MIDDLESEX COUNTY — During the heavy nighttime rain from the Sept. 1, 2021 remnants of Hurricane Ida, Iselin Fire District 11 Chief Ryan Malheiro focused on the small child’s hand in the four feet of flood water on Carson Drive as soon as the ladder truck’s lights shone. Malheiro went […]
Emergency responders often see people on their worst day, responding to calls that can forever change lives. They do the work they are called to do, but they often never know the outcome once they pass their patient on to the next caregiver. One Cumberland County family recently had the […]
By Greg Friese Study: ‘Extremely low’ risk of EMS providers getting COVID from patientsUse of PPE and following infection control practices, especially during aerosol-generating procedures, credited for low rate of on-the-job infection. SEATTLE — EMS providers are at extremely low risk of contracting COVID-19 from infected patients, even when treatments […]