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    Peek inside the private side of EMS with Windsor

    Celebrating its 20-year anniversary in 2024, Windsor EMS is a private EMS company based in Webster, TX that covers the entire Houston metropolitan area, with services spanning from Mount Belvieu to Brookshire, all the way up to Huntsville.

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    Having fun with hand hygiene

    To help add some fun to an activity they all do multiple times a day, members of the UTMB community are taking a pause from their daily routines to belt out 20-second snippets of some of their favorite songs.

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    Full circle moment for Friendswood ISD EMT program

    While making a call like that during a hot Texas summer may not be unexpected for Captain Stacy Kohn, one of the medics attending to the patient, the situation was a bit of a full-circle moment for the Friendswood High School class of 2007 graduate.

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    On shift in the snow

    While the majority of people in the region were able to enjoy the historical Jan. 21 snow day with their friends and family, members of area EMS agencies were doing what they always do: working to keep our communities safe and healthy.

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    UTMB Clear Lake Campus earns Chest Pain Center Reaccreditation

    Chest Pain Center Accreditation, first earned by the campus in 2021, is a quality improvement program designed for hospital cardiovascular teams that are focused on the efficient and effective care of acute coronary syndrome patients.

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    Just take 5 minutes and get stronger

    Improving your physical strength and conditioning can help you perform your job better and reduce the likelihood of work-related injuries, and sometimes all it takes is five minutes. Learn how microdosing exercise throughout your day can help you become stronger.

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    How to prevent burnout, find joy

    A research-based observation found that half of EMTs and paramedics suffer from some degree of burnout. Learn some tips to counter these feelings and also take a moment to assess how self-compassionate you are.

  • image of students collaborating on emergency patient in a simulated hospital setting

    Disaster Day offers 'worst day' scenario

    Multiple local agencies participated alongside UTMB Health faculty and students and Galveston College EMS Professions students during the 2023 Disaster Day drill which was intended to prepare students not only for the extreme situation of an active shooter event but any kind of multi-casualty incident.

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