Disaster Management
Takeaways from Dr. Tan and Chief Wylie on training and communicating to deploy rescue task forces, unified command and casualty collection points
The faster information can get into the hands of decision makers, the increased potential for a successful outcome
What public safety can learn from the Titan submersible disaster
From a marathon runner who performed CPR on the course to a college student who stopped class to help his professor, these EMS providers stepped up to render aid in unexpected circumstances
Members of Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority鈥檚 Special Operations Team spent 34 days in Louisiana aiding residents affected by the storm
Incident Commander Nick Pachota was deployed for 160 days as part of a team covering one of Florida鈥檚 largest population areas
Key takeaways and lessons learned from the 2018 mass shooting event at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago
Comments on drafted definitions for EMR, EMT, AEMT and paramedic under the National Incident Management System are open until Oct. 15
The Inside EMS podcast welcomes back Kelly Grayson, who details his experience responding and weathering through Hurricane Laura
The Iowa Department of Public Health sent a cease and desist letter to Eric Hansen warning he could face felony charges if he continues to present himself as an EMS provider
Adventist Health St. Helena was evacuated first due to the LNU Lightning Complex and most recently due to the fast-growing Glass Fire
Gaston County EMS leadership embarked on a plan to equip every transport-capable ALS unit in Gaston County with a ventilator
Okaloosa County EMS providers and firefighters performed water rescues and helped with the delivery of two babies in the midst of the storm
Six members of the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority鈥檚 Special Operations Team stayed behind to continue relief efforts after Hurricane Laura
4 hard-won lessons in preparing for natural disaster recovery from a medic who weathered Hurricane Laura
EMS partners with healthcare coalitions in PPE supply, COVID-19 treatments and COVID-19 vaccination
Monroe Community Ambulance paramedics presented Wyatt Musulin with a 鈥淟ive Saving Award鈥� for taking the proper steps to aid his injured mother
Reflections from New Orleans medics who remember what it was like to work in one of the largest disaster medical response efforts in Louisiana history
Paramedic Kelly Grayson recounts weathering the storm that damaged his station and ambulance, and left the city in tatters
A variety of nonprofits are raising money to provide financial relief, needed supplies and food to first responders who were affected by and are working in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura
On this episode, our hosts discuss ketamine use in EMS, as well as the response to hurricanes and wildfires ravaging the south and the west
Hopkins County EMS deployed with Texas Emergency Medical Task Force 4 to aid in Hurricane Laura rescue efforts
Tornado warnings were issued in Arkansas and Mississippi after the storm was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical depression
Strike teams, search and rescue crews, aircraft and convoys of ambulances headed to the Gulf Coast area before and in the aftermath of the Category 4 storm
The National Hurricane Center projected the storm will grown into a Category 3 hurricane before landfall
Officials said two chemicals used to clean equipment leaked and combined
EMS providers said they were forced to wheel a stretcher for a quarter-mile down the road after being told it wouldn鈥檛 be cleared for another hour
A funeral was held for Beirut Fire Brigade Paramedic Sahar Fares, 24, on Thursday; Beirut鈥檚 governor said nine other firefighters were killed
Former Chief Jeff Payne, who retired in January, says he is 鈥渧ery proud鈥� of the resiliency first responders have shown
The strike team鈥檚 original 10-day deployment has been extended twice as the virus continues to rage in South Texas
Hurricane Douglas, currently a Category 3, is expected to hit Hawaii this weekend
The pandemic has created a special need for licensed EMS providers and other healthcare personnel to assist during the wildfire season
EMTs and paramedics must focus on patient care, self-care, transmission reduction, communication and preparation for the future
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