The Brief
- With winter weather brings an increase in work for EMS workers. North Texas hospitals are preparing for an increase in calls as the winter storm moves in.
- Arlington AMR is prepping additional workers and ambulances as they expect an increase in accidents on the road.
- Parkland ER says hypothermia can happen even inside, and that the biggest risks brought about by freezing temperatures are preventable.
ARLINGTON, Texas – With threats of icy roads, hypothermia and more due to winter weather, medical professionals across North Texas are preparing for a busy weekend.
Arlington EMS workers ready to work
AMR Arlington medics are staging extra ambulances, stocking supplies and getting ready for a spike in emergency calls.
Last year, they had more than 60,000 responses and transported a little over 41,000 patients.
“We have a very succinct system, if you will, that allows us to bring the ambulances in, lift, and the chains are actually already on tires, and are then placed on the ambulances, then they go right back out,” Arlington AMR operations manager Chris Weinzapfel tells FOX 4’s Casey Stegall.
Weinzapfel also tells Stegall that, in addition to already bulking up on staffing, additional support is on stand-by.…