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PA Fire Department, Children’s Hospital Partner for Pediatric EMS Training

JEMS

About 10% of EMS calls involved patients aged 18 or younger, and only 1% were extremely sick, according to CHOP’s Center for Life Support Education & Outreach. Respiratory problems and trauma, such as from a fall, are among the most common types of emergencies among children. Kids aren’t just little adults,” he said.

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From the President’s Desk: HEMS in Cork

Irish College of Paramedics

Helicopter EMS in Cork: a paramedicine perspective. Irish Journal of Paramedicine. The recent discussions regarding the crew composition of the proposed Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in Cork require comment from paramedicine. The discipline of paramedicine is growing and evolving. Reproduced from Knox, S.