January 11, 2024 – When there is a sudden drop in temperatures during the winter months, EMSA team members respond to a variety of weather-related medical emergencies across their Oklahoma service area. One of the most dangerous cold weather-related illnesses is...
August 22, 2023 – In the midst of EMSA Medical Heat Alerts in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa, EMSA is warning Oklahomans that when your body’s core temperature rises due to overexposure to extreme heat, it can send you into a medical emergency known as heat...
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, these tips can help make sure you arrive safely at your destination if you cannot avoid driving in winter weather. Slow down. It’s harder to control or stop your vehicle on a slick or snow-covered...
Drugs – whether prescription, over-the-counter or illegal drugs – can impair necessary driving skills including vision, reaction time, judgment, hearing, and simultaneous task processing/accomplishment. Driving requires other cognitive skills, such as information...
Bleeding can involve minor cuts and scrapes or may be caused by major puncture wounds or injuries. Most injuries can be treated at home or in an urgent care facility, but if someone is bleeding uncontrollably, call 911. Classifications of Bleeding CAPILLARY –...
One of the major causes of household fires is flammable liquids. These include gasoline, acetone, benzene, lacquer thinner, alcohol, turpentine, contact cements, paint thinner, kerosene, and charcoal lighter fluid. The most dangerous of all is gasoline. Fire Safety...
