JEMS
JUNE 17, 2025
Cardiac arrest Though often used interchangeably, cardiac arrest differs from a myocardial infarction — or heart attack. A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked, likely caused by circulation issues. 321 hit and killed a pedestrian.
JEMS
JUNE 24, 2025
Alexy said the department envisions sending the Helix to traffic collisions with serious injuries or medical calls involving life-threatening illnesses such as heart attacks. The amphibious aircraft could also reach people requiring rescue on a lake more quickly than a boat.
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Peter Canning
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Paramedics and EMTs are trained medical professionals who assess and treat sick and injured patients. According to the bureau there are 10 ambulance drivers in Connecticut and 11,520 nationwide, as opposed to 167, 040 EMTs nationwide and 98,770 paramedics nationwide. Ambulance drivers. I worked 12 hour days six days a week.
JEMS
JULY 14, 2025
It means that person who’s worried it might be a heart attack won’t call.” The No Surprises Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2020, says that for most emergency services, patients can be billed for out-of-network care only for the same amount they would have been billed if it were in-network.
JEMS
JUNE 23, 2025
medicine, in that more people are surviving once-fatal ailments like cancer, stroke and heart attack but needing more care as they live with chronic conditions, said Dr. Arjun Venkatesh, chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale University. ‘It’s Getting Worse.’ ‘It’s Getting Worse.’
EMT Training Station
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
In the fast-paced and critical world of emergency medical services, EMTs are often the first healthcare professionals to interact with patients in distress. This is where the SAMPLE history and OPQRST pain assessment come into play, serving as essential tools in an EMT’s diagnostic arsenal.
NCOAE
NOVEMBER 13, 2021
Regardless of the frequency with which you see them, you may be wondering — what exactly does an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) do? EMTs are not just “ambulance drivers,” although that’s certainly a critical part of their occupation. For EMTs and patients, an ambulance is more than transportation to the hospital.
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