"I know family members really appreciate what we do and just having someone to call if they're concerned about their loved one."
As a Community Paramedic, Lee Cook works with other health-care professionals, helping support patients w/ chronic conditions. #ParamedicServicesWeek
Paramedics: Life on the Line, premiers tonight on @kpassiton - everyone should watch it! This 10-part series follows @BC_EHS Dispatchers, Paramedics & the patients they serve. #bcehsCPP Check out this teaser about Code 3 driving!
ICYMI: BCEHS has received close to a million dollars in funding to train paramedics in palliative care. More> https://t.co/bHdFcLOZFF
#paramedic#patientcare#FridayFeeIing
ICYMI, nine people evacuated from house after @BC_EHS paramedics discover #carbonmonoxide leak thanks to their portable CO monitors. Story from @CTVVancouver: https://t.co/WbPByR66he Learn more about the importance of carbon monoxide detectors from #BCEHS: https://t.co/pBcFE8YXal
When you call, we respond. And more than 520,100 people in BC called for an ambulance in 2018. It meant our call takers and dispatchers handled 1,425 calls a day. In 2019, our #BCEHS paramedics will be there for you. #PatientCare
Dashing through the snow, in an Air Ambulance!
Children spending the holiday season at five B.C. hospitals in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island had a special visit from Santa, who flew in on a helicopter 🎅
"You are the definition of heroes!" Barriere family who recovered from #carbonmonoxide poisoning thanks @BC_EHS dispatchers and #paramedics, @BCChildrensHosp team and all the first responders who helped them: https://t.co/AF7pHyutoH
It was the Christmas before last and our #Dispatchers and #Paramedics received a call from a panicked elf they took care of very fast. This is the story of when Paramedics saved Christmas! Full Video: https://t.co/R788Yie8mx @BC_EHS@EComm911_info#HappyHolidays#Santa
When security guard Cameron Hubley saw a woman collapsed on the ground he sprang into action with life-saving #CPR. https://t.co/5NfSBOmAYT Bystander CPR saves lives. Download the @pulsepoint app from @BC_EHS and be notified when someone nearby needs help https://t.co/xJxtyxx8cB
Have you ever wondered if all first responders and paramedics have the same training?
Wonder no more! All the information you need is summarized in this chart: https://t.co/kQF39OC2cN
❄️ Winter weather brings increased risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
#Paramedic practice leader, Leon Baranowski, shares symptoms & causes of CO poisoning and what you can do to keep your family safe. @LeonBaranowski#bcehsCPP
BCEHS Paramedic Specialist Jodi Butterman on today’s response to a medical emergency at a building in Vancouver, and the importance of carbon monoxide monitors worn by paramedics.