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October 7, 2016-Local ambulance provider, Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service, served an integral role in the ongoing evacuation efforts of patients along coastal Georgia in preparation of Hurricane Mathew. Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service was activated on Monday by the Georgia Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency (GEMHSA). Staff reported to the GEMHSA Emergency Operations Center in…
Read MoreMarietta, GA Sept 9, 2016 – MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service’s Manager of Safety and Risk Management, Elesa Sutton, became one of less than a thousand certified “Just Culture Champions” in the nation. MetroAtlanta Ambulance introduced the concept of “Just Culture”, a system of shared accountability where organizations are accountable for the systems they design and for responding…
Read MoreJuly 28, 2016, Marietta, GA – Metro Atlanta Ambulance is using state of the art technology to help stabilize life threatening respiratory emergencies using portable video laryngoscopes. The King Vision Video Laryngoscopes are used to assist paramedics in treating patients who have stopped breathing or are having difficulty. The technology allows paramedics to have a clear…
Read MoreMarietta, GA June 28, 2016- Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. With nearly 350,000 people suffering from sudden cardiac arrest each year, WellStar Health System and Metro Atlanta Ambulance teamed up to provide two churches with automated external defibrillators on June 22. St. Luke United Methodist Church in…
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