One day when Oliver Nguyen-Lopez was about six months old, he stopped breathing. His frantic parents administered CPR until the ambulance arrived.
The medical emergency was caused by an allergic reaction to the whooping cough vaccination, which most babies tolerate. He stopped breathing on three more Bruoccasions during the next six weeks, pulling through because of his parents’ quick action and hospital care.
“I didn’t emerge unscathed,” he says. “Because of that lack of oxygen to my brain I learned new things slower and with more difficulty compared to my old self and others.“
In school he compensated by focusing intensely on tasks and working extra hard. New tasks took longer to learn, but he challenged himself and never made excuses, he said.
Teen still has big goals after losing leg in motorcycle crash
SIMI VALLEY, CA (KCAL, KCBS) At just 18, Cooper Mulholland was in a near-fatal motorcycle accident last month in Simi Valley that left him without a leg.
The former high school football standout was just finishing his Emergency Medical Technician training, and hoped to become a firefighter.
“I just remember waking up in the hospital room, not sure what was going on and why I was there,” he said.
Mulholland had reason to feel hopeless, but hope came in the form of his nurse at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Sandy Nahom.
The Carl M. Freeman Foundation, in partnership with Selbyville Volunteer Fire Company, recently announced a $25,000 scholarship in memory of Laura Madara, the Selbyville VFC member who died while responding to a vehicle accident on April 9.
The Laura Madara First Responder Endowed Scholarship was announced at the Bethany-Fenwick Chamber of Commerceâs 2021 Joshua M. Freeman Valor Awards on Friday, May 7. The annual scholarship will be administered by Delaware Technical Community College and will be for Sussex County women who are interested in pursuing a career or volunteering as a first-responder. The Carl M. Freeman Foundation is funding $15,000, and the Selbyville VFC has committed to a $10,000 match.
21 May 2021
DanChurchAid (DCA) invites applications for an experienced IEDD Technical Advisor for our Syria Programme within. This is a non-family position based in North East Syria (NES), with entry point through and frequent travel to Iraq.
The DCA Syria programme is a growing programme with a 7-year footprint in NES. The activities are wide-ranging and include risk education, survey, clearance of explosive hazards, cash transfers, vocational training, shelter rehabilitation, NFI distribution, psychosocial support and early recovery.
The main responsibility of the EOD/IEDD Technical Advisor is to conduct explosive hazard clearance activities; train, manage, mentor and supervise search and clearance national teams in Syria. You will work in a potentially hostile and arduous environment, where there is a need to demonstrate a calm, positive and self-motivated attitude. Conditions such as these require a level head, attention to detail, and an understanding of the humanitarian INGO
Danny R Chandler is an emergency medical technician, employed by GMR-AMR Central Mississippi.
As the 46th annual national EMS week (May 16-22) begins, the COVID-19 pandemic has made many in the healthcare community ponder the following question-is the public service I provide worth the personal sacrifice I am expected to make, either intentional or unintentional?
With the virus spreading, seemingly uncontrollable at times, and healthcare providers and facilities becoming overwhelmed, all were forced to make the adjustment to a new normal.
Clinical resources as well as cleaning supplies became scarce. This was compounded by job losses, and daily reports of Covid cases and deaths rising exponentially. It was/is a salient moment.