Sentences with phrase «emergency responders time»

Narcan works within a minute or two and gives emergency responders time to get the person to a hospital.

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Emergency first responders can rapidly assess and coordinate disaster action with real - time on - site video and audio.

Unfortunately, this ignores the fact that when emergency management is required, such as to establish an airway in a newborn, the first responder is not trained in these advanced skills and can not arrive in sufficient time to extend these life saving skills.

Streets throughout the outer boroughs were unplowed or under - plowed for days, and state Sen. Jose Peralta (D - East Elmhurst) said a Corona woman, Yvonne Freeman, died and a three - month - old baby was left brain dead because emergency responders could not reach them in time due to impassable streets.

Four main types of SM users during disasters have been identified: (1) Innovative — users who improve and adjust SM for their special circumstances; (2) Reactive — users who try to respond and assist the afflicted population using SM tools for the first time; (3) Responsive — emergency responders that use SM tools regularly, but step - up and leverage them during disasters; (4) Proactive — users or emergency organizations that use SM tools to promote preparedness in routine and are able to leverage them during emergencies.

Harlin McEwen, chair of the Public Safety Spectrum Trust (PSST) Corporation — formed in 2007 by the FCC to work with industry to develop the national wireless public safety broadband network — gave a more pointed reason: the companies bidding for the space wanted priority access to the D block space over first responders, even in times of emergency.

Emergency responders successfully rescued the boy after three and a half hours, but the accident left Indiana University Northwest coastal geologist Erin Argyilan, who was there at the time, struck by the concept that deep, stable holes could form and survive in loose sand.

Cardiac arrest victims who received a shock from a publicly - available AED that was administered by a bystander had 2.62 times higher odds of survival to hospital discharge and 2.73 times more favorable outcomes for functioning compared to victims who first received an AED shock after emergency responders arrived.

Logs from the incident confirm that from the time the emergency button was pressed, it took just four seconds for Command Centre to lock all outside doors, notify district authorities and limit building access to emergency responders only.

I commend all those that filled up their vehicles with extra fuel and food and gave it out, for free, to the evacuees; I salute the first - responders and emergency personnel that have worked tirelessly to try and contain the damage (at times, what appeared to be a no - win battle).

By the time we get the victims, the pits have been «detached» by the emergency responders.

«As the state's designated responder for animal's in distress during natural disasters, our emergency response teams are often deployed at a moment's notice and this trailer will allow us to better, and more efficiently, serve our community in times of need.

By the time you finish the Emergency First Response and Rescue Diver courses, you'll be a qualified first responder — whether an accident occurs in or out of the water.

«At one time they had both ends of the road blocked,» said Murphy, adding he is concerned that in an emergency situation first responders may be delayed or even prevented in reaching the area.

At the time of the Exxon Valdez spill, emergency responders recovered nearly 1,000 sea otter carcasses from the entire spill area, with estimates for the total number of immediate otter deaths going up to around 3,000.

Wood - walls, floors and roofs must be designed to provide fire resistance ratings of up to two hours, a level of fire performance also required for other types of building materials - contributing to the time needed for occupants to escape and emergency responders to perform their duties.

HB 2417 / SB 2414 takes the existing language from the state's veterans treatment court statute (T.C.A. § 16-6-101 — § 16-6-106) and replicates it, replacing the word «veteran» with «first responder», defined as «paid, full - time law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel who are employed by the state or a local government in this state.»

Worked with government employees and contract personnel to improve emergency / standard operating procedures, which enhanced response time of first responders by 33 %.