Responders “become emotionally attached to an incident and find it difficult to talk about because of that emotion. There is a guilt that they could have done more and they didn’t do enough and they internalise it and become distant, morbid and inwards."
"We have lost medics throughout the years because they have the courage to go forward and rescue their comrades under fire," said Maj. Gen. Steve Jones, commander of the Army Medical Department Center and School and chief of the Medical Corps. "With the newer technology, with the robotic vehicles we are using even today to examine and to detonate IEDs [improvised explosive devices], those same vehicles can go forward and retrieve casualties."
Great feel-good photo. You can't beat a K-9 partner for loyalty, dedication, courage & love.
A picture is worth a thousand words, and those 1,000 words are all LOVE. K9 Kikay and handler in Afghanistan. Kikay is now retired and home with her handler.
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Just in case you missed this very eloquent post from Flight Nurse Brittany Dawn Ashley.
Dear Joy Behar and the other women on #TheView,
I am a flight nurse. I carry my "doctor stethoscope" in the lower leg pocket of my flight suit. Heaven forb...
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The woman was being transported to hospital when she began fighting with paramedics.
Heroes Need Heroes Inc. (HNH) is a charity that aims to serve the needs of International Ambulance and Rescue Personnel in South East Asia and other neighboring countries around Australia. With a team of dedicated volunteer Australian rescue personnel, HNH aims to redistribute decommissioned ambulance and rescue equipment.
Royal Perth Hospital cardiologists are spending time in the back of ambulances to see how paramedics treat heart attack patients before they arrive at hospital. And paramedics are going into hospital theaters to observe heart procedures such as arteries being unblocked and then on to the wards to see patients recover.
"The five members of today's air ambulance crew have been at the airport since 7am and, having ensured they are stocked up and prepared for anything, are now in one of the cabins dutifully practicing worst case scenarios and medical procedures."
Three medics who "broke every rule in the book" to scale a rollercoaster to save the life of an Alton Towers crash victim win a Pride of Britain award.
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EMSWorld (EMS - EMT - Paramedic - Emergency Medical Services) added 8 new photos to the album: Rigs on the Road Part 3.
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