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Armstrong Ambulance Collecting Donations to Support Homeless Community

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ARLINGTON — Armstrong Ambulance is pleased to announce that it will be collecting donations for those in need this holiday season, through its annual Winter Warmth Drive. From now until Dec. 20, Armstrong will be collecting new and gently used items to help the homeless stay warm this winter. The items that are needed most include coats and jackets, boots, gloves, hats, scarves, socks, sweatpants and jeans. Collection bins are located inside each of Armstrong’s locations, and residents interested in donating items may leave them at the facility, where they will be collected by an Armstrong employee.

Donations can be delivered to any of the following locations:

• 87 Mystic St., Arlington (donations may be delivered to main entrance on the third floor)
• 487 Washington St., Brighton
• 217 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington (entrance in the rear)
• 70 Union St., Medford
• 32 Summer St., Stoneham
• 10 Micro Drive, Woburn (entrance in the rear)
• 55 Knox Trail, Acton
• 16 Hamilton St., Saugus

“The winter months can be extremely challenging for homeless families, so we want do do what we can to support them and help them stay warm,” Armstrong CEO Richard Raymond said. “I hope that the residents in the communities we serve will once again join us in helping those in need.”

All items collected will be donated to Bay Cove Human Services.


The Verdict Is In

JEMS S. Wood & B. Podsiadlo

Congratulations to Armstrong Ambulance’s Director of Clinical Integration, Ben Podsiadlo and Armstrong Clinical Educator, Steve Wood for being published in JEMS – Journal of Emergency Medical Services. Ben and Steve wrote a rebuttal letter in response to the Pragmatic Airway Reconstruction Trial (PART), published “ETI vs. SGA: The Verdict Is In” which is a review of the findings of their study comparing a supraglottic airway, specifically the King airway, with endotracheal intubation.

Here’s to a future of enhancing education and providing more opportunities to practice and develop skills maintenance.

To read the full article on JEMS please see link:

https://www.jems.com/articles/2018/11/it-s-about-paramedic-intubation-skill-maintenance-not-eti-vs-sga.html