With heavy rains and possibility of flooding in areas of central PA, it is important to NOT drive through standing water! Each year flooding and flash flooding cause more deaths than any other weather hazard! Six inches of water will Read more…
Read original at WITF Transforming Health here “Why Pa. Counties are suing OxyContin Drug Maker York County Solicitor Glenn Smith knows the county coroner’s phone number by heart. He calls often to get the most recent number of drug overdose Read more…
STEMS Chief Matt Baily recently spoke with ABC27’s Megan Frank “HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A record number of drug overdose deaths is helping to ease America’s organ shortage, according to a new study. In 2000, the number of people who died from an Read more…
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This week our Captain Kunst worked with local boy scouts to teach them the skills necessary to handle injuries and illnesses in the wilderness! Captain Kunst has long with the Boy Scouts in various roles and loves teaching Wilderness First Read more…
STEMS is set to replace an older ambulance with a new 2018 Medix RP-90 MR Ambulance! This will Replace Ambulance 9-G We hope to get our new unit shortly, and begin the process of preparing for PA DOH licensure and Read more…
Update to previous story. WITF News rides along with Captain Daniel Tempel, Read the whole story HERE
Recently, Brett Sholtis (a reporter with WITF) rode along with Captain Tempel as they saved the life of a patient overdosing on Heroin. Captain Tempel’s experience and expertise saved the life of this patient in what is becoming an increasingly Read more…
After asking a wide variety of Professionals across many disciplines (media, healthcare, public safety, construction), we have found that most individuals believe that EMS began carrying Naloxone (Narcan) in the past few years. This fact its fairly surprising since EMS Read more…
February is Heart Health Month! Heart Disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States, but there are aspects to heart disease that are PREVENTABLE. Start today by making healthy choices such as: Read more…