Jenna Viloria called 911 after realizing her father was not waking up; she got to meet the dispatcher she called that day and received a medal.
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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Annual fee offers Pa. residents unlimited ambulance trips
The subscription service allows residents to pay one flat fee to the EMS department
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Union in dispute with city, EMS agency over high turnover rate
The union claims the employee turnover rate at the EMS agency last year was 23 percent — twice the national average
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National Rural EMS conference focuses on community paramedicine
The Joint Committee on Rural Emergency Care hosts the conference to improve EMS access for America’s 61 million rural citizens
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When overdoses go wild: Protecting the EMS provider
Learn how to anticipate, recognize, and manage violent patient encounters to minimize danger to yourself and the patient
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ER delays frustrate Fla. paramedics
Long hospital bed delays are forcing some paramedics to wait hours to hand off a patient to the hospital, resulting in less medics available to respond to calls
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Woman drives car into creek, assaults paramedic
The woman assaulted the paramedic while she was being transported to the hospital; she was arrested and charged with assault
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Top 5 EMS videos of March 2016
Among this month’s clips were a simplified method for 12-lead ECG electrode placement and five bougie tips for better airway management
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CAAS releases ground vehicle standard for ambulances
The group that created the standard was made up of public and private EMS providers, regulators, physicians, equipment manufacturers and other subject matter experts
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Man drops onto ambulance from 2nd floor walkway
The man thought the ambulance was going to leave without helping his unconscious girlfriend; he leaped off a second floor walkway and landed on the roof of the ambulance
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