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07/31/2025

07/30/2025

Call 9-1-1 immediately if any of these signs of appear! 📲 🚑

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07/24/2025

👉 If you experience sudden onset of dizziness plus one other symptom below, you could be experiencing a stroke. Watch for these signs in yourself and those you love.

🧠 Dizziness PLUS
• Double vision, or
• Difficulty swallowing, or
• Difficulty speaking, or
• Difficulty walking/balance issues

🚑 Call 911 at the first signs of stroke symptoms, especially if you experience dizziness plus one other symptom.

▶️ Learn more about stroke at MedCenterHealth.org/Stroke.

07/19/2025

Everyone, everywhere can learn to save a life with CPR. If you see a teen or adult collapse, call 911 and push hard and fast on the center of the chest. Learn more at http://spr.ly/6012eiMbm and be ready.

07/16/2025

Every minute counts when a stroke happens. Calling 9-1-1 right away can help you or a loved one get the lifesaving treatment needed to reduce the risk of death and serious disability from stroke. Learn more ▶️ https://bit.ly/3LjXTnk

07/13/2025

Beat the Heat! ☀️ Do Not Leave Children in Cars: Cars can quickly heat up to dangerous temperatures, even with a window cracked open. While anyone left in a parked car is at risk, children are especially at risk of getting a heat stroke or dying.
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07/12/2025

High blood pressure can be checked, lowered and controlled. According to the American Heart Association, to keep yours in a healthy range:
🥗 Eat a healthy diet
🧂 Lower salt intake
🚶 Move more
⚖️ Maintain a healthy weight
😌 Manage stress
🚭 Don’t smoke
💊 Take prescribed meds
🍷 Limit alcohol

▶️ MedCenterHealth.org/Stroke

07/09/2025

Every minute counts when a stroke happens. Calling 9-1-1 right away can help you or a loved one get the lifesaving treatment needed to reduce the risk of death and serious disability from stroke. Learn more ▶️ https://bit.ly/3Fz73Ns

07/07/2025

Special thanks to the camp kiddos and staff at Crunchtime Children's Development Center for having crews out to learn about EMS and the ins and outs of an ambulance! 🚑

Would you like an ambulance to visit your group or school to learn about EMS? Are you looking for a career talk about the various jobs and careers in EMS? Visit https://bit.ly/3AN6kWD to fill out our Community Education form.

07/06/2025

Getting too hot can make you sick when your body can’t properly cool itself off. Beat the heat this summer by remembering to:
• stay cool
• stay hydrated
• stay informed
Learn more tips on how to prevent heat-related illnesses ▶️ https://www.cdc.gov/heat-health/about/index.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fextreme-heat%2Fprevention%2Findex.html

07/05/2025

CPR, especially if performed immediately, can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival! Watch this video to learn the 2 easy steps of Hands-Only CPR.

Hands-Only CPR can be just as effective as conventional CPR. Learn what Hands-Only CPR is and how to give it. The power is in your hands.

07/04/2025

Happy 4th of July!