Since 1992, the National EMS Memorial Service has been honoring EMS providers who gave their lives in the line of duty. The individuals being honored this year join 195 others previously honored by the Service. Medic Life Back to Top EMS Week, Las Cruces Style by Kate Dernocoeur EMS Week in the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico will begin on Monday, May 21, with a proclamation at City Council chambers to acknowledge the weeklong celebration. On Tuesday, the County Commissioners get to add their congratulations. Your squad transports a frail elderly gentleman from a long-term care facility.
Chief complaint includes productive cough, chest pain, loss of appetite, and low-grade fever.
Within one hour, the patient is delivered to an acute care hospital and subsequently admitted for possible pneumonia. It all started one sunny afternoon. My partner Linda and I were dispatched to a call for a laceration. It appears that many of us would prefer to be doing something else. This strikes me as a profoundly disturbing statement.