Firefighter Escapes Burning Building
Peabody, MASSACHUSETTS — Firefighter Steve Franzosa was working on the three-alarm blaze at the Essex Place apartment building at 36 Keys Drive when he stuck his head out a window asking for help. Several onlookers, fire officials from area departments, scrambled to move a nearby extension ladder to Franzosa’s window. The firefighter left the scene [...]
On Using the Glucometer
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 [...]
They Thought He Was Dead
A lawsuit filed by the family of a living man who was declared dead, packed into a body bag and taken to a morgue charges the mistake led to injuries from which he might never recover.
In a demonstration to Columbia County High School, Florida EMS and police personnel prepare to zip a dummy patient into [...]
Trauma Patients Better Transferred, Study Shows
Seriously injured patients in Oregon are more likely to survive when transferred from small-town hospitals to high-level trauma centers, a new study shows.
While transporting critically ill patients long distances by ambulance or aircraft adds risk, the study provides evidence that the benefits of specialized trauma centers more than make up for that risk.
“That’s been the [...]
Ignored Smoke Detectors Proves Fatal
In a classic case of things not to do, there’s always someone who decides to go against the most obvious: find out what’s causing an alarm. Article via the Wichita Eagle, KA.
The smoke detector sounded for hours before anyone on the southeast Wichita street called 911 early Tuesday.
By the time firefighters reached the triplex on [...]
Proper Lifting for the EMT
By Jennifer Milus, from EMS1.com
Lower back injury is one of the most costly and debilitating of all work-related injuries in the United States today. And EMS personnel are especially susceptible to this injury during patient care. So how do paramedics and EMTs avoid it? The answer is through proper lifting technique and exercise.
Since lower back [...]
Tight Strapping for Proper Immobilization
This study from the University of North Carolina Hospitals Emergency Department was undertaken in an attempt to define “adequate” spinal immobilization and the frequency with which it’s applied to patients transported to the ED on backboards.
Image courtesy of Reeves EMS: the Reeves Sleeve II, designed for rapid immobilization.
They defined an “adequate” strap to be one [...]
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