SANDY, Utah -- Fifty percent of all firefighting injuries are caused -- not by smoke inhalation or burns -- but by strains, sprains and muscular pains. The Sandy Fire Department is looking to do ...
Dr. Mark Gamber, Plano Fire-Rescue’s EMS medical director, says that in some cases, such as those involving gunshot or stab wounds, backboards can do more harm than good. Rose Baca - Staff ...
Backboards have been a central tool for Plano Fire-Rescue over the last 30 years. EMS physicians use them to help lift patients off the ground, carry them to ambulances and keep them immobile during ...
City officials are accusingLifeFleet Atlantic Ambulance Co. of stealing a backboard that belongs to Lauderdale Lakes Fire-Rescue. Backboards, which cost about $150 each, are used to immobilize a ...