Open House – June 19 @ 11am

May 18th, 2010

Mark your calendars now!

Come join us at the annual South Orange Rescue Squad Open House.

Enjoy ice cream from Maple View Farms.  See the inside of an ambulance without the emergency.  Technical Rescue demos. Gator rides!  And everyone’s favorite Andy the Ambulance.

Mock Crashes

May 1st, 2010

We’ve posted links to a few media spots (via twitter) on the “mock crashes” we participated in last month at the Chapel Hill, East Chapel Hill, and Carrboro High Schools.

Here’s UNC AirCare’s YouTube Video of the events. Looks sharp guys.

We kind of like the screen shot NEWS14 choose to use!

Officials Study Effectiveness of Mock Accidents

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Now mobile browser friendly

March 11th, 2010

We just installed the WPtouch plugin to make our fabulous wordpress blog display in a friendlier manner on the smart phone mobile browsers.  We are also working on adding more cow bell.

St Baldrick’s Fundraiser

February 21st, 2010

Come join us again this year for the St Baldrick’s fundraising event.

We already have around 15 participants signed up.  Lets see if we can break last years mark of $18,000 for pediatric cancer research.

For those of you new to SORS, St. Baldricks is a foundation that funds life-saving pediatric cancer research around the world and specifically here in the Triangle.  A majority of the funding comes from events such as ours where people like you and me shave their heads to raise money and awareness for the cause.

When: March 6, 2010 @ noon

Where: Bailey’s Pub & Grille, Chapel Hill, NC

SRT1 Class information posted

February 11th, 2010

The flyer for the March 2010 SRT1 class has been posted to the SORS website.  http://www.sorescue.org

NC rescue squad, EMS discuss volunteers for new franchise agreement

September 14th, 2009

Article in the September 14th Chapel Hill Herald

Text online at EMS1.com

Car vs Firetruck

June 13th, 2009

Another reason why we teach using apparatus to protect emergency personnel working an incident on the highway or other roadway.

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/5348187/

H1N1 Flu update

April 30th, 2009

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5.

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Swine Flu Prevention

April 28th, 2009

Prevention of exposure is the goal:

This flu is the same as any other flu and is transmitted via respiratory droplets and close personal contacts.

There are 5 key messages to controlling transmission:

  1. Stay home if you are sick
  2. Consult your physician but call first to avoid transmission at the physician’s office
  3. Practice regular hand washing
  4. Practice good respiratory etiquette (such as covering your mouth when you cough)
  5. Proper infection control measures – Recommend to first responders take precaution (mask) to symptoms presenting of flu respiratory symptoms

Additional information is available at the following sites:

SORS to host – “New Advances in the Management of Cardiac Arrest”.

April 27th, 2009

I would like to invite all fire/EMS members to the first of these monthly trainings on Sunday, May 3rd at 18:00.  Dr Jose Cabanas from the UNC Emergency Department will be speaking about “New Advances in the Management of Cardiac Arrest”.