CALL 9-1-1 IN AN EMERGENCY
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS)
All Cape Coral firefighters must be an Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic. All Cape Coral fire stations are capable of providing advanced life support.
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Cardiac Arrest
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Traumatic Injury
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Vehicle Accidents
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Drowning
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Breathing Problems
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Diabetic Emergencies
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Stroke
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Falls
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Overdoses
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Seizures
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General Illness
Of the calls run annually by Cape Coral firefighters, 73% of them are medical in nature. These include:
Advanced Life Support (ALS)
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Includes administering IV medications, endotracheal intubation, 12 lead ECG interpretation
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Provided by Paramedics
Basic Life Support (BLS)
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Includes administering CPR, using an AED, wound bandaging
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Provided by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) - minimum standard for Cape Coral firefighters
MyID
MyID provides an easy way to access, store, and manage your health information. It is a virtual medical profile that can be access anytime, anywhere. Every MyID product comes with three access points (QR Code, 24/7 live operator, website) making it fast and easy for first responders to access your profile and health information. For more information on the program, visit getmyid.com.
Benefits:
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Free online profile accessed right from the product itself.
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Manage your health records and medical information.
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Add a dependent profile—perfect for parents and caretakers.
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Choose what information to show on your public profile.
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Free app on iOS or Android devices.
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Link multiple MyID products to your profile.
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Share all your medical information with your doctors.
The Cape Coral Fire Department has the following MyID products available for the community at no cost: tags, sticker kits, wallet cards, and child bracelets. To request one or more of these items, please email cceoc@capecoral.gov.
Vial of L.I.F.E.
When responding to an emergency, the first thing responders want to know is your vital information. Every person should have this information readily available, especially those with medical needs such as heart or respiratory conditions, stroke or seizure history, severe allergic reactions, and any person on medication. When you can't speak for yourself, when you are confused, in pain, or scared, the Vial of L.I.F.E. can speak for you. The Vial of L.I.F.E. (Lifesaving Information For Emergencies) is a small plastic container that holds a form listing vital information and is stored in your refrigerator door, enabling emergency workers to quickly locate your health and medical information in a time of crisis in order to administer proper medical treatment and care.
Instructions for proper use:
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Complete form in pencil to allow information to be easily updated or changed.
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Complete one Vial of L.I.F.E. form for each person in the household.
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Place completed form in the plastic Vial of L.I.F.E. container.
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Store the container in your refrigerator door.
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Put provided sticker on your front door or window closest to your front door and magnet on your refrigerator door to let emergency responders know that you have vital information available.
Vials of L.I.F.E are available for pick up at all Cape Coral fire stations for no cost. For a list of fire station locations, click HERE.
Vial of L.I.F.E. and MyID
All Cape Coral fire stations have free containers to properly discard needles and other sharps available for the community. When the container is filled, return it to a fire station for disposal and to receive a new, empty container. There is no charge for the container or the disposal. It is important that sharps are discarded in appropriate containers and not in coffee cans, milk jugs, bags, cardboard boxes, etc. This is for the safety of our community and firefighters as needles are able to stick through ineffective containers and potentially injure someone.
Do you or someone you know need a sharps container? Stop by any of our 12 fire stations to pick one up. For a list of fire station locations, click HERE.
