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The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
President of the Austin EMS Association, Capt. Selena Xie is always looking for ways to elevate the EMS impact on the community
An easy patient assessment activity you can incorporate in any classroom
Eight countries currently use the IPR exam process to certify providers as Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technicians or Paramedic
City Attorney Margaret Casey said medics spent less than 15 seconds assessing Whitfield Marshall Jr.
Tucson Police Department stated a vehicle traveling the wrong way collided with an AMR ambulance
Vancouver paramedics were treating a patient when their squad was stolen and later abandoned
Paramedics faced a complex rescue on a popular trail near Cajon Pass
Saugerties, Ulster County officials debate disparity among providers, staffing and costs for smaller communities
Lawmakers in Kingston have funded salaries for three paramedics and five EMTs
Task force members discussed funding, salaries, regulations and community paramedicine
Baltimore EMS personnel will be eligible for the retention bonus if they stay on the job for the next three years
MedStar personnel describe their first moments on the scene of the Sandman Signature Hotel explosion
Rescuers spent five hours digging the plumber out from a collapse at a National City shopping mall
In a new work visa program, Spirit EMS was able to reach halfway around the world for paramedic recruitment
Paramedics Julie Purick and Davin Eshelman were exposed to respiratory injuries that were “secondary to the inhalation of hot smoke and gas,” the union said
Daviess Community Hospital’s construction plans give paramedics and EMTs their own kitchen, quarters
Santa Clara County officials work to deal with staffing issues as residents face long EMS response times
Rural medics who rescued the rancher didn’t have much experience handling severe wounds, but a doctor was able to help via video inside the ambulance
The training ended with an exercise involving mock shooting victims, allowing medics to refine skills such as wound packing
Gov. Inslee’s administration is also looking at state regulations to allow paramedics to administer initial opioid disorder treatment doses to overdose victims
Three EMTs, three dispatchers and one paramedic received the awards during a ceremony at Fitzwilliam Town Hall.
Colorado Solictor General Shannon Stevenson said the Aurora paramedics administered too much ketamine for McClain’s body weight
Kern County Medic Squad 63 had ROSC with a cardiac arrest patient prior to transport
Two South Central Ambulance District paramedics were injured after their ambulance was struck by another vehicle
Jury selection begins Monday for Aurora Fire Department paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Lt. Peter Cichuniec
Police believe the driver who struck the Sun Prairie ambulance was impaired
South County Fire is adding staff to its community resource paramedic program that has decreased 911 calls and emergency department visits
Clark County will begin to use Advanced EMT staffing after years of ALS staffing for every call
Greenup County Ambulance Authority is launching six paramedic-staffed ambulances providing round-the-clock coverage
EMTs and paramedics in an unofficial picket call for changes to working conditions
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Jasper County’s EMS program uses reserve deputy paramedics to respond to gaps in existing services, coverage
Carroll County’s new combination department is continuing to grow and is on track to have career staff at seven remaining fire stations