 |
| (Google Image) |
By
Akindman
EMS Week is 20-26 May 2012! It is a time to reflect on their accomplishments, services to their communities and sacrifices.
 |
| (Google Image) |
During my Navy career, all hands were required to attend
and participate in First Aid, Fire Fighting, and Damage Control training and
refresher training. Aboard ship, the EMS
was known as the Medical Response Team.
First responders were those personnel in the immediate area (this could
be you) – so understanding what to do was critical and could be a lifesaving
activity.
 |
| (Google Image) |
Emergency medical
services (EMS) are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing
out-of-hospital acute medical care, transport to definitive care, and other
medical transport to patients with illnesses and injuries which prevent the
patient from transporting themselves.
 |
| (Google Image) |
Emergency medical
services may also be locally known as a first aid squad, emergency squad, rescue
squad, ambulance, squad ambulance service, ambulance corps, or life squad.
 |
| (Google Image) |
The goal of most
emergency medical services is to either provide treatment to those in need of
urgent medical care, with the goal of satisfactorily treating the presenting
conditions, or arranging for timely removal of the patient to the next point of
definitive care. This is most likely an emergency department at a hospital. The
term emergency medical service evolved to reflect a change from a simple system
of ambulances providing only transportation, to a system in which actual
medical care is given on scene and during transport. In some developing
regions, the term is not used, or may be used inaccurately, since the service
in question does not provide treatment to the patients, but only the provision
of transport to the point of care. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_medical_services)
 |
| (Google Image)
|
Thank you to all of the First
Responders for your dedication and professionalism!!
 |
| (Google Image)
|
Links:
 |
| (Google Image)
|
 |
| (Google Image)
|
 |
| (Google Image)
|
 |
| (Google Image)
|
 |
| (Google Image)
|
 |
| (Google Image)
|
 |
| (Google Image)
|
No comments:
Post a Comment