{"id":29055,"date":"2023-09-27T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=29055"},"modified":"2023-09-28T06:41:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T06:41:39","slug":"north-texas-va-stands-up-ambulance-transportation-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=29055","title":{"rendered":"North Texas VA stands up ambulance transportation team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ricki Coleman\u2019s path to standing up North Texas VA<\/a>\u2019s first ever ambulance transportation team began with tanks. Yes, a 62-ton U.S. Army M1 tank.<\/p>\n

Coleman\u2019s journey to a career at VA began as an M1 tank gunner and, after a break in service, continued as part of a Special Operations Command Long Range Scout Surveillance team. With this team he was introduced to emergency medicine through introductory combat lifesaver training and the mentorship of a special forces medic who fueled his desire to apply life-saving techniques to those in need.<\/p>\n

It was this exposure that led Coleman to become a volunteer firefighter, earn an EMT certification and ultimately occupy his current key role as an immediate care technician and ambulance supervisor.<\/p>\n

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VA North Texas EMS transportation team and lifesaving equipment that is loaded in the truck every day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI believe I am here to serve a calling by helping Veterans with compassion, competency and empathy,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

ER treats over 250 Veterans a day<\/h2>\n

Dallas VA Medical Center is home to a 26-bed emergency medicine department that treats more than 250 Veterans each day. A newly created ambulance transportation team staffed by emergency medical technicians and paramedics is providing services from basic life support to advanced medical care for patients transferring to a higher level of care in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.<\/p>\n

Coleman\u2019s efforts in standing up the team at a high-volume medical facility is eliminating the need to wait for previously used contracted transportation services.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis program is so important for VA and Veteran care,\u201d said Director of Ambulance Services Kevin Patel. \u201cThis program and the ambulances are saving precious minutes and lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Real difference is the skill of the team<\/h2>\n

Ambulances at larger VA medical centers are a common sight, but the level of life-saving equipment available to its immediate care technicians and physicians in North Texas VA rigs is truly impressive. The team\u2019s ambulance is outfitted with state-of-the-art technology that keeps the patients and technicians safe during transport by limiting the amount of effort needed to load the patient and provide care while in transit.<\/p>\n

A Stryker Lucas 3 device that performs accurate CPR compressions while EMTs and paramedics perform other lifesaving interventions is a game changer in preserving life. Pictured above, the North Texas VA EMS transportation team trains with the Lucas 3 automated CPR device. \u201cThe tools we have are great but the real difference maker is the skill and professionalism of the team,\u201d said Coleman. \u201cDown to a person, we are all passionate about out work with Veterans and train constantly for the worst possible scenarios.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ricki Coleman\u2019s path to standing up North Texas VA\u2019s first ever ambulance transportation team began with tanks. Yes, a 62-ton U.S. Army M1 tank. Coleman\u2019s journey to a career at VA began as an M1 tank gunner and, after a break in service, continued as part of a Special Operations Command Long Range Scout Surveillance […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":29057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[693,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ambulance","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29055"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29061,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29055\/revisions\/29061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}