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EMS systems may experience and respond to behavioral health, substance abuse and domestic violence situations as social isolation impacts public health
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Violence prevention training and situational awareness can help keep EMS providers safe on scene
Elverson-Honey Brook Area EMS fired Jason McCully, who admitted to owning a toiletry bag containing a camera that was found in the restroom
Cristian Anthony Stern also serves with the Georgia National Guard
Robin Melinda Keane was arrested and charged her with assault and battery on a police officer, assault and battery on ambulance personnel and interfering with a firefighter
Warriors heart finds alcohol abuse is the most common addiction in veterans and first responders
Staff members said that “for a very long time,” AMR Victorville division employees have undergone rampant physical and verbal abuse by supervisors
Officials said responders discovered 75-year-old Nancy Parker on the floor of her living room in her own urine and feces, where she had been for five days
Follow these methods to successfully assess and treat older patients
Here is the “never-do” list if you want to have a long and prosperous career in EMS
Our concern for personal and partner safety needs to extend from scene safety to off-duty safety from intimate partner violence and abuse
The forum was designed to educate first responders on how to recognize signs of child abuse
Suspect physical abuse of a child when there is a mismatch between the reported mechanism of injury, patient history and the physical exam findings
The woman faked a seizure and collapsed after her boyfriend repeatedly punched her and threw her down a flight of stairs
A case of suspected elder abuse in Calif. is raising awareness of the signs of neglect that EMTs can keep an eye out for when in a patent’s home
Her husband who held her at knifepoint allowed her to place an order at Pizza Hut, and under the comments section she asked for 911
The police are searching for the medics that were both fired 1 week ago for absenteeism
His response to a severely abused 11-year-old was the most extreme medical case he’s seen, and the most successful recovery of his career
Intuition is a valuable instinct; when the details don’t add up follow procedures to report suspicions of child abuse or neglect
Authorities and healthcare providers fail to protect and report signs of abuse
He at first thought it was a prank, but soon put it together as a domestic abuse situation
The 78-year-old said police arrived before paramedics, and assaulted him for no reason; he suffered a black eye and stitches to his head
Her boyfriend seriously and repeatedly beat and choked her sons, 6 and 8; she didn’t report it because she was afraid she would lose her job, police say