Two Dead, Several Injured in Colorado Bus Crash
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A charter bus carrying 15 members of a church group ran off a highway after striking a bridge support Sunday in southern Colorado, killing two people and injuring several others, a state patrol official said.
The bus was carrying a charter group from a church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and was traveling southbound on Interstate 25 when it struck the bridge structure and veered off the highway about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Pueblo, state Patrol Cpl. Ivan Alvarado said.
The driver may have had an unspecified medical issue that contributed to the crash, Alvarado said. The driver, whose identit...
Source: JEMS Operations - June 24, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Rescue & Vehicle Extrication News Mass Casualty Incidents Source Type: news
Skydiving Plane Crashes in Hawaii Killing 11 On Board
HONOLULU (AP) — Federal investigators will review repair and inspection records on the skydiving plane that became inverted before crashing shortly after takeoff on Oahu's North Shore, killing all 11 people on board in the deadliest civil aviation accident since 2011.
The same plane sustained substantial damage to its tail section in a 2016 accident while carrying skydivers over Northern California.
Repairs were then made to get the plane back into service, National Transportation Safety Board officials said at a news conference Sunday.
"We will be looking at the quality of those repairs and whether it was inspected...
Source: JEMS Operations - June 24, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Major Incidents News Operations Source Type: news
Burglary Suspect Steals Ambulance from Mobile Hospital
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Mobile Police say the man who stole a Mobile Fire-Rescue ambulance was in custody for an attempted burglary at the Subway on Springhill Avenue. While being questioned at Mobile Police Headquarters the still un-named suspect became ill and required medical attention. A private ambulance was called to transport the suspect to Mobile Infirmary.
Once at the hospital the suspect was able to get out of the ambulance and take control of the MFRD ambulance and take off.
Police confirm one shot was fired by an officer as the suspect attempted to get past officers who were blocking him in. No injuries were re...
Source: JEMS Operations - June 21, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Ambulances & Vehicle Ops Operations Source Type: news
Bound Tree Medical to Acquire EMS Business from Concordance Healthcare Solutions
Bound Tree Medical, LLC, announced that the company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the EMS business from Concordance Healthcare Solutions, LLC.
Bound Tree, one of the largest national distributors of medical equipment and supplies serving the EMS industry, will assume full operation of the Concordance EMS business under the Bound Tree brand name starting July 15, 2019.
Concordance Healthcare Solutions is one of the largest independent national distributors of medical supplies and supply chain solutions. Since its merger in 2016, Concordance has continued to make strategic investments expanding their distribut...
Source: JEMS Operations - June 21, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Operations Press Releases Source Type: news
Patient ’s Family Assaults San Diego Paramedics
SAN DIEGO (NBC San Diego) - A San Diego paramedic was hospitalized Tuesday after he was attacked by the very people that police say called for help. The San Diego Police Department said firefighters and paramedics responded to a medical aid call on South 28th street at Franklin Avenue in Logan Heights just after 6 p.m.
Paramedics said a female patient complained she was having trouble breathing and also threatened to harm herself. When they told the patient’s family that she was going to have to be placed on a 72-hour mental health hold, her family became irate.
One of the two paramedics was thrown to the ground. Police ...
Source: JEMS Operations - June 21, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care Operations Source Type: news
Man Dies in Accident in Indiana Ethanol Plant
BLUFFTON, Ind. (AP) — Police say an Ohio man has died in an accident at a northeastern Indiana ethanol plant.
Police say the man died Wednesday morning after becoming trapped in a piece of equipment at the Valero Renewable Fuels plant in Bluffton, about 25 miles south of Fort Wayne.
The Wells County coroner identified the man as 42-year-old Ryan West of Bainbridge, Ohio.
Valero spokeswoman Lillian Riojas said he was employed by Diversified Industrial Services.
Bluffton Police Chief Kyle Randall said he has called in the Indiana State Police to investigate the accident.
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Source: JEMS Operations - June 20, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Rescue & Vehicle Extrication News Operations Source Type: news
One EMS System Develops a Rational 911 Response
We presented the total number of calls, the number of transports, the prehospital mortality rate, the total rate of critical interventions, and the breakdown of those critical interventions for each determinant on our website: http://www.alcoems.org/mpds-categories/.
The optimal presentation of this data has been driven by several iterations over the past several years.4-7 The list of time-critical interventions include those that involve cardiac arrest, advanced airway management, STEMI/Stroke/Trauma alert patients, and those with treatment of active seizures. (Table 1) (Source: JEMS Operations)
Source: JEMS Operations - June 20, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Karl A. Sporer, MD, FACEP, FACP Tags: Exclusive Articles Operations Source Type: news
Oakley, CA Extrication
EastCounty Today - At 10:22 pm Monday, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District responded to a report of a vehicle versus a light pole on Empire Avenue near Hemlock in the City of Oakley.
Update - Oakley Police Chief confirms driver arrested under suspicion of DUI. Still investigating what led up to crash.
The incident required the assistance of Contra Costa County Fire Protection District rescue units from the City of Antioch to assist with vehicle extrication after the vehicle was reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed and wrapped around the pole.
Upon arrival, Engine 53 located a vehicle in...
Source: JEMS Operations - June 20, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Videos Rescue & Vehicle Extrication Operations Source Type: news
Houston Man Opens Fire on Paramedics
HOUSTON (Houston Chronicle) - A man accused of shooting at firefighters who were trying to help him later lied to police about having buried a body in his west Houston yard.
Houston paramedics were called to check on the man along Sela Lane in Alief around 9 a.m. Wednesday. When they showed up, David Pham was brandishing his chihuahua and a gun.
The 66-year-old opened fire, police said.
The paramedics immediately radioed for help from police but wrestled the gun away from the man on their own, according to the Houston Fire Department. No one was injured by the gunfire, and it was not immediately clear if Pham was shooting ...
Source: JEMS Operations - June 20, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Operations Source Type: news
Florida K9 Unit Prepares for Hurricane Season
MIAMI (AP) — Florida's four-legged rescue workers are preparing for another potentially busy hurricane season.
Miami-Dade firefighters held a demonstration Wednesday to show off the recovery tactics of a special K-9 unit.
The Miami-based, 210-person Florida Task Force 1 has responded to numerous disasters, including the Florida Panhandle after Hurricane Michael and in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.
"You have to prepare your dogs physically and mentally, as well as yourself, for the heat and type of disasters that we can be faced with," Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Capt. Kristian Labrada said.
The K-9 unit has a min...
Source: JEMS Operations - June 20, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Rescue & Vehicle Extrication News Operations Source Type: news
Parting the Protesting “Seas” in Hong Kong
Last week, a million protesters marched and protested in the streets in protest of Hong Kong’s proposed legislation that would allow extraditions to mainland China.
In 1997, Britain returned Hong Kong to China in and the territory has since operated under a “one country, two systems” arrangement that allows Hong Kong to keep its own institutions. But critics say that Beijing’s supporters have been chipping away at the independence of Hong Kong’s judiciary and news media.1
The rioters were protesting the extradition because they enjoy a more civil approach to punishment for crimes in Hong Kong and did not want to ...
Source: JEMS Operations - June 20, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: A.J. Heightman, MPA, EMT P, Editor Emeritus Tags: News Administration and Leadership Operations Source Type: news
Two Dead in Fiery Crash on Wisconsin Interstate
MOUNT PLEASANT, Wis. (AP) — A semitrailer exploded into flames Wednesday on an interstate in southeast Wisconsin, killing at least two people, setting other vehicles on fire and sending dark plumes of smoke into the sky, authorities said.
A WTMJ-TV photographer who witnessed the crash says the semitrailer jumped the median on Interstate 94 about 11 a.m. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that the accident happened near Mount Pleasant, about 24 miles (38 kilometers) south of Milwaukee.
Photos from the scene indicated the semitrailer plummeted off the edge of the interstate onto a road beneath. Near-black smoke washed...
Source: JEMS Operations - June 19, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Rescue & Vehicle Extrication News Operations Source Type: news
Explosion Levels New Jersey Home Injuring One Person
RIDGEFIELD, N.J. (AP) — An explosion leveled a home in New Jersey on Monday, injuring the lone occupant, who was pulled from the burning rubble by an off-duty police officer and first responders.
Heavy flames and a large plume of smoke rose from the two-story home, which quickly crumbled to the ground after the morning explosion.
Authorities said one firefighter and two police officers suffered minor injuries fighting the blaze. The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
Officials praised off-duty officer Hagop Cigercioglu's quick actions, saying he may have saved the occupant of the house.
Cigercioglu, who lives...
Source: JEMS Operations - June 18, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Rescue & Vehicle Extrication News Operations Source Type: news
Ambulance Remounts Defined: CAAS Releases National Standard for Ambulance Remounts
When the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) released its Ground Vehicle Standard GVS V1.0 for new ambulances in 2016, they were not finished with their work on creating positive change in EMS vehicles. In fact, they were just getting started.
“We created and published the initial CAAS Ground Vehicle Standard at the request of numerous industry associations who were seeking an ambulance standard for the broad spectrum of EMS,” states Mark Van Arnam, Administrator of the CAS GVS Standard. “These same stakeholders convinced us that there was a severe need for a standard for remounted ambulanc...
Source: JEMS Operations - June 17, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ron Thackery Tags: Exclusive Articles Ambulances & Vehicle Ops Operations Source Type: news
One Dead, Five Wounded in Shooting at Philadelphia Graduation Party
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities in Philadelphia say a man has been killed and five other people were wounded in a shooting at a graduation party.
It's not yet known what sparked the shooting, which occurred around 10 p.m. Sunday near South 70th Street and Buist Avenue.
Authorities say a 24-year-old man who was shot in the back died at a hospital.
Three boys ranging in age from 15 to 17 and a 16-year-old girl were all shot in the legs or ankles and were listed in stable condition. A 21-year-old man was shot in his elbow and was also stable.
Authorities had initially reported that seven people were wounded in the attack, o...
Source: JEMS Operations - June 17, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care Operations Source Type: news
