American Ambulance Association

JUNE 4, 2024

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FOAMfrat

AUGUST 2, 2023

Josh Chan is a Life Link III flight paramedic/base lead and a Glenwood FD firefighter. Matthew Yelton is a flight paramedic/base lead for Mercy Flight Central and works as a fire captain at Constableville Ambulance Inc. This episode is chock-full of insight, tips, tricks, and logistics of approaching a child in the field with Autism.

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First Responders Foundation

JULY 31, 2024

These brave individuals—firefighters, police officers, EMTs, and paramedics—rely not only on their training and dedication but also on the support they receive from their communities. For instance, donations can fund thermal imaging cameras that allow firefighters to see through smoke and locate individuals in burning buildings.

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FirstWatch

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As long as the data is good, I have found firefighters are supportive of it. Like anyone, they want to know how they’re doing, and we firefighters are naturally competitive. But firefighting isn’t. It’s about our people and the ambulances, trucks, aircraft, and engines they operate. It can be affected by station design.

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FirstWatch

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As long as the data is good, I have found firefighters are supportive of it. Like anyone, they want to know how they’re doing, and we firefighters are naturally competitive. But firefighting isn’t. It’s about our people and the ambulances, trucks, aircraft, and engines they operate. It can be affected by station design.

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NCOAE

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

EMTs are not just “ambulance drivers,” although that’s certainly a critical part of their occupation. For EMTs and patients, an ambulance is more than transportation to the hospital. Many EMTs work on a 911 emergency response ambulance. Many fire departments require that all of their firefighters also be EMTs.

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EMS 12-Lead

JUNE 1, 2022

David Didlake Firefighter / Paramedic Acute Care Nurse Practitioner @DidlakeDW Peer review provided by Dr. Steve Smith [link] @SmithECGblog A 72 y/o Male experiences a syncopal episode while seated. Attending crews then brought the stretcher close and further assisted him to a reclined position of comfort. Hospital transport was unremarkable.

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NCOAE

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Here are eight such opportunities: Firefighter EMT: As a firefighter EMT, your job extends beyond the responsibilities as an emergency medical technician (EMT). While the positions are similar to some extent, as a firefighter EMT you not only handle medical emergencies but also fight fires.

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Mile High Ambulance

JULY 25, 2016

Code Green serves all types of first responders, including firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, dispatchers, police, corrections, air medical, and search & rescue. Source: Codegreencampaign.org The post EMS Mental Health: The Forgotten Hero appeared first on Mile High Ambulance. What is Code Green?

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EMT Training Station

APRIL 5, 2023

So common in fact it is required on ambulances in order to open O2 tanks. With active noise cancellation and adjustable amplification, it enables EMTs and paramedics to detect subtle body sounds even in noisy environments, such as ambulances or crowded public spaces. Shield Tactical Boots Oakley Radar Sunglasses 5.11

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Since the 1970s there have been ambulance shows on television that portray the cool, slick and unshakeable medic. By the time we get to fulfil that dream, for most people at least, of stepping into an ambulance and calling it our office, making it feel like home, we don’t want to look like the dreaded newbie.

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Paramedic Training Spot

JANUARY 20, 2022

Some states and programs also require EMT students to complete 24 to 48 hours of clinical time working in an emergency room and/or ambulance under the supervision of a certified EMT, paramedic, or registered nurse. Some ambulance agencies provide paramedic training in house. per hour in 2020.

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Paramedic Training Spot

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In fact, in 1927, the town of Belmar was one of the the first established volunteer ambulance services in the nation. Before this motion was passed to make the standard to have at least one EMT on a truck, there were no set rules as to what training you needed to ride on an ambulance; Rather, most agencies took anybody that was willing.

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US Patriot

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

You do not have to be a part of a fire department or even ride on ambulances. I wasted money trying to go to school to be a firefighter, which is a very hard gig to land for a new EMT. Things to Know Beforehand So what are some of the things I learned along the way that I wish I knew beforehand?

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The Overrun

MAY 18, 2020

Signs entering ambulance bays around the US, and the world for that matter; point out in no uncertain terms that “HEROES WORK HERE”. We say it to cops and firefighters because we as a society have no idea why someone would willingly run to danger while others run away from it. Since the entry of COVID-19, EMS has noticed a difference.

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Paramedic Training Spot

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

In situations like this, the patient’s vital signs will be taken in the back of the ambulance. You would do this until you could get them into an ambulance where they can be treated further. If someone has a cut, try to get them into an ambulance quickly where they can receive stitches. It’s not because of the pay.

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EMT Training Station

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Having a personal tool, instead of only using the tools on the ambulance, allows the first responder to quickly access patients with tools that may not be on the rig. This knife was designed by knifemaker and firefighter Rick Hinderer and is designed as a true rescue tool. OHT stands for One-Handed Tool.

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The Overrun

JANUARY 21, 2021

I started riding on an ambulance as soon as I could… in the same county as Dad. Older EMTs, paramedics, and even some of the police officers and firefighters. I had started gaining the trust of those around me, and my friends and I at my squad have made a ton of memories, both on the ambulance and off.

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EMT EMT Ambulance Paramedic 40

My Paramedic Blog

JULY 8, 2014

I hop into the ambulance, and log onto the CAD (Computer Assisted Dispatch) device. This memory is still fresh in everybody’s mind: paramedics, firefighters, and hospital staff. I explain the gravity of the situation to the parents when the second ambulance crew arrives to help out. Me: “What do you want to do tonight?”

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

JULY 1, 2020

Every ambulance service comprises a group of humans surrounded by infrastructure. Interprofessional Service Providers Interaction with police, firefighters, other emergency services, nurses, doctors, patient care assistants, nursing home staff, roadside recovery technicians and other personnel will involve some level of presumption.

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Paramedic

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Most paramedics, police officers, firefighters, first responders, community midwives, district nurses, health visitors, mobile GPs, vets, social workers and other health or public service providers like dogs. They will already have heard it long before they heard the ambulance pull up. A lot of us love them. Nowadays, I am more direct.

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Paramedic Training Spot

DECEMBER 8, 2021

During this training period, the combat medics received 300 hours of clinical-care experience in conjunction with 300 hours of ambulance experience; this training time also exposed the combat medics to a greater variety of medical scenarios than those experienced in the combat medic’s average day.

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Paramedic Training Spot

JANUARY 20, 2022

These include practicing as a traditional pre-hospital care provider working an ambulance on an Air Force installation, providing care in a military treatment facility on a number of Air Force and other military installations around the world, or in theater providing combat medical support to fighting service members.

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Paramedic Training Spot

DECEMBER 21, 2021

There were likely police officers, firefighters , bystanders, and a host of other personnel working to resolve the emergency. EMTs typically operate in the pre-hospital setting with the standard ambulance equipment. You might wonder what a typical day looks like for an ambulance paramedic. Army Combat Medics (68W).

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NVFC

MARCH 18, 2025

The West Virginia University Fire Service Extension Junior Firefighter Camp will be honored during a local ceremony so that all of their members have the opportunity to attend. He later worked as a reserve firefighter/EMT with the L.A. James Monihan Director Award, sponsored by Provident. Chapter of the American Red Cross at age 16.

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Firefighter First Responder EMT EMT 105

NVFC

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Volunteer fire departments often struggle to find the funding they need to purchase new gear for their firefighters. This years program wraps up with three additional departments each receiving four sets of Globe turnout gear and four MSA Cairns fire helmets to provide protection to their volunteer firefighters.

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