Since the American Heart Association taught teachers about hands-only CPR last month, 4,000 students in a Florida school district have learned how to administer the aid
Source: ems1.com
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Report directs criticism at Mo. EMS, fire departments
The report said the EMS and fire departments “don’t play well together” and made 33 recommendations to improve services in the county
Source: ems1.com
Ohio firefighter-EMT dies while working at steel plant
Kenny Ray Jr. was found unresponsive at the plant and was later pronounced dead; authorities are still working to determine his cause of death
Source: ems1.com
EMS death benefits bill passes in Ky. House
The bill would provide $80,000 for the families of EMS providers who were killed in the line of duty
Source: ems1.com
Squad 51 playlist #1: Rocking with Johnny and Roy
Between calls or on their way back to quarters, these were the tunes TV’s favorite medics were cranking on the AM radio
Source: ems1.com
Ohio ambulance rollover injures 2
The ambulance struck a car at an intersection; there were no patients in the ambulance at the time of the crash.
Source: ems1.com
Paramedic injured during St. Patrick's Day festivities
The paramedic was kicked in the stomach by a man she was treating during a St. Patrick’s Day celebration; she was taken to the hospital for her injuries
Source: ems1.com
Wash. fire department tries new medical response approach
The department will test out a new system in which just one or two medics would respond to less serious 911 calls instead of firefighters or a private ambulance service
Source: ems1.com
Study shows infants, toddlers need special care with epinephrine autoinjectors
The researchers found that the length of the average needle would cause the injector to hit bone in 43 percent of toddler and infant cases
Source: ems1.com
Police to fund 24/7 paramedic presence in detention unit
The change comes after the second daytime death in two years at the detention unit
Source: ems1.com