Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 20:13:12 UTC
Successful EMS grant applications may occur more frequently if your EMS agency uses a stakeholder review process that engages community VIPs and other stakeholders (even end-users of your lifesaving services) to read and comment on your grant application before submission. In some cases, these stakeholders might create a local solution for you because of their influence and access to local funds. Or ...
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 16:57:00 UTC
Clinton, Miss. — In unanimous decisions, the Boards of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) and the National Emergency Medical Services Management Association (NEMSMA) voted to establish a strategic relationship betweentheir two organizations to mutually support their respective missions and work collaboratively to advance the EMS profession. Both organizations strongly ...
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:21 UTC
By Deborah Stocks and Josh Frigerio ABC 15 PHOENIX — A Phoenix firefighter died after he was pinned between two vehicles while working to extinguish a fire. Phoenix police Sgt. Tommy Thompson said 23-year-old firefighter Bradley "Brad" Harper was “gravely injured” when he became pinned between two fire vehicles that were getting into position to fight a mulch fire near 39th ...
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 16:00:15 UTC
Having a front seat to human tragedy and being in a position to help is an honor as well as a burden that we carry
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 15:36:46 UTC
The Telegraph LAKE GARDA, Italy — Matthew Gough, 25, was travelling around the world taking part in extreme sports when he decided to go base jumping in Lake Garda, Italy. His previous 180 leaps have gone perfectly - but this time his parachute opened backwards and became twisted. He briefly floated before smashing into rocks and hurtled down the cliff face at speeds of 40mph, all the while filming ...
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 15:23:04 UTC
OKLAHOMA CITY — Videos show storm chasers intercepting the monstrous tornado from within a half mile in Moore, Okla. The violent tornado plowed through the suburb on Monday and has killed at least 24 people, including at least seven children. "It was massive destruction last night," Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said in an AP interview Tuesday. "It was an incredible sight to see how ...
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 15:00:55 UTC
By Seth Koenig Bangor Daily News STANDISH, Maine — Already a dangerously accessible drug, experts say methamphetamines are easier to make than ever before, and because it can now be manufactured quickly and almost anywhere, specialized training to neutralize the toxic, explosive — and portable — chemicals is needed in Maine. “All the stuff you see on TV, with beaker bottles and ...
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 14:49:37 UTC
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling. Lots of patients ignore that take-it-easy advice and stay in the game, and Monday's findings suggest vigorous exercise may be safe for many of them ...
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 14:36:51 UTC
By Amanda Bland Tulsa World SAND SPRINGS, Okla. — A Tulsa man arrested Saturday on a public intoxication complaint is also accused of kicking a medic in the face as she treated him at the scene. Officers were dispatched to the 200 block of East Morrow Road around 8:30 p.m. after 15 callers reported a drunken man walking in the roadway. John Paul Jones, 43, was “extremely agitated, with both ...
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 14:32:04 UTC
By Pauline Liu Times Herald-Record TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. — As EMS workers across the mid-Hudson observe National EMS Week, their thoughts and prayers are for one of their own. Mobile Life Support Services paramedic William Spadafora remains in critical condition at Albany Medical Center following a head-on crash Saturday in the Town of Ulster. News of his injury has led to an outpouring of concern ...
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 14:23:39 UTC
By Anna Gorman Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES, Calif.— When the national healthcare law takes full effect next year, millions of Americans risk disrupted health coverage because of common life events: getting married or divorced, having children or taking on a second job. As their family incomes change, so too will their eligibility for public insurance programs. And if nothing is done, policymakers ...
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:54 UTC
By Philip Reese and Cynthia Hubert Sacramento Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Years before a Las Vegas psychiatric hospital bused a homeless, schizophrenic man to Sacramento without arranging contacts or a plan for care, a different hospital ditched Gabino Olvera on Skid Row in Los Angeles. Olvera, homeless and paraplegic, still dressed in his hospital gown and connected to a catheter bag, was found ...
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 14:15:41 UTC
Scotsman MECCA, Saudi Arabia — A toddler pulled from the wreckage of a car crash that killed five family members was sent to a morgue in a body bag in the belief he was dead. Mohammed Eisa Danial Hayat was the sole survivor of the devastating crash during a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on February 8. The unconscious toddler underwent a second ordeal when he was zipped into a body bag and ...
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 14:11:33 UTC
Vermont Department of Health MONTPELIER, Vt. — One of the safest days of the year to have a medical emergency at the State House in Montpelier is May 21, 2013, and you won’t even have to dial 9-1-1. Just yell for help out the front door. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Day will bring together first responders from among the more than 2,000 EMS providers along the State House lawn as a part ...
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 14:07:50 UTC
By Dan Verel North Bay Business Journal PETALUMA, Calif. — The American arm of Danish ambulance giant Falck, one of the largest ambulance companies in the world, has acquired Petaluma-based Verihealth Inc., an ambulance and medical transport company founded in 2000. Terms of the deal, completed about a week ago, were not disclosed except that Verihealth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of privately ...
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 14:01:37 UTC
By Erin Tiernan Portsmouth Patch PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — For 77 years, Portsmouth's Volunteer Fire Department has supplied the town with state-of-the-art medical rescue equipment, but with a final donation last week that burden will now be on the taxpayers. On Friday, the Portsmouth Volunteer Fire Department unveiled its final donation - a 2012 International/Horton Model 623 Medium Duty Ambulance ...
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 05:02:31 UTC
When a patient suffering from a stroke arrives at the emergency department, the report from EMS responders sets a series of events in motion based on two particular pieces of information: Whether the stroke appears to be caused by a clot; and how long has the stroke been occurring.
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 04:35:42 UTC
Sometimes the most interesting conversations occur just out of earshot. Which is probably a good thing.
Posted on Tue, 21 May 2013 00:27:33 UTC
At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to climb
Posted on Mon, 20 May 2013 21:25:08 UTC
By Julie Shoemaker We were paged out shortly after arriving on shift for a chest pain. Instead of an address, we were given a parking area in the Fish and Wildlife Reserve in our county. Upon arrival, we were met by the DNR officer who told us it was "a hike" to the patient location. He informed us our patient was not doing well and could not hike out. The local volunteer fire department ...
