Category Archives: swine flu

EMS Fights the Flu – The 2013 influenza epidemic
January 8, 2013 | Emergency Medical Services, EMS, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, infection control, News, Patient Management, sanitize, swine flu, Training, Uncategorized | Ckemtp | 1 Comment
Entry Img

Have you heard? We’re right in the middle of a flu epidemic in 2013. Most US states are affected and it’s getting worse. Here’s what we as EMS providers can do as we stand at the crossroads of Medicine and Public Health.

Clean EMS – Lifesaving practices in Ambulance Cleaning
May 22, 2009 | Ambulance, Ambulance cleaning, CDC, disinfection, EMS, EMT, Fire department, infection control, Paramedic, sanitize, swine flu | Ckemtp | No Comments

Here is a shocking statistic: According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Nosocomial Infections (or Healthcare Associated Infections – “HAIs”) defined as “… infections which are a result of treatment in a hospital or a healthcare service unit, but secondary to the patient’s original condition” are the 4th leading cause […]

background image Blogger Img

Chris Kaiser aka "Ckemtp"

I am a paramedic trying to advance the idea that the Emergency Medical Services can be made into the profession that we all want it, need it, and know it deserves to be.

Comments – Recently Recieved from the Field

Care to Search the Blog?

Oldies but Goodies

My Most Recent Posts

Categories

Meta