Investigation
Manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other charges attempt to criminalize acts of medical malpractice and make deviation from EMS protocols a crime
Family members of the recovering COVID-19 patient said she was tucked into a stranger’s bed eight miles from her home
An Ogden Fire Department crew was treating a patient inside a building when the rig was taken from the scene
Air Evac Lifeteam operations control center lost contact with the crew late Saturday night
Lake County firefighters on two units nearest to the site of the Jan. 4 emergency failed to promptly alert dispatchers they were available to respond, investigation revealed
The NTSB, FAA are assisting local authorities in investigating the cause of the hot air balloon crash in Elroy
EMS personnel reportedly called Rochester police to have the man removed after he assaulted a crewmember
Officials in Spartanburg note no foul play or CO poisoning
The Air Methods helicopter was transporting an infant girl when it crashed in Upper Darby in Jan. 2022
Former Sedgwick County 911 dispatchers identifed Director Elora Forshee’s leadership as “tyrannical,” “discriminatory”
The driver, Michael Avery, had purchased containers and gasoline before crashing outside the Kodiak Center in Rochester
Investigators focused on pilot errors involving the vortex ring state during the second training flight of the Mercy Flight helicopter
“In the process of entering the bore, the handgun was attracted to the magnet and fired a single round. The patient received a gunshot wound in the right buttock area,” the adverse event report states
The first university officer arrived within 78 seconds of the gunfire report, and university and city police swarmed the building
The paramedic took a woman to the hospital for a miscarriage, only to be asked to return to the home to look for a deceased infant
Officials said the Office of Emergency Medical Services is dealing with the deficit due to years of budgeting beyond available resources
University of Nevada shooter who killed 3 was a professor who recently applied for a job, police say
The gunman opened fire at a University of Nevada, Las Vegas building, killing three people and critically wounding a fourth before dying in a shootout with police
Las Vegas police said the shooter has been located and is deceased
At the time of the incident, a patient was in the back of the ambulance, the Detroit Fire Department said
The man refused treatment after EMS was called to his apartment for injuries he received in a prior motorcycle crash
Three Greene County officials were charged with tampering with public records
The fire department is investigating to see if the crew of Engine 1 violated policy by not responding to a crash two blocks away
Capt. Jeffrey Scott Klein was in charge of a 2020 medical response that led to the death of a patient who was put in a prone position
“The conditions of the victims right now is unknown” but all were taken to hospitals for treatment, police Capt. Scott Molnar said
Bradley Haas, a Department of Safety security officer, was working at the front lobby entrance when he was killed
Multnomah County officials issued a warning in August about 14% of calls that warranted penalties
Cheshire County officials used pandemic relief funds to create county EMS after failed bid to buy ambulance service
First responders, hazmat teams investigated suspicious envelopes at four sites across two counties
Two paramedics and two EMTs were allegedly drunk during a retirement party at their Bronx station
Authorities received a tip that two Banner Wyoming Medical Center employees bragged about stealing mementos during the Alcova Marina fire
Authorities in Long Beach suspect the driver intentionally drove in pedestrians
Officials are investigating the cause of the commercial structure explosion in Bucklin
Janet Gamblin struggled with COPD and was reportedly denied transport to the hospital during the Christmas blizzard
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