This Week in EMS: A Recap for Feb. 23 - 29, 2008
An explosion tore through a Waukegan, Illinois shopping plaza Thursday afternoon, injuring at least eight people in this Chicago suburb.
This week's top EMS news:
An explosion tore through a Waukegan, Illinois shopping plaza Thursday afternoon, injuring at least eight people in this Chicago suburb.
Responders transported five patients, none with life-threatening injuries, and treated three at the scene. Reported injuries included smoke inhalation, bumps and bruises. Officials said they were "99.99 percent" sure the rubble had been cleared and no one was missing.
Officials believe the incident was caused by a gas explosion. It shattered windows, brought down the roof of the plaza, and startled witnesses by blowing store mannequins, which appeared to be victims, onto the street.
For details visit: Explosion Rocks Illinois Shopping Plaza.
Check out the EMSResponder.com Video Network for this week's top training and technology videos:
For the second week in a row a school bus full of children has overturned, creating a pediatric multiple-casualty emergency. This week's event occurred Wednesday morning in Prince George's County, Maryland.
There were 44 students on the bus. Three to five students suffered painful trauma injuries and about 22 suffered neck and back pain, officials reported. None of the injuries were life-threatening.
The bus driver suffered serious trauma injuries but was expected to recover and to be charged in the traffic accident. Police reported that the bus tried to beat a traffic light and made an unsafe lefthand turn. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
Read more and see additional photos at School Bus Overturns in Maryland.
Featured Article:
Rhode Island Nightclub Tragedy Revisited Five Years Later
Five years ago this month, patrons at The Station nightclub in Rhode Island were enjoying the opening performance of a rock band when things went horribly wrong.
Pyrotechnics ignited the sound-proofing foam on the walls and caused the club to erupt into an inferno. Panic set in as the crowd scrambled in the dark, choking from the thick toxic smoke to find a way out.
In the end, 100 didn't make it out. More than 200 others were injured, and for many of them, the road to recovery is littered with challenges. However, they are not alone. The Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors will be walking with them every step of the way.
Read more about these burn survivors in this EMSResponder.com article by Susan Nicol Kyle and Lisa Snowden.
Featured Column:
"Greetings everyone from out here where the snow is deep and avalanche control pictures make the front page of the newspaper," writes EMS book reviewer Norm Rooker. "...Before we get to the written word, something for those fans of the television series EMERGENCY!"
Click above to read on.
Featured Podcast:
Look Monday for a new podcast in this series, in which we speak with EMS Magazine author Thom Dick about his controversial February article, EMS' Dirty Secret.
Listen as Thom discusses issues long ignored in EMS regarding the effects of volunteerism on the health and safety of its providers, as well as the health of the industry. Thom also explains how the article came about.
To share your views on Thom's article or podcast, join the conversation.
Featured Job:
Paramedics and EMTs -- Action Care Ambulance, Parker, CO
Action Care Ambulance is passionate about healthcare and EMS and we are looking for individuals to share our vision. If you're dedicated, energetic, and have the desire to help shape the future of healthcare along with your own, consider the many opportunities available.
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