October 2nd 2011
Emergency Medical Services are a necessary part of modern life. Paramedics and EMT are often the first to respond to the scene of an emergency. They will stabilize the patient as much as possible with limited resources. They will also provide aid beyond what the average person who is skilled with first aid can give. They may find themselves responding to the victims of a fire, a car accident, or even people who have found themselves in a river. They need to undergo more training than most people, but while they have to be (more…)
September 30th 2011
Technical rescue units are typically staffed by highly trained individuals. Technical rescue operations are usually within the realm of fire based EMS but some technical rescue units are run by third service EMS or even police departments.
Technical rescue operations can include many possible scenarios. water rescue, trench rescue, high angle rescue, hazardous material operations, confined space rescue and extrications from the simple to the complex can all fall within the scope of technical rescue operations.
Members of technical rescue teams go through high degrees of training. For starters, they are typically paramedics.
The medical training might even include (more…)
September 28th 2011
The role of the EMS unit is easy to grasp. The role of the EMS unit is to take the victim of an accident out of immediate danger and transport them to a place where they can receive care. The most common place a person will receive care is in a hospital. Although the role of the EMS unit is often seen as taking a patient from the scene of an accident to the hospital, but they do more than just transport victims. EMS (more…)
September 25th 2011
Whether fire based, third service or a private entity, emergency medical services or EMS, have always delivered more than the name implies. Emergency medical care is the main mission of EMS. This can be in the form of advanced life support or ALS, which can include the paramedic using advanced skills such as IV placement, airway intubation, delivery of life saving drugs and defibrillation of the heart during cardiac emergencies. This is typically the highest level of care.
Some services run basic life support or BLS units. A (more…)