This course is designed to address safety and medical assessment and treatment considerations associated with Confined Space and Trench Rescue Environments. Attendees will learn how to size-up the ...
NHTSA's Office of Emergency Medical Services has published a final report titled "Feasibility for an EMS Workforce Safety and Health Surveillance System." Created with help from stakeholder groups ...
While the majority of emergency medical services (EMS) and fire-rescue agencies provide emergency care to children, pediatric calls are rare. In fact, because many agencies see fewer than eight ...
Editor’s note: The following story is the second of three about the release of the Cass County EMS Assessment presented to Cass County Board of Commissioners last month. The first story, published Aug ...
Zero preventive trauma deaths. Is it possible, and do first responders hold the key to this lofty goal? Trauma accounts for at least 200,000 U.S. deaths per year. Recognizing this, in its 2016 report, ...
The Center for Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends (FIRST) at Drexel University just launched the COVID-19 RAPID Mental Health Assessment (RAPID), funded in part by the US Federal Emergency ...
An AMU provides rapid assessment, investigation and treatment for medical emergencies, which are often undifferentiated and may involve multiple medical pathologies. When there is clear pathology and ...
Jun. 24—MITCHELL — The rural ambulance board is counting up the doors in Davison and Hanson counties with a little help from the assessor's office. The Davison Hanson County Ambulance District, a ...