PULSE Magazine | October 2019 Issue

ON THE COVER: Pretty as a picture! Communications Captain Tara Spencer

October 2019

Contents

Featured News

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ATCEMS WINS CIVIC FUTURES AWARD

On Wednesday, October 2, 2019, Austin-Travis County EMS won the Civic Futures Award for the Recruitment Messaging project, a collaboration between EMS and the City of Austin’s Innovations office .

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NATIONAL CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK

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When it comes to child safety, ATCEMS Injury Prevention’s goal is to ensure that all children are properly secured in an appropriate car seat or booster seat. A child’s age, weight, and height can all play a factor when determining proper safety harnesses, so it’s important to keep up-to-date with all current safety regulations and suggestions.

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RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS

Six weeks ago, an Apple watch appeared on the desk at Medic 9. Somebody finally said they found the watch on the gurney, but had no idea who owned the watch. An ATCEMS medic made an extraordinary effort to find the owner of the watch.

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FALL PREVENTION & COMMUNITY EDUCATION

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Clinical Specialist and Injury Prevention team mem- ber Cheryl Bakhtiari conducted recently conducted a safety presentation at Gold’s Gym for members of the Silver Sneakers group. Community Relations & Injury Prevention team members routinely engage in these types of presentations to provide valuable information to our community concerning falls and how to mitigate them.

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HALLOWEEN SAFETY ON AND OFF THE ROAD

Here’s a scary statistic: Children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year! In 2017 October ranked Number 2 in motor vehicle deaths by month, with 3,700 deaths.

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