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Tropical Storm Dorian Heads Toward Windward Islands
Storm clouds gather as Tropical Storm Dorian moves toward St. Michael Parish, Barbados, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. Much of the eastern Caribbean island of Barbados shut down on Monday as Dorian approached the region and gathered strength, threatening to turn into a small hurricane that forecasters said could affect the northern Windward islands and Puerto Rico in upcoming days. (AP Photo/Chris Brandis)   SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Dorian was dumping rain Tuesday on the Windward Islands of the eastern Caribbean, gathering power on a path to brush past Puerto Rico's southwest coast and hit the eastern Dom...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 27, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Source Type: news

Door County, Wisconsin EMS Concerned About Privatization
Photo Door County Emergency Services Facebook An ambulance with Door County Emergency Services in Wisconsin. Members reportedly say they are concered about the service being privatized. The county says that is not the case.   DOOR COUNTY, Wis. – First responders in one county are concerned about a review of the local EMS service, claiming the county wants to privatize ambulance services. The Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin wrote on its Facebook page recently Door County wants “to disrupt the county EMS system that currently exists” by bringing in a national emergency medical services company.   That...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 26, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeff Frankel Tags: News Administration and Leadership Source Type: news

Mile-Long Funeral Procession for Slain Montana EMT
  Video of the funeral procession lining up from the Facebook page of the Powell County Ambulance Service.   ANACONDA, Mont. – A line of first responder vehicles stretched for more than a mile Sunday in honor of an EMT killed while on the job at a demolition derby. DaryLynne Day, 36, was killed Aug. 18 after one of the cars on the track got pushed out of the arena and crashed into her. Several other spectators were hurt during the Tri-County Fair in Deer Lodge. Montana Governor Steve Bullock ordered flags at half-mast in honor of Day. Day’s family members tell KXLH-TV they were thankful for all th...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 26, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeff Frankel Tags: News Resiliency Source Type: news

Charges Expected in Florida Nursing Home Deaths
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Defense attorneys said Sunday that arrests are expected shortly in the case of a Florida nursing home where 12 patients died after its air conditioning power went out amid sweltering heat following Hurricane Irma in 2017. Lawrence Hashish told The Associated Press his client is one of three nurses, in addition to an administrator, expecting to be charged in connection with the deaths after Hurricane Irma, which blew through Florida on Sept. 10 of that year. The storm knocked out a transformer linking the main air-conditioning unit to the power grid at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hi...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 26, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care AP News Tag Operations Source Type: news

Lightning Strike Injures Six at PGA Tour Championship in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — Six people were injured Saturday when lightning struck a 60-foot pine at the Tour Championship where they were taking cover from rain and showered them with debris, Atlanta police said. The third round of the season-ending PGA Tour event had been suspended for about 30 minutes because of storms in the area, and fans were instructed to seek shelter. The strike hit the top of the tree just off the 16th tee and shattered the bark all the way to the bottom. Photos: PGA Tour Lightning Strike Brad Uhl of Atlanta was crammed under a hospitality tent to the right of the 16th hole that was open to the public. "...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 26, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care AP News Tag Source Type: news

Kansas Hiking Group Overwhelmed in Arizona Heat
APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. (AP) — A group of fitness coordinators from Kansas became overwhelmed while climbing a mountain trail near metro Phoenix in sweltering temperatures and two members had to be airlifted to safety, authorities said Friday. The two who were flown by helicopter Thursday off the trail near Apache Junction were treated for heat-related but only one went to the hospital, Superstition Fire & Medical District spokesman Richard Ochs said. Ochs did not know that person's current condition Friday. The rest of the 44-person group was able to walk down the trail but needed water, Ochs said. The temperature on...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 26, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care AP News Tag Source Type: news

Memorial Procession Planned for EMT Killed in Demolition Derby Crash
GoFundMe A funeral procession is planned for Sunday in honor of Darylynne Day, a Powell County EMT.   ANACONDA, Mont. – A memorial procession is planned this weekend in honor of the EMT killed in a crash at a demolition derby. First responders are planning the procession Sunday in honor of Darylynne Day, a Powell County EMT, who died on August 18. She left behind two young children and a husband. Emergency vehicles will line up for the process at 11 a.m. at the Fairgrounds in Deer Lodge. The procession will leave at noon to get to Anaconda by 1 p.m., for the funeral. As of Friday morning, a GoFundMe page has ra...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 23, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jeff Frankel Tags: News Resiliency Source Type: news

Light Rail Train Derailment Injures Dozens In California
In this image from video, a light rail train, left, sits after derailment in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday night, Aug. 22, 2019. Authorities say more than two dozen people have been injured in the light rail train derailment in Northern California. (KOVR via AP)   SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say more than two dozen people have been injured in a light rail train derailment in Northern California. Sacramento Fire Capt. Keith Wade says that 27 people were injured, including 13 people who were transported to hospitals. He said the remaining patients were treated at the scene and released. There were 15 ambulanc...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 23, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News AP News Tag Source Type: news

Seven Hospitalized after Smoke Fills Cabin of Hawaii Flight
HONOLULU (AP) — Seven people were taken to the hospital Thursday after smoke filled the cabin of a Hawaiian Airlines flight from California to Hawaii. Hawaiian Airlines says 184 passengers and seven crew members used evacuation slides to get off the plane after it declared an in-flight emergency and landed in Honolulu. Jon Snook, Hawaiian Airlines chief operating officer, said smoke was first detected on Hawaiian Airlines Flight 47 from Oakland, California, about 20 minutes prior to landing as the plane began to descend. American Medical Response spokesman James Ireland said a total of 11 patients had breathing complaint...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 23, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Patient Care AP News Tag Source Type: news

Lightning Strikes Kill 5, Injure Over 100 in Poland
A rescue helicopter brought injured people to the hospital in Poland's southern Tatra Mountains after a sudden thunderstorm, in Zakopane, Poland, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Bartlomiej Jurecki)   WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Lightning struck across the Tatra Mountains in southern Poland and neighboring Slovakia on Thursday, killing five people and injuring over 100 others in an area popular with hikers and families, authorities said. Witnesses said the thunderstorm came suddenly on a day that began with clear weather. The lightning strikes pummeled Poland's Giewont peak, a trekking destination that is 1,894 meter...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 22, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: News Mass Casualty Incidents AP News Tag Source Type: news

Suspects Wanted After Teen, Man in Wheelchair Shot
WXII-TV WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Police are looking for two people who allegedly shot a 16-year-old boy and a man in a wheelchair earlier this week. Authorities say the two suspects entered the home with handguns and stole money Tuesday morning just before 10 a.m. The incident happened not far from the Smith-Reynolds Airport, according to WXII-TV. The man in the wheelchair, identified by police at 34-year-old Jake Westmoreland, was found shot in his home. He was reportedly put in a wheelchair after a previous shooting, the station reported. The 16-year-old boy, whose name was not released, was shot outside the home and walk...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 22, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Trauma News Patient Care Source Type: news

EMT Crew, Doctor Honored for Saving Man ’s Life
ABC Columbia COLUBMIA, S.C. – An EMS crew from Richland County and a doctor were honored for saving the life of a man after suffering a medical emergency. John Johnson ruptured a hernia and lost consciousness at home back in March, ABC Columbia reports. Police were called to his home after he did not show up to work. The EMT crew and doctor were able to keep him alive. At a ceremony yesterday, everyone involved were honored with their own day. Johnson has since fully recovered, the station reports. (Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News)
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 22, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: News Patient Care Source Type: news

Duo to Push Opioid Settlement Toward Hospitals
In a Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 file photo, Ohio Gov. John Kasich sits for an interview with The Associated Press in Columbus. West Virginia University President Gordon Gee and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich are creating a nonprofit that will fight to steer money from any national opioid settlement to hospitals and health-based research. Gee and Kasich will announce Citizens for Effective Opioid Treatment on Thursday, August 22, 2019. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)   COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — West Virginia University President Gordon Gee and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich are creating a nonprofit that will fight to steer cash...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 22, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: AP News Tag Source Type: news

Compromise Reached in EMS Pay Dispute in Duplin County, N.C.
  WITN-TV DUPLIN COUNTY, N.C. – After struggling to keep emergency medical personnel on staff because of low wages, county commissioners approved a pay raise on Monday, just not as much as first responders hoped for. The Duplin County EMS Department proposed a 17 percent pay raise for all staff. On Monday, the county signed off on a 10 percent pay bump, saying it was a fair compromise, WITN-TV reported. The station reports the county has struggled to keep staff in the past because of low pay. With the pay raise, a Duplin County paramedic will be paid $16.44 an hour. Paramedics in nearby counties earn anywhere betwee...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 21, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: News Operations Source Type: news

Colorado School District Using Buckets Filled with Kitty Litter for Lockdowns
  KDVR-TV   LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Back to school shopping in one school district now includes buckets and kitty litter. About half the schools in Jefferson County now have the makeshift bathrooms in classrooms in the event of an active shooter emergency, KDVR-TV reports. They’re also called “go buckets” and can be used by students as a makeshift bathroom during lockdowns that could last several hours. Columbine High School, site of the infamous 1999 school shooting that took the lives of 12 students and one teacher, is located within the school district. "I think it's a weird idea," parent Michelle...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - August 21, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Mass Casualty Incidents News Source Type: news