This Week in EMS: A Recap for March 15 - 21, 2008
Tragedy struck in New York City when a crane collapsed Saturday, killing seven people and injuring 24, including 11 first responders.
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Tragedy struck in New York City when a crane collapsed Saturday, killing seven people and injuring 24, including 11 first responders. Rescuers searched the rubble until the final bodies were located Monday.
In one miraculous survival story, a paramedic found a man alive inside a small air pocket, folded in half and facedown in the rubble. He was pulled from the wreckage Saturday night. "He started to tell me that God had abandoned him and he was going to die in the hole," said Paramedic Juan Henriquez. "He began to panic and I reassured him that he was not going to die."
Visit Death Toll in New York City Crane Collapse Rises to 7.
Fifteen people were injured Wednesday when an employee at a suburban Chicago auto auction lost control of an SUV and plowed into the crowd.
The Range Rover suddenly sped up and hit a group of bystanders, and then struck a minivan before hitting another group of people.
"It was pandemonium" as rescue workers made their way through several hundred people who were leaving or helping the injured, the fire chief said. Five of the victims were reportedly in critical condition with injuries including a crushed chest and legs. Two rescuers were hurt while helping victims.
Read more at: 15 Hit by SUV at Chicago-Area Auction.
Industry News:
HHS Hosts New Webcast Series on Pandemic Influenza
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a series of webcasts to help in future pandemic influenza planning. The first discussion was held March 13 and will be archived online. Future webcasts on the state planning and assessment process will be held April 2, 2008, and April 30, 2008. Click above for more details.
Featured Podcast:
Open Airways: Stories from the back of the ambulance
Listen to "The Power of Barney," in which responder Tim Duncan recounts caring for a family involved in a car vs. tree accident. Singing a favorite song may very well have helped save a child's life.
Open Airways is a project to capture an oral history for the benefit of the EMS Community. EMS responders share some of the most meaningful cases of their careers, sometimes with humor and always with compassion. We hope that they will help us improve your practice and inspire a new generation of caregivers.
This series is produced by FISDAP with the support of EMSResponder.com. Find the latest features here and look for the series archive at https://www.openairways.net.
Featured Column:
EMS fitness and wellness author Bryan Fass returns to EMSResponder.com this month with a tough take on the industry's lack of fitness standards.
"Let's face it, the system is flawed, medics are in demand, pay is poor and job stress is high. But, how do we as a profession set a standard and keep it?" he asks. "Fire and Police do not seem to have a problem; they get tested yearly and accept that fact. In EMS just the mere mention of yearly fitness testing incites a riot. Why, what are we so afraid of?"
Click above to read more, and discuss the article in the forums.
Featured Job:
Two Assistant Fire/EMS Chiefs -- Alexandria, VA
"Come work for a prestigious metropolitan city, the CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, VA. Vibrant, diverse, historic & beautiful seaport city on the Potomac River, minutes away from the Nation's Capital; seventh largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia & scenic gateway to Northern Virginia; home to unique neighborhoods & multiple urban villages; strong tradition of self government since its founding in 1749."
Salary: $82,001.26-$135,686.06/YR. (DOQ). Application closing date: 4/3/08 at 5 p.m.
Click above for requirements and benefits, and visit www.EMSResponder.com/jobs for additional listings.
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