar uniform as fire command staff
Officials pulled the ambulance over to deliver the baby
The city wrote off the 276 accounts from the past year as “uncollectible debt”
After the loss of a local teenager, fundraising paid for new pulse oximeters in his name
The new program helps taxpayers and hospitals by giving assistance to the most at-risk patients
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