In any medical emergency, seconds count.
The following are examples of pre-hospital care typically provided by firefighters:
- Assessing a patient's condition and providing appropriate care, such as treating shock or administering oxygen.
- Calming and reassuring anxious or unstable patients who require medical attention.
- Applying resuscitation measures, including CPR or other appropriate cardiac emergency procedures.
- Bandaging wounds, controlling bleeding and immobilizing fractures.
- Assisting in childbirths.
- Providing requested assistance to paramedics, including transferring the patient to the ambulance and/or driving the ambulance to the hospital.
The Calgary Fire Department is also committed to providing proactive community health and wellness initiatives through public education and awareness programs, including free blood pressure and cholesterol screening clinics.
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