Tag result for article published on Sat August 18 2012 8:00 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: fight, fight in progress, Rolling Meadows Fire Department, Rolling Meadows Police Department, stabbing, stabbing victim, stabbing victim Rolling Meadows, trauma alert, triage
Rolling Meadows police investigate a stabbing case in a dark alley behind Southland Shopping Center — a strip mall on Algonquin Road. Rolling Meadows police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:08 AM Saturday to a report of a fight in progress with someone injured at 2301 Algonquin Parkway. Police received a report minutes after the first [...]
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Posted in CRIME BLOG
Tag result for article published on Fri May 27 2011 6:45 am. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: Arlington Heights mass casualty drill, Army Reserve, mass casualty drill, NCH, Northwest Community Hospital, triage
Being prepared for a medical response to a scene like this from Joplin, Missouri, is the goal of a mass casualty drill scheduled for Friday, June 10, 2011 Northwest Community Hospital (Photo courtesy: Karen Camacho). NCH and Army Reserve to conduct disaster drill on Arlington Heights hospital campus Northwest Community Hospital and the U.S. Army [...]
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Posted in Crash Video, Operations
Tag result for article published on Sat October 09 2010 8:28 pm. CLICK TITLE TO EXPAND.Tags: emergency medicine, EMS, mass casualty, tags, triage, Word of the Day
Chicago Fire Department and area suburban fire departments, including Arlington Heights Fire Department, use color coded tags to triage victims for treatment and transportation demands. RED TAGS – IMMEDIATE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT REQUIRED for victims who cannot survive without immediate treatment and have a chance of survival. YELLOW TAGS – Victims are treated and under [...]
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Posted in Word of the Day