Peter Canning
JANUARY 20, 2024
While my partner confirms a low 02 saturation (77%) and a high End Tidal (95) I have already tossed an ambu-bag to a firefighter first responder to begin bagging the patient, and I have my IV and med kit out. I have called the time on a number of her neighbors in this building, some of them victims of overdose. per 100,000.
First Responders Foundation
DECEMBER 31, 2024
Chief Dittman has also expanded his public safety role as a first responder by achieving certification as a Wild-Land Firefighter and Certified Emergency Care Attendant. When he and his partner responded to a call for service involving a drug overdose in December 2023 – This was during his first shift as an EMS provider.
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ESO
APRIL 19, 2024
In Evaluating Firefighter Decontamination Practices Using a National Fire Records Management System by Antonio Fernandez, Principal Research Scientist at ESO and Bill Gardner CFE, CFO, EMT-P, Sr. In addition to protecting our first responders, data is helping us provide better care for our community.
NCOAE
NOVEMBER 13, 2021
Depending on the state, EMTs are authorized to administer 10 to 20 different medications, including epinephrine for an anaphylactic reaction, narcan for an overdose, or albuterol for an asthma attack. Many fire departments require that all of their firefighters also be EMTs. Where Else do EMTs Work?
NCOAE
MARCH 8, 2021
On the other hand, you could be called in to attend to the victim of a car accident or a shooting or a heart attack, drowning, mountaineering accident, or drug overdose. You may even have to deliver a baby! You can never predict what will happen over the course of any given shift.
Paramedic Training Spot
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
They cannot administer any type of medication, and aren’t usually working on an ambulance; rather, some EMRs are police officers, firefighters, and safety officers for larger corporations. They had overdosed, and this was before the widespread use of Narcan. My First Call I became an EMT when I was sixteen.
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