Breaking: Earthquake in Christchurch, NZ
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake ripped through Christchurch, New Zealand, on Tuesday afternoon, causing multiple fatalities as it toppled buildings onto buses, buckled streets and damaged cathedrals, authorities said.
125 feet from emergency room: “call an ambulance”
A 61-year-old man suffering from heart disease drove himself to Portland Adventist Medical Center but crashed into a pillar in the parking garage just after midnight. A bystander flagged down a Portland officer who was in the area investigating an unrelated traffic crash.
The officer found the motorist in the hospital’s parking lot unconscious [...]
Nearly 200 Ambulance Stranded by Snow
The massive blizzard that dumped over 12 inches of snow on the five boroughs of New York has been blamed for at least two deaths, both related to the inability of EMS and paramedics to get on scene. A woman with stroke symptoms in Midwood, Brooklyn, waited for an ambulance for six hours, finally arriving [...]
Fake EMTs suspended in MA - “unfair”?
Beginning July 1, more than 200 emergency medical technicians will not be making emergency calls. They’ve been suspended for anywhere from 45 days to nine months for falsely claiming they took certification refresher courses.
The state said it came down hard to send a message and protect public safety, but two EMTs said the move is [...]
Firefighters attempt highway rescue battling bees
Photo by Richard Sennott, Star Tribune.
Two semitrailer trucks — one carrying millions of bees — and two cars collided on Interstate 35 in Lakeville, Minnesota, late Monday morning, a crash that closed the northbound lanes along a 5-mile stretch of the interstate between County Road 2 and County Road 70 for several hours.
The drivers of [...]
Case Study: Pediatric emergency with breathing problems
Nannie Lawrence remembers her 2-year-old granddaughter as a playful and precocious toddler, trying on her mother’s wigs and changing her own clothes.
Stephanie Stephens died after paramedics refused to take her to the hospital Feb. 10 in the first of two visits to her home after she experienced breathing problems. Her death has prompted a rare [...]
National EMS Week Begins May 16
National Emergency Medical Services Week brings together local communities and medical personnel to publicize safety and honor the dedication of those who provide the day-to-day lifesaving services of medicine’s “front line.” The American College of Emergency Physicians website has a great educational PDF that contains stuff like:
Use Social Media Tools to Celebrate EMS Week Anytime, [...]
Firefighter-EMT onboard with shipments to Chile
Firefighter-EMT is coordinating a shipment of firefighting equipment to Chile in light of the earthquake that happened on February 27, 2010.
Currently the Swarthmore Fire and Protective Association in Swarthmore, PA, as well as the Garden City Fire Department, will be donating used firefighting equipment including jackets, bunker gear, helmets, gloves, hoods and boots in an [...]
Medevac flights from Haiti resumed
The U.S. military says it has resumed the airlifts that brought hundreds of Haitian earthquake victims to hospitals in the United States, ending a four-day suspension. In a statement, White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said, “Patients are being identified for transfer, doctors are making sure that it is safe for them to fly, and we [...]
Photo of the Day, November 13, 2009
An ambulance rushes to the scene of a suicide car bomb attack on Pakistan’s main intelligence agency in the city of Peshawar, where officials say at least 12 people have been killed and 40 injured.
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