Sustainment of a project beyond the period of grant funding is a sign of a wise investment for a project funder
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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Class offers direct path from high school to EMT job
Students can be hired as EMTs and attend the fire academy to get cross-trained as firefighters
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Wife collapses in yard, husband performs CPR for 12 minutes
His wife was taken to a hospital, where her treatment included the installation of a pacemaker to defibrillate her heart if it arrests again
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Man claims 911 didn't answer call during allergic reaction emergency
Walter Clark couldn’t get a hold of his wife, so he decided to call 911; he was shocked when no one answered
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Dispatchers dealing with accidental calls from Apple watches
Officials sent a warning to Apple Watch users about the spike in “wrist-dials”
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Ambulance stolen outside SC hospital bay
EMS providers were taking a patient inside the hospital when someone stole the rig and drove it seven to eight miles before abandoning it
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DC ambulance sent to wrong address, mom forced to transport son
After waiting for more than 20 minutes, a mother took her toddler, who was having an asthma attack, to the hospital
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Governments using data to track, predict opioid overdose
Data is helping the city of Cincinnati and the state of Ohio to find geographic hotspots for overdose and predict opioid risk patterns
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Study identifies air medical transport Medicare funding shortfalls
Over one-third of providers reported negative margins in 2015 for air medical services
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The best firefighter rehab is strong 'pre-hab'
Taking care of these four areas of overall firefighter health will improve fireground performance and reduce recovery time
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