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EMTs Save Boy After Father Cuts Off Ambulance
  CBS Boston   METHUEN, Mass. – Two EMTs rushing to a call were surprised when their rig was cut off by an SUV, only to find the man behind the wheel called 911 first. Turns out, it was the same call. (Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News)
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 21, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: News Cardiac & Resuscitation Source Type: news

Area 51 events in Nevada prompt emergency crowd planning
In this July 22, 2019 file photo, signs warn about trespassing at an entrance to the Nevada Test and Training Range near Area 51 outside of Rachel, Nev. Officials in Nevada's rural Lincoln County have drafted an emergency declaration and are planning with state officials to handle possible crowds that might arrive for an event next month dubbed "Storm Area 51." The county commission on Monday, Aug. 19, 2019 conditionally approved two events in tiny desert towns near the site popularly known as the home of government studies of outer space aliens. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)   LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fearing they...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 20, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Major Incidents News Patient Care AP News Tag Source Type: news

EMT in Small Plane Crash Wants to Train Other First Responders
  KFOR-TV   CORDELL, Okla. – An EMT from Oklahoma badly hurt in a small plane crash wants to make sure first responders have better training dealing with aircraft rescue. Devin Humphrey, who in addition to being an EMT, is his town’s assistant fire chief, says he’s lucky to be alive after crashing a plane on August 9. He tells KFOR-TV crosswind hit the aircraft and he did not correct for it enough. That caused the plane to flip and crash at Cordell Municipal Airport. It was Humphrey’s fellow first responders who had to save him after suffering a concussion, a broken rib and a bruised lung. “I gotta brag...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 20, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Training News Source Type: news

International Association of Fire Chiefs CEO and Executive Director Mark Light Retires
On August 19, 2019, the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) announced that Mark Light has retired from his position as CEO and Executive Director. Mark Light said, “It is with mixed emotions that I announce my retirement. It has been my sincere honor to lead the IAFC as CEO and Executive Director for the past 12 years. IAFC has accomplished many things during my tenure and I am proud of these accomplishments. None of those accomplishments could have happened without the full support of the IAFC Board of Directors and the IAFC staff. I cherish the relationships I’ve developed with so many of individuals over...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 20, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Industry News Source Type: news

EMT Killed in Demolition Derby Crash
GoFundMe EMT Darylynne Day was killed Sunday in a crash at a demolition derby in Deer Lodge, Montana. She leaves behind two children and a husband.   DEER LODGE, Mont. – A Powell County EMT was killed after an accident at a demolition derby on Sunday, authorities and friends said. A GoFundMe page has been set up by friends of Darylynne Day, who leaves behind two young children and a husband. NBC Montana reports the accident happened during the annual Tri-County Fair. It’s not clear if Day was working the event as an EMT or there as a spectator. Powell County Sheriff Gavin Roselles reportedly said the crash happene...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 20, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeff Frankel Tags: News Source Type: news

International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, August 2019
International Prehospital Medicine Institute A look at some of the most up-to-date prehospital information and education to those who provide emergency medical care in the prehospital setting.   Introduction The mission of the International Prehospital Medicine Institute (IPHMI) is to provide the most up-to-date prehospital information and education at an affordable cost to those individuals worldwide who provide emergency medical care in the prehospital setting. In service to that mission, we review the published literature specific to prehospital care. We then summarize the article to help explain exactly what it is...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 19, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: International Prehospital Medicine Institute Tags: Exclusive Articles News Patient Care Source Type: news

Churches Arm, Train Congregants in Wake of Mass Shootings
HASLET, Texas (AP) — Acrid gun smoke clouded the sunny entrance of a Texas church on a recent Sunday. Seven men wearing heavy vests and carrying pistols loaded with blanks ran toward the sound of the shots, stopping at the end of a long hallway. As one peeked into the foyer, the "bad guy" raised the muzzle of an AR-15, took aim and squeezed the trigger. The simulated gunfight at the church in Haslet was part of a niche industry that trains civilians to protect their churches using the techniques and equipment of law enforcement. Rather than a bullet, the rifle fired a laser that hit Stephen Hatherley's vest —...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 16, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Source Type: news

17 Hospitalized in North Carolina Passenger Van Crash
HENRICO, N.C. (AP) — First responders in North Carolina say 17 people have been brought to the hospital with injuries ranging from critical to nonurgent after a multi-passenger van rolled over and crashed. Gaston Fire, Rescue and EMS posted in a Facebook news release that agencies responded to a crash report Thursday evening near Henrico, North Carolina, and found more than a dozen injured. It says 11 patients were in nonurgent condition, five were urgent and one was critical. Officials say one was victim was found trapped inside the van and responders used hydraulic rescue cutters and saws to remove them. At least five ...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 16, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Rescue & Vehicle Extrication News AP News Tag Source Type: news

Unattended Objects Prompt Bomb Scare Inside Manhattan Subway
NEW YORK (AP) — Two abandoned objects that appeared to be pressure cookers prompted an evacuation of a major lower Manhattan subway station during the morning commute Friday before police determined they were not explosives. The bomb squad cleared the items found at the Fulton Street station, New York Police Department Counterterrorism Chief James Waters said on Twitter. Waters posted photos of the objects, which looked like pressure cookers or crockpots. "The suspicion is that they were placed there to suggest that they were electronic devices and possible bombs," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on WCBS-AM. This photo...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 16, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Terrorism & Active Shooter Source Type: news

Bronx Man Accused of Killing EMT Has Outburst in Court
News 12 The Bronx   THE BRONX, N.Y. -- A man accused of fatally running over an EMT in the Bronx nearly three years ago had an outburst in court yesterday, according to reports. Jose Gonzales demanded a new lawyer and said he was forced by his attorney to plead guilty. Gonzalez became angry when the judge denied his request, News 12 The Bronx reported. He was taken out of court and at one point reportedly screamed “I’ll kill you” toward his lawyer. Gonzales is accused of running over EMT Yadira Arroyo back in March 2017 with her own ambulance. Arroyo’s family believes Gonzales is trying to stall the trial. (So...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 16, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: News Source Type: news

Former NASCAR Racer Dale Earnhardt Jr., Family and Crew Escape Plane Crash
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. was taken to a hospital after his plane crashed in east Tennessee. The NASCAR television analyst and former driver's sister, Kelley Earnhardt Miller, tweeted that "everyone is safe and has been taken to the hospital for further evaluation." Federal Aviation Administration officials said a Cessna Citation rolled off the end of a runway and caught fire after landing at Elizabethton Municipal Airport at 3:40 p.m. Thursday. FAA officials said the preliminary indication is that two pilots and three passengers were aboard. Carter County Sheriff's Office spokesman Thomas G...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 15, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Operations Source Type: news

Family, Friends Remember ‘Hiking Paramedic’
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Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 15, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: News Heart of America Source Type: news

California Man Dies after Taco-Eating Contest
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A man died shortly after competing in a taco-eating contest at a minor league baseball game in California, authorities said Wednesday. Dana Hutchings, 41, of Fresno, died Tuesday night shortly after arriving at a hospital, Fresno Sheriff spokesman Tony Botti said. An autopsy on Hutchings will be done Thursday to determine a cause of death, Botti said. It was not immediately known how many tacos the man had eaten or whether he had won the contest. Fresno Grizzlies spokesman Paul Braverman said in a statement that the team was "devastated to learn" of the fan's death and that the team would ...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 15, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Source Type: news

Pilot Crash-Lands Russian Airliner in Cornfield after Bird Strike
MOSCOW (AP) — The captain of a Russian passenger jet was hailed as a hero Thursday for landing his plane in a cornfield after it collided with a flock of gulls seconds after takeoff, causing both engines to malfunction. While dozens of people sought medical assistance, only one was hospitalized. The event drew comparisons to the 2009 "Miracle on the Hudson," when a captain ditched his plane in New York's Hudson River after a bird strike disabled his engines. The Ural Airlines A321 carrying 226 passengers and a crew of seven hit the birds as it was taking off Thursday from Moscow's Zhukovsky airport en route for...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 15, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Major Incidents International News AP News Tag Source Type: news

At Least Six Philadelphia Officers Wounded in Shooting; Gunman in Custody
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A gunman who opened fire on police Wednesday as they were serving a drug warrant in Philadelphia, wounding six officers and triggering a standoff that extended into the night, is in police custody, authorities said. Philadelphia police Sgt. Eric Gripp said early Thursday morning that the man was taken into custody after an hourslong standoff with police. The shooting began around 4:30 p.m. as officers went to a home in a north Philadelphia neighborhood of brick and stone rowhomes to serve a narcotics warrant in an operation "that went awry almost immediately," Philadelphia Police Commissione...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 15, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Terrorism & Active Shooter Source Type: news