Posted: Sep 28, 2018
StatemanJournal.com
CLOSE Salem Fire Department rolled out about 17 new video laryngoscopes on Sept. 21. The portable device attached to a disposable blade with an embedded camera should increase the first pass rate by 30 percent, allowing paramedics to quickly administer intubation procedures on patients in medical emergencies.
The portable device attached to a disposable blade with an embedded camera should increase the first pass rate by 30 percent, allowing paramedics to quickly administer intubation procedures on patients in medical emergencies.
A first pass rate means successfully inserting the laryngoscope to intubate the patient on the first try, according to Sarah Merrick EMS training officer.Â
With proper training, paramedics in the field can have an 80 to 90 percent first pass rate versus the average 50 percent rate for paramedics nationwide, Merrick said.Â
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Posted: Sep 28, 2018
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), if you have a reported home fire today, you are more likely to die than you were in 1980. This startling fact is attributed to several factors, including the way homes are built and the contents in them. “Open floor plans and a prevalence of modern synthetic furnishings make homes burn faster and the fires produce deadly smoke and gases within moments,” said Lorraine Carli, NFPA vice president of Outreach and Advocacy.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NFPA.org
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Posted: Sep 28, 2018
A fire truck hit a tanker truck on U.S. Route 36 just east of state Route 258 around 3 p.m. Wednesday, according to Sgt. William Bower of the State Highway Patrol.
The firefighter driving the Newcomerstown Fire Department truck, Heather Stein-Wells, 42, was ejected from the truck. She suffered a broken hand, scrapes and required stitches at Coshocton Regional Medical Center.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Times Reporter
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Posted: Sep 28, 2018
FirstNet provided the city of Whiteville, N.C., with critical voice and data communications throughout Hurricane Florence and subsequent flooding in the area, passing a “big test” regarding the resiliency and flexibility associated with the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), according to a Whiteville official.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Urgentcomm
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Former Fire Chief Mark O’Brien says he will fight his firing by the town manager, and will likely seek a public hearing before the Board of Selectmen, saying in an interview Thursday he “has nothing to hide.”
Town Manager Pat Finnigan confirmed O’Brien’s employment was terminated Sept. 18, but would not provide further details, citing personnel privacy laws.
- PUB DATE: 9/28/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seacoastonline.com
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