by Steve Farzam | Dec 19, 2018 | Emergency Medical Technician, EMT, Health, Steve Farzam
Diabetes mellitus, commonly referred to as diabetes, affects more than 29.1 million people in the United States alone. As of 2015, Diabetes is also the seventh leading cause of death in the US, both as an underlying cause or a contributing cause of death. Therefore,...
by Steve Farzam | Dec 19, 2018 | Emergency Medical Technician, EMT, Farzam Steve, Steve Farzam
Landslides can happen anywhere, often due to tectonic instability, storms, fires and also human excavation efforts. Because they can happen swiftly, it is best to look for environmental changes that might herald a potential landslide. Landslides occur when terrain...
by Steve Farzam | Oct 12, 2018 | Emergency Medical Technician, EMT, Farzam Steve, Health, Steve Farzam
Many people suffer from strong emotions, especially with specific triggers. Unfortunately for some people, their strong emotions become out of control and can turn into a behavioral emergency. In the event of a behavioral emergency, time is of the essence. The...
by Steve Farzam | Sep 21, 2018 | Emergency Medical Technician, EMT, Farzam Steve, Health, Santa Monica, Steve Farzam
In every U.S. state and territory, the threat of a flood is a very real possibility, as is in any area of the world that receives rain. In the U.S. alone, more people die as a result of flooding than from tornadoes, hurricanes, or lightning. A flood constitutes as an...
by Steve Farzam | Sep 7, 2018 | Emergency Medical Technician, EMT, Farzam Steve, Health, Steve Farzam
Like many storm systems, hurricanes are massive systems that form over warm ocean waters and move toward land, and they can occur along and coast in the U.S. or territory in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The potential effects resulting from hurricanes include heavy...
