Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Jersey City Fire Chief Jack Johnson said civilians reported vagrants possibly lived in the building
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Construction workers scrambled to safety after a portion of an underground tunnel collapsed 400 feet below the surface, with all rescued and no major injuries reported
St. Paul firefighters used a rope system to rescue a man trapped 10 feet underground in a sewer for several days
While the measure drew almost universal praise, some faulted the bill for failing to including emergency medical technicians
The Hampton and Seabrook fire departments were jointly awarded EMS Service of the Year by PRH’s Seabrook emergency room
Cumberland County’s first-responder team includes 32 trained emergency medical responders from the Cumberland County and Fairfield Glade Volunteer Fire Departments
Raymond Wasson collapsed after a performance with the Breezy Point Bagpipers in August of last year
The communication center’s call volume increased 10% between 2015 and 2018 with 1,103,407 incoming calls in 2018
The Palm Coast United Methodist Church saluted first responders by dedicating a service to say thank you
Dunwoody and Dekalb County signed a memorandum of understanding last fall to station more ambulances around the city
“Your ability to stay calm and provide information and render aid to your mother goes above and beyond what we would expect from someone your age,” Fire Chief Mick Humer told her
The ambus has all of the equipment found inside a traditional ambulance and can treat up to 20 patients at a time, making it a valuable asset for any type of mass response
Ambulance turnaround and arrival time, which has already been impacted, is likely to become more an issue when Union Hospital and its emergency room closes next spring
The Portsmouth Regional Hospital honored the agencies at its annual EMS appreciation banquet Thursday, May 23 at the Jarvis Center
The two medics inside the rig were unharmed but the driver of the vehicle — who cops said was driving without a license — was transported to the hospital with a leg injury
Last year, the Chattanooga Fire Department received 1,320 calls for non-emergency citizen assists, which include lift assists
The Community Resource Paramedic program is a collaborative effort between the fire department and other area organizations that aims to reduce 911 calls and hospital visits
The fire department has two of the devices and has seen an 11 percent increase in the patients restored to spontaneous circulation since they’ve had this tool
Preston Superintendent Roy Seitsinger incorporated health training into staff professional development last year, including CPR and bleeding control classes
EMSSTAT paramedics serve as Norman, Moore and Goldsby’s first medical responders and have earned the American Heart Association’s highest level of recognition every year since 2015
Crews have responded to the airport multiple times for “hard landings,” usually resulting in sprains and or fractures
Certified community paramedics are improving patient health care and reducing costs through community home visits
Dr. Michael Guttenberg and William Ryan passed away from 9/11-related illnesses
Seventeen people who came within inches of losing their lives were reunited Tuesday with the FDNY paramedics and EMTs who saved them.
South Central Iowa Community Foundation awards grants to organizations from all over Union County from a distribution of gaming revenues and the Union County Endowment Fund
“Do not automatic dispatch EMS to a fire scene,” the memo reads, listing reasons to send a unit
A recent survey shows that emergency responders are juggling multiple devices for access to mission critical data in the field
A new documentary, “Keeping the Peace,” tells the story of law enforcement officers, firefighters and other first-responders and the harrowing scenes they witness
Remember any patient can turn violent, and make a patient assessment/search a part of your situational awareness approach to scene safety
The fire extended into an adjoining lab, prompting officials to call in a hazmat decontamination unit in case anyone had been exposed to potentially harmful chemicals
There will be 32 paramedics inside the stadium during the concert along with two doctors
The cardiac monitors have new technology that sends data instantly to hospitals nearby
The Topeka Fire Department plans to transition from providing basic life support to providing advanced life support as firefighters respond to emergency medical calls
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