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On the Scene: Prehospital Care for Electrical Burns for EMTs

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As a veteran emergency medical technician (EMT), I’ve seen firsthand the critical importance of prompt and effective prehospital care in these situations. As EMTs, we’re always prepared to address these life-threatening complications alongside the burns. Treating shock by keeping the victim warm and lying down.

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First Aid & CPR Training As A Mandate For Every Family: A Staten Island, NY Emergency Courses Update

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We all have a first aid kit at our homes. It’s more or less always a plastic box typically containing band-aids, crepe roll bandages, safety pins, tweezers, gauze dressings, pain medication, a disinfectant, and ointments. However, in this blog, we won’t be sharing how to arrange your first aid kit or what to have in there.

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NVFC Announces Recipients of the 2025 Fire Service Achievement Awards

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He later worked as a reserve firefighter/EMT with the L.A. Since joining the New Hyde Park Junior Fire Department in June 2022, she has exemplified the spirit of youth community involvement and has become a role model for her peers. Chapter of the American Red Cross at age 16.