As part of a $35,000 grant, officers will be equipped with the drug after undergoing a training program
Source: ems1.com
Monthly Archives: January 2017
Pa. woman gives birth during auto shop oil changeĀ
A dispatcher assisted the woman’s husband through the process of tying off the baby’s umbilical cord with his bootlace before an ambulance arrived
Source: ems1.com
Girl, 8, killed when tree crashes into Ore. home
The girl’s father, a volunteer firefighter, was working and responded with other crews to the call
Source: ems1.com
Panel: Giving peanuts to babies early prevents allergies
Babies at high risk need a check-up before any peanut exposure, and might get their first taste in the doctor’s office
Source: ems1.com
Top 5 EMS videos of December
The top videos of December featured clips on when to use a nasopharyngeal airway and prehospital use of ketamine
Source: ems1.com
Maine officials tackle opioid crisis
Lawmakers are considering whether to create a special panel to handle legislation on the opioid crisis
Source: ems1.com
Cardiac arrest in accidental hypothermia: Work the patient or don't start resuscitation?
Follow the mantra “a patient isn’t dead unless they are warm and dead” based on assessment findings and knowing resuscitation contraindications
Source: ems1.com
Woman killed with kids calls 911 as boyfriend breaks in
Jorge Chavez shot and killed 26-year-old Marissa Reynoso and their 4-year-old and 1-year-old children
Source: ems1.com
Attacker sneaks into school, stabs 11 children in China
Officials said five of the kindergartners are seriously injured
Source: ems1.com
About 3 dozen injured in NYC commuter train crash
Some people were carried away on stretchers, while others sat outside the train holding ice packs to their heads
Source: ems1.com