What Makes A Great EMT?
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Emergency medical professionals are some of the best and brightest in the world of emergency response, but what sets a great EMT out from the rest? What qualities do we at Gold Cross Ambulance look for when we’re interviewing prospective candidates for a position on our team? In today’s blog, we take a closer look at some of the skills and qualities that great medical professionals have that make them an asset on an emergency response team. Qualities Of Great […]
https://www.goldcross.org/blog/what-makes-a-great-emt/How Families Can Manage Medications To Help Keep Kids Safe
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One call that emergency responders never like to hear is that of an accidental medication ingestion or possible overdose involving a child or teenager. As adults, it can be easy to assume that your child knows best or that a kid-proof seal will keep them out, but children can be more naive or determined than we realize until it’s too late. In the hopes of helping reduce your risk of ever needing to call 911 because your child ingested some […]
https://www.goldcross.org/blog/how-families-can-manage-medications-to-help-keep-kids-safe/What To Do (And What To Avoid) While Waiting For An Ambulance
Even though many ambulances can arrive on the scene of an emergency in minutes, waiting for the ambulance can feel like a lifetime. You might feel helpless while you’re waiting for paramedics to arrive, but what you do in these moments can have a huge impact on the outcome of the situation. With that in mind, we wanted to share some things you should do (and some things you shouldn’t) while you’re waiting for an ambulance to arrive during an […]
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