Medic Up! Episode #7 –\u00a0 Aaron Dix \u2013 Greenwood Nursing Home Fire<\/p>\n
This week I\u2019ve got my good friend, \u00a0Aaron Dix on the podcast. Aaron comes to the Upstate of South Carolina by way of Hartford Ct. We have very similar experiences in EMS from being brought up through the Exploring program to having solid mentors at very early points in our EMS careers. We share a lot of the same viewpoints and share the same solid knowledge of 80\u2019s & 90\u2019s rap beefs.<\/p>\n
Aaron has written several articles for EMS1 that center around the topic of simulation in healthcare. He is currently the Director of Simulation Education at the Greenville Health System Simulation Center. He is a regular speaker at state and National conferences on many topics. He also puts on one helluva 2-day prehospital medicine conference every year. Check out the link below to the Swamp Rabbit Prehospital Medicine Conference. Aaron is still heavily involved in prehospital care as a paramedic and as a firefighter in the Upstate of South Carolina. He does \/ has done a lot of other stuff too. Too much to type. He\u2019s a part time ninja. He was the back-up pilot of one of the Voltron lion robots in the 80\u2019s. He\u2019s Chuck Norris\u2019s stunt double in Walker Texas Ranger; the list goes on-and-on but I digress.<\/p>\n
At approximately 0240 on a freezing February 26th<\/sup> morning, fire was reported at the Greenwood Nursing Home in Hartford Ct. It would later be concluded that a 23-year-old resident who suffered from mental illness set her bed sheets on fire while playing with a butane lighter that another resident gave her earlier that day. The resulting fire and toxic smoke killed 10 residents that morning and 6 others died within the week following the fire.<\/p>\n Aaron was the Medical Incident Commander for this job on that 6\u00b0F morning. Listen to him as he recounts what was going through his head while managing this incident. Pearls, pitfalls and lessons learned.<\/p>\n Things you should know:<\/p>\n Don’t forget to Like, Share and Follow us on Facebook by searching either: @Medic.Up.Podcast or typing Medic Up! in the search box.<\/p>\n Follow us in Instagram @medic_up_podcast<\/p>\n Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Google Play Music using your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n Please please please share us with your friends and EMS students out there.<\/p>\n Get at us if you have an idea for an episode or a topic you want covered.<\/p>\n Thanks for listening.<\/p>\n Here’s some show notes:<\/p>\n Greenwood Nursing Home Fire<\/a><\/p>\n List of Deadly Nursing Home Fires in the USA<\/a><\/p>\n Mike Rowe: Safety 3rd<\/a><\/p>\n Greenville Health System Simulation Center<\/a><\/p>\n Exploring<\/a><\/p>\n List of 10 classic 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s rap beefs<\/a><\/p>\n\n