K-9
The kits contain gauze, scissors, antiseptic iodine solution, cold packs, hydrogen peroxide, mouth attachments and more
A service animal can be a great help to responders as well as the client — as long as you know the tasks it’s been trained on
K-9 Drogon is a member of South Dakota Task Force 1, which is a statewide emergency resource, available for call-out 24/7
MassBay Community College students learn canine first-aid
The hypothermic and dehydrated patient was transported by helicopter to where EMS providers could treat him
Two others, including a Raleigh Police Department K9 officer, were transported to a hospital
A security K-9 at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center discovered the device
The new legislation went into effect on July 1
If no humans are waiting for treatment or transport, EMTs and paramedics would be allowed to help the dogs
The new law is named after a K-9 officer who was severely injured in a shooting where his partner, Sgt. Sean Gannon, was killed
State Attorney General Ashley Moody and dozens of K-9 officers gathered Friday to promote the bill
The state bill would create protections for EMS providers who render medical care to law enforcement K-9s injured in the line of duty and transport them in an ambulance
K-9 Sita became the first test pilot dog, allowing paramedics to train in emergency animal care
South Bend Paramedic Adrienne Taylor transported K-9 Luna for emergency surgery after she was wounded in a shootout on Oct. 13
State law currently permits emergency medical services to be used for humans only
Wes Weysham, a retired firefighter-paramedic, Navy veteran, and volunteer K-9 search and rescue handler, was honored at a funeral service this week
The participants were K-9 rescue handlers from 17 states who came to run their dogs through the facility’s disaster training area
A new law allows medics to treat and transport police dogs injured in the line of duty
Ambulances were dispatched when an SUV carrying two law enforcement dogs caught fire as it was heading to a prison complex; officers got one dog out but couldn’t save the other