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Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPBNew state website supports longstanding complaints that hospitals have become a stopgap for holes in the Oregon mental health system. -
Jae C. Hong,/AP PhotoIn California, assaulting paramedics or other emergency medical workers in the field carries stiffer fines and jail time than assaulting emergency room staffers. State lawmakers are considering a measure that would standardize the penalties.
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Disasters can come with some lead time, like hurricanes, or they can be sudden, like earthquakes and fires. Either way, it pays to prepare for times when… -
Our region offers many quiet places in woods and mountains to get away from it all. And sometimes, that's a problem. Because people can get lost in the… -
The lack of sheriff's deputies in Josephine County creates issues for emergency workers who are NOT officers of the law. Because the situations that lead… -
Talk about your high-pressure jobs: 911 dispatchers have to stay calm while people are often coming unglued on the phone with them.It might not be the… -
Novels are still a rarity on The Exchange, but we could not turn down Ellen Urbani. Her latest work of fiction, Landfall, is based on events in the real… -
Many people wanted to contribute to society in the days after the 9/11 terror attacks. Kevin Hazzard decided to take an EMT course in saving lives. The… -
Out of the 50 states, only 12 have Enhanced State Mitigation Plans making them potentially eligible for additional federal funding in a disaster. Oregon… -
Recent heavy rains and winds reminded many of us of the need to be prepared for disasters of all kinds. It if for just such situations that many… -
Think about the stress levels incurred by emergency dispatchers: they need to dispatch emergency workers WHILE they are still taking details of the…
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The people we once called "ambulance attendants" became "firefighters," and "EMTs," and "first responders."The mission--saving lives--remains the same.… -
There's a fine line between encouraging preparedness and creating panic. Our region sits atop a major earthquake fault, the Cascadia Subduction Zone. And…
