Lisa Mease

Neonatal Resuscitation Program course to be held in Wilson, NC on July 7, 2012

PreMed Training Group and Wilson Technical Community College are co-sponsoring a Neonatal Rescusitation Program (NRP) course on July 7, 2012 in WIlson, NC. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, NRP is a "course [that] has been...

Manchester Volunteer Rescue Squad to hold CPR class on May 20, 2012

The Manchester Volunteer Rescue Squad will be holding an ASHI CPR Pro for the Professional Rescuer course on May 20, 2012. According to the brochure from MVRS "This class is for healthcare providers, first responders, and professional rescuers...

New study links tasers to cardiac arrest and sudden death

A new study written by Dr. Douglas Zipes, a cardiologist and professor emeritus at Indiana University, has shown that police use of tasers can cause unconsciousness, ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia and ultimately death.Tasers work by short-circuiting the...

New Italian study could affect pre-hospital therapeutic hypothermia practices

Therapeutic Hypothermia is becoming common in post-cardiac arrest management. If a patient achieves a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) from ventricular fibrillation, the core body temperature is lowered by one of several methods. The American Heart Association...

ODEMSA selects Richmond Ambulance Authority captain as the 2010 Outstanding Prehospital Provider

The Richmond Ambulance Authority has enough to be proud of after receiving the 2010 ODEMSA Regional Award for Outstanding EMS Agency, but the announcement of the 2010 ODEMSA Regional Award for Outstanding Prehospital Provider, gives RAA even more reason to...

Richmond Ambulance Authority receives ODEMSA outstanding EMS agency award

The Old Dominion EMS Alliance has chosen the Richmond Ambulance Authority to receive its 2010 Regional Outstanding EMS Agency award. According to the ODEMSA website, recipients are selected "based on a pattern of conduct/activities that has...

CPR classes central and eastern Virginia -- updated July 19, 2010

Welcome to the Richmond EMS Examiner's list of upcoming CPR classes in central and eastern Virginia! This is the only website you will need to find CPR provider and CPR renewal classes in the ODEMSA, TJEMS, PEMS, REMS...

A few things for my readers

First of all, I want to thank you for your readership over the past eight months. I hope you have found my work informative and I plan to write about EMS in Virginia for a long time coming. Secondly...

Pediatric EMS classes in central and eastern Virginia -- updated June 12, 2010

Student practicing infant CPR. Image: USUHS Welcome to the Richmond EMS Examiner's list of upcoming PALS, PEPP, EPC, P-ITLS, PEARS and NRP classes in central and eastern Virginia! This is the only website you will need to...

Special EMS lectures and CE classes in central and eastern Virginia -- updated June 12, 2010

Welcome to the Richmond EMS Examiner's list of upcoming special lectures and CE classes in central and eastern Virginia! This is the only website you will need to find the events like BLS and ALS refresher courses and...

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