A leading doctors group on Thursday formally withdrew its approval of a 2009 paper on “excited delirium,” a document that critics say has been used to justify excessive force by police. The American College of Emergency Physicians in a statement called the paper outdated and said the term excited delirium should not be used by members …
It’s hard to imagine a time when people avoided the hospital at all costs, and a house call was the primary delivery of care. In this age, however, every day across the country, there is a crisis with emergency rooms struggling to keep up with the high volume of patients.
Science to the Station: A health & wellness alliance is a community of scientists and fire service professionals dedicated to providing critical information needed to improve the safety and health of firefighters and other first responders. Denver Fire Department has become an industry leader in fire, fighter health, and wellness. Join their team to hear …
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Please use this August to meet with your Senators and explain the importance of the AFG and SAFER grant programs for your fire department’s operations. You can contact their offices using the Senate directory. It will require your action to protect the funding for these vital programs.
One of the primary responsibilities of every fire department is to understand and best serve the community that supports it. This mission is one of the primary reasons for promoting diversity among department members – to better represent and understand the needs of those served.
A citizen-backed proposal that would send social workers to some nonviolent 911 calls could become a voter referendum this November after Allentown City Council rejected it Thursday evening. Following two meetings and several hours of testimony from both backers and opponents of the initiative, which would create a one-year, $4 million “mobile community response team” …
Allentown (PA) Initiative to Send Social Workers to 911 Call Fails in City Council Read More »
Recognizing this challenge, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has taken a proactive step by releasing a comprehensive manual titled “Retention and Recruitment for the Volunteer Emergency Services.” This manual will equip volunteer departments with the necessary tools, strategies and insights to overcome recruitment obstacles and retain their valuable volunteers.
Do I simply take my patient to the closest facility? How do I know which facility is the right one, and whether or not it has space and specialization? In San Francisco—this is bonkers, in the beating heart of the world’s technology ecosystem—for years much of this calculation has been done using a physical map …
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This webcast summarizes research and scientific progress made in the field of cognitive neuroscience with emphasis on many complex brain functions associated with behavioral response to trauma and other stressful aspects of firefighting and emergency response. An overview of cognitive psychology principles is presented first, with an emphasis on the essential components of human behavior …
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National EMS Week is the perfect time to honor your local EMS professionals and promote awareness of their everyday service to the public. Here are 30 inspiring ways that your organization can celebrate EMS Week.
