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NOTE THE TIME WHEN ANY SYMPTOMS FIRST APPEAR. If given within three hours of the first symptom, there is an FDA-approved clot-buster medication that may reduce long-term disability for the most common type of stroke. There are also two other types of stroke treatment available that might help reduce the effects of stroke. Read more about stroke treatment. Learn…

The beautiful weather and our islands bring many children to the water’s edge for recreation, boating, surfing, fishing, and beach combing.

National Safety Council encourages Americans to become safety leaders this June.

We are honored to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom on this Memorial Day Weekend.  We are humbled by their service to our country and by all of those who have served.  Please join us this weekend in honoring their memory.

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) kicks off the 40th annual Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week starting May 19th with events in communities across the nation, as well as several national events organized around the theme “EMS: One Mission. One Team.”  EMS for Children (EMSC) Day, focusing on EMS response to children, child safety…

Today we thank and celebrate National Air Medical Communication Specialist Day with our amazing dispatch partner at Northwest Medstar! These professionals are truly the wind beneath our wings, keep us safe, and make all of the work possible. Northwest Medstar is the 2012 Air Medical Program of the year and is also home to Stephen Johnson,…

On Saturday May 11, a multi-agency mass casualty exercise was held on San Juan Island. Participants included San Juan Island EMS, Island Air Ambulance, San Juan Island Fire, San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, and the Peace Island Hospital Emergency Department.

Do you have the skills needed to prepare, survive and recover from a natural disaster? Join Dante Shields, the internationally famous disaster specialist, and his genius prodigy, Mika, in the high-tech holographic simulation gameshow, Disaster Hero.

Congratulations to out dispatch partner, Northwest MedStar! Northwest MedStar was awarded a “Business on a Roll” award Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon, an event attended by more than 500 people to celebrate the success of the business community. Eight awards were presented by the…

The new Revel Ventilator was recently used on a critical patient that was flown via Island Air Ambulance when other mainland based air resources were unable to come to the island because of foggy weather. “The state-of-the-art ventilator performed flawlessly,” stated Critical Care Transport Director Larry Wall, RN, BNS, CEN, CFRN, CMTE.  “This and other…

 Hands only CPR saves lives in OUR community. LEARN IT!