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A Teaching Moment

By A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT-P

Editor-in-Chief, JEMS

WATCH THE VIDEO – A great teaching moment re: Mechanism of Injury and a Period of Unconsciousness

NOTE: The critical impact moment is around 01:01 on the video

The injury to, and…

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Added by A.J. Heightman on January 31, 2013 at 1:51pm — No Comments

What does OH, NC & MD have in common?

Ohio, North Carolina, and Maryland all had crashes involving ambulance's this month thus far. With all of these being in the news lately and it has caused me to do some reflection on my own driving. Whether its due to youth, our inexperience, the inability to handle the adrenaline, or other motorist faults, we are at risk. A constant risk of Motor Vehicle Crashes, some of which have ended with fatalities of civilians and EMS providers.

Emergency Medical Services unfortunately… Continue

Added by Paul C. Bahnuk on September 20, 2010 at 11:03pm — 1 Comment

Mutual Aid

Well, the day has finally come where my lovely friend Jeremiah and I announce the big project we’ve been working on for quite some time now. Everything is in place and we are days away from the start of this…

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Added by MsParamedic on July 12, 2010 at 1:03am — 1 Comment

Hi there...

Hi there, I'm Old Gregg... (Inside joke, I apologize)

All jokes aside, I am Natalie Quebodeaux, or MsParamedic on many many social sites. I am a paramedic from Southwest Louisiana, the Cajun part of the state. No, I don't live in New Orleans, that's Southeast La and is a totally different cultural experience, I assure you. Anyways, I figured that I'd share a little about my life here in the South as a medic.

I've been in EMS for only 3 years now, and I've been a…

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Added by MsParamedic on March 3, 2010 at 1:11am — No Comments

Five thousand people evacuated in Pennsylvania due to the leakage of dangerous substances

In Pennsylvania overturned truck with acid

The City of Wind Gep in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania announced the evacuation of about five thousand men in connection with the diversion of hydrofluoric acid at the time of the accident on Saturday, March 21.

A truck carrying hazardous chemicals overturned, and 16 tons of lead acid.

The incident occurred Saturday morning in the vicinity Wind Gep, about 100 km from Philadelphia, reports AP.

At the place of… Continue

Added by ulaopjop on March 21, 2009 at 8:12pm — No Comments