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Armstrong Ambulance Paramedics Safely Transport Newborn Baby to Hospital After Delivery in Back of Minivan in Saugus

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Armstrong Ambulance
87 Mystic St.,
Arlington, MA 02474

For Immediate Release

Monday, Jan. 21, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Armstrong Ambulance Paramedics Safely Transport Newborn Baby to Hospital After Delivery in Back of Minivan in Saugus

SAUGUS — Armstrong Ambulance Service reports that Armstrong EMS personnel safely treated and transported a newborn baby boy and his mother to the hospital after the baby was delivered by his father in the back of the family’s minivan early Monday morning.

At approximately 1:35 a.m., Saugus Police dispatchers received a 911 call from a frantic man who told them that he was driving to the hospital and his wife was giving birth in their minivan.

The baby had to be delivered in the van and was unresponsive and not breathing because the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck.

A Saugus Police dispatcher stayed on the phone with the father and had him remove the umbilical cord from around the baby’s neck and told him how to administer CPR.

The baby began breathing and started crying.

A short time later, crews from Armstrong Ambulance arrived and provided emergency medical treatment and transported the mother and the baby aboard the ambulance, while a Saugus firefighter drove.

The two were treated by the Armstrong Ambulance EMS team and safely transported to the hospital where they were healthy and doing fine. This is an example of excellent teamwork by Saugus 9-1-1 Dispatch, Police, Fire and Armstrong Ambulance personnel.

“Usually we like to transport expecting mothers to the hospital before the baby is born, but we are very happy that the baby and mom are both healthy,” said Richard Raymond, Armstrong Ambulance CEO.

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*Media Advisory* Armstrong Ambulance and Medford Fire Department Partner for Live Ice Rescue Training

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Armstrong Ambulance
87 Mystic St.,
Arlington, MA 02474

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019

Contact: Jordan Mayblum
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

*Media Advisory*

Armstrong Ambulance and Medford Fire Department Partner for Live Ice Rescue Training

ARLINGTON — Armstrong Ambulance and the Medford Fire Department will work together tomorrow morning to conduct a live ice rescue training.

WHEN: 

Thursday, Jan. 17, 10 a.m. (attending media should arrive by 9:40 a.m.)

WHERE:

Oak Grove Cemetery, 230 Playstead Rd., Medford

WHAT: 

Members of the Medford Fire Department, in partnership with Paramedics and EMTs from Armstrong Ambulance, will be conducting a live ice rescue drill. During the drill, firefighters will simulate an emergency ice rescue using the department’s Rescue Alive sled.

A mock victim will take a position in the icy waters at Oak Grove Cemetery before being rescued safely by firefighters and provided emergency medical services on-site by Armstrong Ambulance team members.

The Armstrong team will also demonstrate on-site care that they would administer to the first responders entering the water to conduct a rescue.

ABOUT ARMSTRONG AMBULANCE INC.

For over seven decades, Armstrong Ambulance has set the standard for emergency transportation in Massachusetts by providing superior medical care, dependable service and the most advanced equipment and vehicles available. The company responds to more than 45,000 emergency calls each year and delivers frontline EMS to seven communities and secondary EMS to 10 communities within the Greater Boston Area.

Armstrong also provides non-emergency transportation for a large number of healthcare facilities and patients in its wide ranging service area. Armstrong employs more than 300 highly trained emergency medical services professionals. Its fleet includes 90 vehicles, stationed across 11 locations and equipped with the most advanced equipment and technology available.

Founded in 1946 by a WWII Marine Corps. veteran, today Armstrong serves more than 100,000 patients annually while remaining true to Bill Armstrong’s original commitment—to provide the highest quality care and service to people in need.

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Armstrong Ambulance Invites Community to Valentine’s Day Blood Drive

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Armstrong Ambulance
87 Mystic St.,
Arlington, MA 02474

For Immediate Release

Monday, Jan. 14, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Armstrong Ambulance Invites Community to Valentine’s Day Blood Drive

ARLINGTON — Armstrong Ambulance is asking members of the community to participate in its upcoming Valentine’s Day blood drive.

WHEN: 

Thursday, Feb. 14, from 2-7 p.m.

WHERE:

Armstrong Ambulance Service, 87 Mystic St., Arlington

WHAT: 

Armstrong Ambulance will open its doors to members of the community who would like to make a life-saving blood donation.

According to the American Red Cross, which has partnered with Armstrong for this drive, donated blood means the difference between life and death for patients in emergency situations, as well as those undergoing surgeries and cancer treatments.

Donors must sign up in advance and may do so by clicking here. Donors should plan to spend up to an hour donating, but they can save time on the day of the drive by using the Red Cross Rapid Pass to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questions.

“Armstrong saves lives every day, and this is an opportunity for both our team and the communities we serve to come together to help even more people in need,” Armstrong CEO Rich Raymond said. “I want to invite everyone to take part in this blood drive and give the gift of life this Valentine’s Day.”

Anyone with questions about the blood drive is encouraged to reach out to Katherine Aker at 781-859-1314, or by email at [email protected]

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Armstrong Ambulance Staffers Participate in Hands-On K-9 First Aid Training

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Armstrong Ambulance
87 Mystic St.,
Arlington, MA 02474

For Immediate Release

Friday, Jan. 4, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Armstrong Ambulance Staffers Participate in Hands-On K-9 First Aid Training

ARLINGTON — Armstrong Ambulance personnel participated in a specialized training last month that would help them render aid to an injured dog in an emergency.

On Wednesday, Dec. 12, Armstrong welcomed veterinarian Beth Eisenberg from the Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital in Woburn for an in-depth training session that would enable them to help an injured dog, such as a police K-9 hurt in the line of duty.

Armstrong EMTs and Paramedics worked with a black lab to learn more about its anatomy and develop an understanding of how properly listen to its heart and lungs and locate its pulse.

Staff members were also trained on basic handling of an injured K-9 — including providing safe transport using a backboard — and all of the critical skills they’d need to respond to various types of trauma, much as they do with human patients. They also had the opportunity to practice CPR on a K-9 mannequin.

“We work closely with police departments and other Law Enforcement agencies which includes their K-9 members, so we want to be prepared to provide critical lifesaving aid to anyone at a scene who may need it,” Armstrong CEO Richard Raymond said. “Our team members did an excellent job building an understanding of how they can provide immediate help to injured dogs just like they would with an injured person.”

While all Armstrong EMTs and Paramedics have undergone extensive and specialized training to provide aid to human beings, the course on K-9 first aid allowed them to have a baseline understanding of the needs of injured animals and how their first aid needs differ from those of humans.

The course is part of Armstrong’s ongoing training program, and provides participating EMTs and Paramedics with continuing education that they must fulfill in order to maintain their certifications. 28 Paramedics and EMTs participated in the training.

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