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Williamson Medical Center adds multi-casualty AmbuBus to its fleet of EMS vehicles

Williamson Medical Center (WMC) has announced the addition of a new AmbuBus Mass Casualty to its fleet of emergency medical services (EMS) vehicles. The AmbuBus will serve as a group transport vehicle for patients in the event of mass casualties or a mass evacuation emergency. The specialty vehicle is a converted school bus that was …

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A photo of a FIRE EMS ambulance on the street in Washington, DC

Stroke data indicates wide variability in practice between EMS agencies

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Individual EMS agencies have varied widely in their documentation of stroke cases, raising the question of whether the issues could also extend to their operations and implementation of stroke protocols, according to preliminary work. from Michigan. Based on 147 EMS agencies working in the state, their compliance with documenting time since last known well (LKW) …

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Stockton University Emergency Medical Services resurrected

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Stewart Farrell is set to retire from Stockton University after more than 50 years. Video by Matthew Strabuk, for The Press. GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – The University of Stockton’s emergency medical services program was relaunched this fall thanks to a group of new recruits. Geldy Nunez was the only member of the organization at the start …

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Stockton University Emergency Medical Services resurrected

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NYC Mayor Adams’ mental health hospitalization plan greeted with skepticism by cops, EMS on the front lines

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Skepticism was swift and across the city, from police stations to ERs and EMS ambulances, as Mayor Adams rolled out his new plan to force the mentally ill into medical treatment. These frontline first responders, speaking to the Daily News, were quick to question details surrounding the newly announced approach to their work, specifically citing …

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Law enforcement response to EMS incidents using tactical medicine

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By Tyler Thomson Imagine this situation. You are first on the scene and the patient needs immediate medical attention, so you call an ambulance. The dispatcher informs that the EMS is on its way, but in 10-15 minutes. The patient bleeds, cries for help and loses consciousness. And after? In many communities, it is very …

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