One of the easiest ALS tools to use, but often one of the most neglected, is the glucometer. Gone are the days of putting drops of blood on a chemical test strip and staring at it intently, trying to figure out which color it had changed to. Today’s provider has accurate test results in as […]
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Filed under: EMS, Proper Practices
The Coast Guard Cutter Sundew’s firefighters undergo some extremely harsh training at the Maritime Academy of Toledo, Ohio. Note they use OBAs, which are smaller and are worn in front of the firefighter unlike SCBAs. Because of space constraints on ships their equipment seems considerably less redundant than the ones I use.
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Filed under: Fighting Fire
At approximately 1530 hours, Rescue 24 responds to a person complaining of chest pain. Upon arrival, the crew performs an initial assessment. It reveals a patient in moderate distress, diaphoretic and with cool skin, but alert, oriented and cooperative. The patient, an overweight 64-year-old male, informs the crew that he was watching television when he […]
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Filed under: Case Studies
Patients were being evacuated from the Royal Marsden Hospital today after a blaze broke out on the top floor of the building, London Fire Brigade said.
Eight fire engines and 40 firefighters are battling the blaze on the Fulham Road, central London.
The emergency services were called to the hospital at 1.20pm.
All patients and staff at […]
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Filed under: Fighting Fire, On the Fire Side
The fire on Willoughby Ave., Brooklyn. Image courtesy of the Daily News.
Nearly three years after two New York City firefighters jumped from a burning building and plunged to their deaths, a 24-year FDNY veteran yesterday became the first to use a widely hailed safety device to escape from a Brooklyn house fire that almost engulfed […]
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Filed under: Cool Tools, Fighting Fire, On the Fire Side
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Woonsocket companies arriving on scene were confronted with a heavy smoke condition and after ventilating.
