Each year Earth Day is a reminder about the connection between our actions as consumers and the consequences of those actions on our environment. Businesses, in the public and ...
When EMS departments implement fitness programs, everybody wins. Fewer paramedics and EMTs become injured on the job, resulting in increased work capacity and fewer workers' ...
Did you know that at any time up to 10 percent of our workforce is out of work due to injury? Both responders and management should understand why injury prevention corresponds to ...
It's common to make New Year's resolutions, and even more common to break them in a few short months. However, one resolution that all responders should make and keep for both ...
By Michelle Bearden The Tampa TribuneVALRICO, Fla. — In a split second on a sunny summer morning on a Georgia country road, Eddie Jackson got a lesson in thankfulness.He ...
By Lisa Rathke The Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. — Police found him sitting on the floor of his old apartment near a bucket of urine, still dressed in his hospital ...
While new devices like cots and stair chairs have reduced the incidence of stretcher-lifting injuries, our primary source of injury still comes from getting the patient to the ...
By Elizabeth Landau CNNFORT HOOD, Texas — They listen to tales of life's worst moments, but they can't go home and tell their spouses about what they've heard. Sometimes no ...
Despite six medical stations and quick EMS response, three competitors unexpectedly perished in the race ...
By Matt Galnor The Florida Times-UnionJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville's $500,000-a-year contract with a specialized gym for health assessments and personal training was ...
By Laurel J. Sweet and Laura Crimaldi The Boston HeraldAMHERST, N.H. — A paramedic who just became a father for the first time and a male and female EMT were on the Amherst, ...
By Greg FrieseEMS professionals reflect the health and wellness of the communities we serve. Because of the costs associated with insurance premiums, sick days, and workers' ...
We all know that the population is steadily getting heavier and so are we. The foods we eat are filled with additives, sugars, fillers, and non-nutrient dense 'things' that have ...
By Chelsea Michels Asbury Park PressTOMS RIVER, N.J. — As the anniversaries of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks come, many people wave flags and remember those who were ...
We have all had our fair share of obese patients; however, you are battling risks of falling into the obese category as well. of this, your risk of injury, falls, and medical ...
By Deepti Hajela The Associated Press NEW YORK — People who were heavily exposed to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center had elevated risks of developing ...
By Sara Shepherd The McClatchy/Tribune INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Ambulances are transporting more supersize patients than ever — several a day, including some as large as 800 ...
By Jon Avise The South Washington County Bulletin COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. — Being one of Cottage Grove’s 45 part-time firefighters or emergency medical responders is a ...
Trigger points (TPs) are hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscle, and often arise in our jobs. However, a few exercises can go a long way in prevention and treatment of associated ...
By Caleb Fort The Morning NewsFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — As a young firefighter and paramedic in Springdale, Bentonville Fire Chief Dan White was stretching when he felt a little ...
