First Aid

Jul 16, 20214 min read

Diabetes and Altered Mental States

First and foremost, let me be clear. The title is not implying that people who are diabetic appear to have, in some way shape or form a...

Jun 18, 20213 min read

Life Threatening Bleeds And How You Can Make A Difference

Last week we discussed how you can prevent, identify, and treat, heat related injuries as we start our march into the summer months. This...

May 28, 20214 min read

First Aid: My Own Personal Failure

If you are new to our blogs or had not noticed, last week there was no blog. If you were a participant for our First Aid course 2 weeks...

Apr 22, 20212 min read

Funding and Politics: The Effects on Jefferson County, WV EMS

The average response time for emergency responders to arrive to the scene of an incident varies wildly dependent on many factors. In...

Mar 26, 20213 min read

CPR on the Concourse

Here we are with another report of someone using Emergency Preparedness principals (Immediate Response Training) to help save a life. In...

Mar 16, 20212 min read

It Will Never Happen to Me: A Case for Immediate Response Training

The most frequent response that I get when talking to people about taking a First Aid or CPR class is something along the lines of “I...