Currently serving Jasper County Fire Rescue in south Carolina along with Charleston County EMS.
It is knowing that when people are in dire need they know that if they call the fire department they will know what to do or who they need to call to take care of their problem. Fire departments are a valuable resource that I have been honored to be part of the team.
Since 9-11 things have changed when responding to an incident such as this we have to be prepared for secondary devices that are designed to take out the rescuer. There are many issues to this and it is not a simple answer. My department send the cops in first to investigate and once it is deemed moderately safe Then we proceed to rescue the victims but what good are we if we becomes victims.
Being away from the family on holidays and seeing the suffering of those that have lost family members or their homes especially around the holidays.
That is what we call triaging when we have to sort out our patients when we have large amounts of patients as who is the most viable for recovering. Burn treatment has come along way in the last 20 yrs. We had people with 50% 3rd deg dying and now we are having pts 90% burned and living,
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What happens when a car blows past a tollbooth without paying?
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Do you think today's "stuff" will one day be collected as valuable antiques?
It typically means we are either placing a pt in spinal precautions, backboard etc or simply getting a patient loaded into the medic unit for transport.
Obtain your EMT and join a volunteer fire dept for exposure and expierence
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