{"id":9407,"date":"2024-07-12T09:04:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T09:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=9407"},"modified":"2024-07-12T09:24:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T09:24:58","slug":"paramedics-share-one-tip-that-may-save-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=9407","title":{"rendered":"Paramedics Share One Tip That May Save Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Every second counts, experts say.<\/p>\n

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When paramedics arrive at the scene of an emergency, they have to gather information, often quickly and under chaotic circumstances.<\/p>\n

They need to know about a patient\u2019s basic health, said Elizabeth DiRocco, a paramedic with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. But sometimes that person is incapacitated.<\/p>\n

If paramedics are in a house, they\u2019ll scan the fridge or the bathroom cabinet for medications and try to find identification in a wallet or a purse, DiRocco explained.<\/p>\n

But scrambling for these items \u201ceats up time,\u201d said Anthony Almojera, a paramedic and lieutenant for the New York Fire Department. \u201cOur role is to buy you time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Seconds count. Brain damage can occur in as little as five minutes<\/a> if your brain is deprived of oxygen during a heart attack or stroke.<\/p>\n

Most of us don\u2019t want to think about the circumstances that might bring paramedics to our door. But there is something you can do today that could be an actual lifesaver: making your medical information handy. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n

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Every second counts, experts say.When paramedics arrive at the scene of an emergency, they have to gather information, often quickly and under chaotic circumstances.They need to know about a patient\u2019s basic health, said Elizabeth DiRocco, a paramedic with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. But sometimes that person is incapacitated.If paramedics are in a house, they\u2019ll scan the fridge or the bathroom cabinet for medications and try to find identification in a wallet or a purse, DiRocco explained.But scrambling for these items \u201ceats up time,\u201d said Anthony Almojera, a paramedic and lieutenant for the New York Fire Department. \u201cOur role is to buy you time.\u201dSeconds count. Brain damage can occur in as little as five minutes if your brain is deprived of oxygen during a heart attack or stroke.Most of us don\u2019t want to think about the circumstances that might bring paramedics to our door. But there is something you can do today that could be an actual lifesaver: making your medical information handy. Here\u2019s how.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and\u00a0log into\u00a0your Times account, or\u00a0subscribe\u00a0for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber?\u00a0Log in.Want all of The Times?\u00a0Subscribe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9409,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9407"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9407\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9410,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9407\/revisions\/9410"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}