Team Safety PA

04/10/2026

Spent the last two mornings showing preschoolers the inside and outside compartments of the ambulance.

02/08/2026

Great night wrapping up the First Aid Adventure with Cub Scout Troop 125

01/10/2026

Congratulations to the Lancaster EMS Fall 2025 EMT Academy scheduled to graduate on Monday, 12 January 2026 at 1800 (6:00 pm). Over the past 15 weeks they have spent 100s of hours between new hire orientation, lecture, skills practice and clinical experience; in addition to the numerous hours of homework. It is a pleasure being the primary instructor and mentor preparing each EMT Candidate in preparation of passing the NREMT Cognitive Exam and PA DOH EMS Psychomotor Skills testing.

11/27/2025

Working with Cub Scout Pack 125 Arrow Light First Aid Adventure teaching hands only CPR, bleeding control with direct pressure, tourniquet use with uncontrolled extremity bleeding, splinting, sling and swathe for shoulder or arm injury and packing junctional bleeding 🩸 The parents, troop leaders and scouts have requested my return in January to complete the First Aid Adventure.

11/19/2025

Key Updates for AHA CPR & AED 2025:

Opioid emergency response: The updated guidelines place a greater emphasis on administering naloxone and making emergency kits more accessible to the public.

CPR techniques:

Infant: New recommendations for infant chest compressions suggest using either the one-hand or two-thumb encircling hands method, as the two-finger technique is no longer considered sufficient for depth.

For choking, the updated approach involves giving five back blows followed by five chest thrusts.

Children: The guidelines provide a more specific compression depth of \(1/3\) of the chest diameter, not going deeper than \(2.4\) inches (\(6\) cm).

AED use: The AHA now recommends using an AED earlier for infants under one year old, especially if equipment with pediatric capabilities is available.

Prone CPR: The guidelines offer guidance for performing CPR on patients who are lying face down and cannot be moved, recommending chest compressions on the side opposite the sternum.

Hyperthermia: For severe hyperthermia, ice water immersion is the favored method for quickly cooling the body.

Terminology: The term "lay rescuer" is now the preferred term for non-medical professionals, replacing previous terms like "bystander" or "lay person"

11/02/2025

Never two young to learn how to do compressions…

07/26/2025

04/27/2025

Hands Only CPR and AED training today at the Lancaster ELKS B.P.O.E. 134. Thank you to everyone that came out. We placed a manikin on every table to encourage participation.

01/26/2025

Hands Only CPR and AED training at the Lancaster BPOE Elks during breakfast.

01/19/2025

Hands Only CPR and AED outreach at the Lancaster BPOE ELKS yesterday, Saturday 1/19/2025 during morning breakfast.

We will return in April 2025 to demonstrate Stop the Bleed 🩸

07/18/2024

Another successful Heathcare Provider BLS CPR class last night completed at The Legend of Lancaster for Fox Rehabilitation

Contact us to schedule your HCP CPR class now!

04/07/2024

Something happened last night at the Lancaster Elks #134 10K Banquet. I received the Community Volunteer of the Year recognition for my Lockers for the Homeless, Lancaster project we initiated while a Patient Care Navigator with Care Connections, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health and Lancaster EMS; and continue to advocate for in Lancaster, PA. In addition, the Lancaster PA B.P.O.E. Lodge 134 Past Exalted Rulers Association are donating $1000.00 for Lockers for the Homeless. I am more than grateful and humbled by the Lancaster Elks Lodge 134 for the recognition and generosity.