Elite members of United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit were dispatched to provide mental and emotional stabilization
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Monthly Archives: August 2017
Ambulances using nitrous oxide to ease patients’ pain
Nitrous oxide equipment has been sold to EMS agencies in at least 30 states in the last three years
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Fentanyl drives another record year of Ohio overdose deaths
A record 4,050 people died of drug overdoses in 2016, with fatalities driven in large part by the emergence of stronger drugs
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Harvey death toll at 31 as 6 more fatalities confirmed
Officials said 911 centers in the Houston area are getting more than 1,000 calls an hour from people seeking help
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EMS Artwork: London Ambulance Service Incident Response Unit personnel
Artist’s image shows a group shot of London Ambulance Service providers
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3 keys to rescuing, evacuating and managing Hurricane Harvey victims
Fire and EMS providers should follow lessons from Hurricane Katrina while mobilizing to operate in a large arena of catastrophe
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Harvey victims use social media when 911 fails
“We called 911 and it rang and rang and rang and rang,” a Houston resident said
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Accident at western Pa. plant leaves 2 dead, 4 hurt
The incident happened while workers were doing maintenance in an underground enclosure at the Bruce Mansfield Power Plant
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Harvey horror: Shivering toddler found clinging to drowned mom
The child was holding onto the floating woman when a police and fire rescue team in a boat reached them
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How to remove the most common uniform stains
Despite your best efforts, blood stains, food grease and the not-so-fun vomit tinge happen from time to time
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