like nothing can touch me it’s just me and my horse.” Being homeschooled let her explore different passions she had. It gave her extra time to spend learning farm management at a local farm‚ also allowing her to pursue her growing passion for emergency medical care. While in high school she joined her local fire departments junior department. “I found that I had a lot to prove joining the Northfield Jr. Program‚ I was about to embark into a field that’s considered a male dominant field and me
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immobilization can be of more harm than good if not done correctly. Introduction Traumatic spinal cord injuries are severe‚ life threatening and life altering. Managing the risk of spinal cord injury in trauma patients is an understandable concern for medical professionals. Spinal immobilization is initiated on a regular basis in pre-hospital setting for patients at risk of a spinal cord injury. In the past immobilization has been thought to be a relatively harmless procedure. There is now‚ however‚ growing
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like the EMS that we know today. The first emergency medical teams started in first half of the 20thcentury and operated out of funeral homes. They would transport the sick and injured to hospitals as well as take the deceased to the funeral home. The funeral home employees had little knowledge of first aid and were in the business only because the hearses were large enough to transport the stretchers. After World War IIthe first real ambulance services began to appear. Although it was a step in
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trained for work in jobs such as a fireman‚ fire investigator‚ fire arson‚ fire inspector‚ and other useful jobs in the emergency responder field.” The type of education students will receive by majoring in this field is knowledge in how to suppress and extinguish fires with hoses‚ pumps‚ and additional apparatus‚ evacuate fire structures and treat victims‚ drive and operate emergency vehicles‚ maintain equipment‚ and participate in public education. Each of these skills and lessons are required according
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between two main options of study‚ you should compare them in order distinguish the advantages and disadvantages‚ or pro’s & con’s. The purpose of this essay is to examine the differences between a Funeral Director (Mortician)‚ to Paramedics (Emergency Medical Technician). These are two similar careers‚ but each of them offers you different opportunities as a student and as a professional. Three main aspects comparing these two careers are job opportunities‚ work environment‚ & average salary expectations
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History of EMS EMSP 1338-Introduction to Advanced Practice Central Texas College December 5 2010 History of EMS Abstract The history of emergency medicine dates back many centuries. As the years pass EMS not only progressed in prehospital care‚ but in the way patients are transported to the hospital in emergeny situations. Along with the progression of the transportation and prehospital care of patients‚ the EMS profession has come
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Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has a mission to save lives of sick or injured people in emergency situations. The development of EMS has been based on tradition and‚ to some extent‚ on scientific knowledge. Its roots are deep in history. For example‚ the Good Samaritan bound the injured traveler’s wounds with oil and wine at the side of the road‚ and evidence of treatment protocols exists as early as 1500 B.C. Civilian ambulance services in the United States began in Cincinnati and New York City
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disability and retirement benefits‚ and many consider the work schedule beneficial as well (rotating 24-hour shifts). No two days are alike‚ and the work is as varied as it is unpredictable. Responding to Calls Gender and Race in the Urban Fire Service reveals what it’s like to enter a burning building. "...those entering a building are often confronted with such intense heat and heavy smoke that it is impossible for them to walk upright or to make out their surroundings. They wear face masks and
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the board‚ which includes the fire and EMS departments. Many departments are facing a substantial loss in their fiscal year budget which could translate into millions of dollars. With many fire departments providing fire suppression and emergency medical services‚ this monetary loss is going to greatly impact the communities they serve‚ despite what the law makers think. This loss is not only going to affect the communities and the departments as a whole‚ but everyone from the fire chief‚ the company
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me from unwanted negative attacks on my own self-image. Two ways that my unconscious reacts when in defense mode is to use Avoidance and Counterattack in an attempt to portray my self- image in a positive way. As a Volunteer Firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician‚ I often find myself using these types of mechanisms on the job. For example‚ Rationalization‚ Repression and Displacement are the most commonly used by me. In General‚ upon returning back to the station after a dwelling fire
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