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We were honored to present the LifeFlight Safety Program to the hard working men and women of the Strattanville Vol. Fire Co. Thank you Chief Lander for the invitation! Photo by Mandy Mcmaster.

Good morning everyone! EMS Update 2021 DAY 3 is here! There are still some great opportunities to gain continuing education credits today before it is over! If you're interested please visit http://emsupdate.com to register! We have Charlie Borowicz and Dr. Kyle Duff presenting "Best Practices for Transgender and Non-Binary Patients" today at 1:15. We want to thank EMS West for hosting the virtual option so that our EMS Partners can obtain their continuing education from the fantastic speakers they have come to expect each and every year! EMS Update 2022 is scheduled for March 24th, 25th and 26th! We hope to see everyone in person next year at Seven Springs!

Good morning everyone! EMS Update 2021 DAY 2 is currently underway! We want to thank EMS West for having this virtual conference so that you, our EMS Partners can have access to quality continuing education! As we post, Wesley Semple is presenting "Situational Awareness for Fire and EMS". Next up is Chris Hendershot with "Code '0' at 23:45hrs: Now Who Is Going To Tell The Family?" at 8:15. at 10:30 Dr. Matthew Poremba, our LifeFlight and AHN Critical Care Transport Medical Director presents, "Whole Blood: A LifeFlight Experience". Finally Mike Taramelli presents "Closest Trauma Center Matters - Achieving Zero Preventable Deaths". There are still 37 registration spots open for EMS Update at the time of this posting! If you're interested please visit http://emsupdate.com to register!

Good morning everyone! EMS Update 2021 is currently streaming and we hope that you are taking advantage of this virtual experience. We hope to see everyone physically in 2022, but we wanted to let you know the speakers we have presenting today! Right now Dr. Alan Philp is finishing up Things You Hope Never Happen to YouInteresting Trauma Cases. At 9:15, Dr. Chadd Nesbit will be presenting Five Causes of Sudden Death and What You Can Do About Them. At 10:30 Zachary Allan... and Meredith Aumer AHN Jefferson Hospital will be presenting EMS to ED Handoff: Who’s Listening?. Dr. Phil Nawrocki, our Associate Medical Director for LifeFlight and AHN Critical Care Transport is up back to back with "Prehospital Pain Management" at 1:15 and "Prehospital Management of Blast Injuries" at 2:30. Finally Dr. Ariel Aballay finishes off the day with "Pediatric Burn Management" at 6:00! There are still 43 registration spots open for EMS Update at the time of this posting! If your interested please visit http://emsupdate.com to register! See more

LifeFlight 3 refueling at Jimmy Stewart after a trip to Conemaugh. Photo by Greg Parker.

Please join us for a unique and exciting virtual educational experience. Please click on the link below to register. https://ahn.enrollware.com/enroll?id=4311916

LifeFlight is hiring Flight Paramedics! Please use the QR code or click on the link below for more information: https://careers.highmarkhealth.org//flight-paramedic-pitt/

LifeFlight is hiring! Please click on the links below to learn more about opportunities within our team. Flight Nurse https://careers.highmarkhealth.org//registered-nurse-life/... Emergency Transport Coordinator https://careers.highmarkhealth.org//coordinator-emergency/

We are pleased to announce that registration is open for the AHN LifeFlight Emergency Nursing and Prehospital Care Symposium. This year’s virtual symposium speakers consist of LifeFlight physicians, nurses, and paramedics who work side-by-side with ED, ICU, and EMS every day, and who are happy to impart first hand lessons learned and best practices. We hope that you can join us. This continuing education is provided by West Penn Hospital of the Allegheny Health Network, whic...h is accredited by The Joint Commission. The education program is recognized as approved CE for license renewal in the state of Pennsylvania, however, is not acceptable for certification. Nursing: 4.0 CE Credits Awarded EMS: 5

Thank you, Butler Bureau of Fire, for keeping us safe! Video by Sean Sokolowski.

Please join us in congratulating Flight Nurses Janet Harris, Elaine Hruby, and Tom Bunney as they celebrate their 25th anniversary with LifeFlight. Janet, Elaine, and Tom, thank you for your hard work and dedication!