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SAVE THE DATE! November 19th NO FEAR Conference
The Orange County Base Hospital Coordinators are excited to announce their first in-person conference of 2021 held on November 19th, 2021. The topic for this No Fear conference is Trauma and will provide 4 BRN and EMS CE’s. This conference will be held online via Zoom with a registration cost of $15. Tickets on sale…
Donate Blood Today!
Article by The Patch ORANGE COUNTY, CA — The need for local blood donations remains high as the pandemic has challenged the nation’s blood supply. All blood types are needed, especially type O to refuel the country’s blood stockpile. In most states, donors need to be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110…
New vaccine delivery system launches in parts of California
Article by Janie Har, Amy Taxin and Kathleen Ronayne | The Associated Press California’s new system of delivering, tracking and scheduling coronavirus vaccines is being rolled out in select counties — including Riverside County — a first step in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to smooth out what has been a confusing and disjointed rollout hampered…
Firefighter Burned in Silverado Fire Checks Out of Burn Center
Article by Associated Press, Chip Yost, Rick Chambers A firefighter who barely survived being overrun by flames while battling an Orange County wildfire last October was released from a hospital to cheers on Wednesday after undergoing more than a dozen surgeries. Dylan Van Iwaarden sat up in a gurney as he was wheeled out of…
HIE Field Implementation of EMS Access to Patient History
Orange County field implementation of bidirectional data exchange between EMS and hospitals via health information exchange allows EMTs and paramedics to access countywide patient history. Click Here to view the JEMS.com article