What To Do During A Winter Roadside Emergency
The first major snowfall of the year has arrived in the Fox Valley, and that means it’s time to get back in the habit of driving in wintry conditions. Snow and ice will decrease your tire traction and increase your stopping distance, both of which will lead to a bevy of automobile accidents this year. Not all winter driving emergencies are preventable, but if you are prepared for the weather and take a few simple steps to account for the […]
https://www.goldcross.org/blog/what-to-do-during-a-winter-roadside-emergency/Fire Safety Tips During The Holiday Season
You may be surprised to learn that house fire reports tend to increase during the winter months in Wisconsin and across the country. Every year the team at Gold Cross Ambulance responds to reports of house fires all over the Fox Valley area, and while we’re here to help in the event of an emergency, we’d much rather you did your part to reduce your likelihood of being affected by a house fire this season. With that in mind, we […]
https://www.goldcross.org/blog/fire-safety-tips-during-the-holiday-season/What You Can Learn From How EMS Professionals Process Failure
Despite our best efforts, things don’t always work out exactly as we had hoped 100 percent of the time. That’s especially true in the field of emergency response. Learning to process failure is a very important skill to have as an EMS professional, because if we can’t learn and grow from failures, future patients will be worse off. The same can be said for the average individual. It’s essential to learn how to process and move forward after something doesn’t […]
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