Latest Emergency Medical Technician Stories
Antioch Rescue Squad educating the community on health and safety in interactive ways ANTIOCH, Ill., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Antioch Rescue Squad is preparing for National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week by gathering tips and tricks for vehicle safety and visiting schools in the area to educate children on health and safety. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130515/DC14741LOGO) EMS Week came to be in 1974 as a way to bring local communities together...
Training being offered at professional baseball games, fitness centers, schools, shopping malls across the nation to make communities even safer GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 22, in observance of National Emergency Medical Services Week, American Medical Response (AMR) operations across the country will train thousands of people to save lives through chest compression-only CPR. Various sites have been selected including the Texas Rangers home game vs...
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) kicks off the 40th annual Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week starting May 19th with events in communities across the nation, as well as several national events organized around the theme "EMS: One Mission. One Team." EMS for Children (EMSC) Day, focusing on EMS response to children, child safety and injury prevention, will be celebrated on Wednesday, May 22, 2013....
Each year nearly half of all firefighter deaths are caused by heart attacks1 WASHINGTON, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Heart attacks are the leading cause of on-duty firefighter fatalities, with more than half of all firefighter fatalities attributed to them.[1] In an effort to change this alarming statistic, Cardioviva(TM) and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) are teaming up to educate fire service and emergency medical technician (EMT) volunteers about the dangers of high...
Young basketball player's life saved in Yonkers City Park after suffering cardiac arrest. YONKERS, N.Y., April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 31st at 12:47 PM: Empress EMS along with Yonkers Police Department ESU was dispatched to a 911 call at Coyne Park in the City of Yonkers for a reportedly unconscious person. Approximately 4 minutes after dispatch, multiple Empress Paramedic Units began arriving on scene to find a 21 year old male that had gone into sudden cardiac arrest...
INDIANAPOLIS, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Another victory has been registered in The American Legion's ongoing licensing and credentialing campaign. On April 2, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed into law a bill that "provides that the Emergency Medical Services Commission issue a license or certificate to a military service applicant who meets the necessary requirements." The new law, which takes effect on July 1, spells out those requirements as completing a military...
Mobile app developer, gWhiz LLC, and leading publisher, Barron’s, have teamed up to create a practical and portable learning tool for would-be emergency medical technicians everywhere. The latest educational mobile app from gWhiz, Barron’s EMT Exam Review, allows users to review key material at their own pace and wherever they happen to be. Annapolis, MD (PRWEB) March 31, 2013 Emergencies are a fact of life. But prepping for the Emergency Technician Exam should not be one of them....
The Company is proud to announce that both online EMS training series, Emergency Medical Responder and Infection Control & Prevention, have CECBEMS approval. Poulsbo, WA (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 CECBEMS is the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services, which is the national accrediting body for EMS continuing education courses and course providers. CECBEMS-approved courses are accepted by the National Registry of EMTs. With few exceptions, CECBEMS’s stamp...
Public Safety Officials and Political Leaders Announce Availability of Service that Makes Emergency Responders More Effective and Provides Citizens with Greater Safety and Peace-of-Mind MILFORD, Mass. and FRAMINGHAM, Mass., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- During a press conference held today at the Milford Police Department, the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Brian W. Murray, Esq. announced that Milford is the first location in Massachusetts to offer Smart911, the national safety...
MORRISTOWN, N.J., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) is conducting a new electrical safety training program for emergency first responders throughout the company's northern and central New Jersey service areas. The program was announced earlier this year as part of a series of new operational practices to provide additional safety information to municipal officials about power restoration efforts during significant storm events. The...
