Name: BIEMS reports 57 emergency responses and expanded training through August 21, 2005
Start: 2005-01-01
End: 2005-08-21
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 2005-01-01 – 2005-08-21
Kind: Medical
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: emergency-managementhealthcareeducationtransportationcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

From January 1 through August 21, 2005, BIEMS recorded 57 emergency responses. The report says half did not require mainland transport, describes search-and-rescue work and hypothermia rescues, identifies new EMT and First Responder graduates, and announces planned paramedic and Medical First Responder programs.

Evidence limits

The percentages and response totals are the organization’s published report; they are not independently reconciled here to dispatch or hospital records.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 2005, "Emergency Responses Up! Emergency Transports Normal!" by Joe Moore.
Reports 57 emergency responses, transport shares among BIRHC, Northflight, USCG, and local air service, two search-and-rescue operations, seven people completing EMT or First Responder exams, and planned paramedic and Medical First Responder programs. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, September 2005, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the BIEMS report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “BIEMS reports 57 emergency responses and expanded training through August 21, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bi-ems-emergency-responses-and-training-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2005, "Emergency Responses Up! Emergency Transports Normal!" by Joe Moore. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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