Firefighters and paramedics tend to a hiker who fell 75 feet into a ravine in Naples, N.Y., Sunday. The 62-year-old victim was flown to the hospital in critical condition by Mercy Flight of Western N.Y. (Photo John Spaulding)
Reconciling the disparity in the respective roles of fire suppression and EMS first require that we gain a greater understanding of those roles. Paramedicine and firefighting are two fundamentally different things — not worse or better, but different.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon Monoxide poisoning presents an occupational risk for EMS and firefighters. This segment reviews the signs and symptoms of this dangerous hazard. View tip
Having worked as a burn nurse in a critical care burn unit, I can attest that burn injuries are among the most devastating around. They're painful, require long recovery time and can be disfiguring.
