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8 ambus stationed at Schertz EMS was called into action for the first time. On
the morning of September 4, a Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City Independent
School District bus was rear-ended near Steele High School. After assessment
and contacting the children's parents, the Cibolo Fire Department and Schertz
EMS worked together to load 11 students and one adult onto the 20-person
ambus. They were then transported to Northeast Methodist Hospital. Without
the ambus, six ambulances and crews would have been utilized.
HCEC receives donation from Baker HughesIn September, Houston-area
nonprofit Harris County Emergency
Corps (HCEC) received a $100,000
donation from global oilfield services
company Baker Hughes for the
creation of the Baker Hughes-HCEC
Education Center.
The Education Center will be
located at HCEC's headquarters in
24 Texas EMS Magazine November/December 2012Houston and will be used to educate
I ICEC and other local paramedics
on new advances in prehospital
medicine. It will also serve as a center
Ior community education initiatives,
such as community CPR, first aid/
>itfety courses and local community
emergency response team classes.
HCEC and Baker Hughes first
began collaborating when Baker
Hughes approached HCEC regarding
training for medical first responders
for its Rankin Road campus in
northern Harris County. That grew
into training opportunities for
other Baker Hughes facilities and
mutual collaboration on community
initiatives.Avis news
ETMC EMS bicycle
response team
responds during fair
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East Texas Medical Center
EMS's new bicycle response team
had their first save on their first day at
the East Texas State Fair in Tyler in
September. While on patrol at the fair,
the team received a call for assistance
and was able to respond within two
minutes to a cardiac arrest patient.
Over the course of the fair, the bike
team responded to more than twenty
calls, including hypertension, hypo/
hyperglycemia, heat exhaustion,
abrasions, lacerations, falls and
dizziness.
ETMC EMS bicycle response
teams include 12 paramedics and
EMTs who meet physical fitness
standards, possess superior cycling
skills, have a positive history with
ETMC EMS and have completed
training to ensure safe and efficient
operations. Each EMS bike team is
comprised of a paramedic and EMT.
The team carries basic life support
and advanced life support equipment,
as well as other supplies to respond
to any emergency. Most EMS cyclists
utilize a rear rack bag to store the
equipment on the bicycle.Local
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