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...
by Steve Farzam | Aug 6, 2018 | Emergency Medical Technician, EMT, Farzam Steve, Health, Steve Farzam
Wildfires also called forest fires and wildland fires, are unplanned fires that burn in a natural area, such as a prairie, grassland, or forest. They burn through acres of land quickly (think, minutes), and destroy everything in their path. In the U.S. alone, more...
by Steve Farzam | Jul 25, 2018 | Emergency Medical Technician, EMT, Farzam Steve, Health
On average,1,253 tornadoes occur in the United States every year. They happen all over the globe and are not limited to a particular geographic area. Catching a glimpse of a tornado is pretty rare, and the odds of dying in a tornado are 1 in 4,513,000. If you do find...
by Steve Farzam | Jun 1, 2018 | Emergency Medical Technician, EMT, Farzam Steve, Health, Steve Farzam
An anxiety attack and panic attack tend to be used interchangeably, however, they are not entirely the same. While they are similar in that they both increase your heart rate and cause a shortness of breath and dizziness, that is all they have in common. While the...
by Steve Farzam | May 8, 2018 | Emergency Medical Technician, EMT, Farzam Steve, Health, Santa Monica, Steve Farzam
In the United States, there are two children that die and more than 300 children under the age of 19 that are treated in emergency rooms everyday due to unintentional poisoning. While many of the chemicals used in the home are labeled with clear warning labels, there...
