Attacks
The first 10 minutes of an MCI considerably impact emergency operations and survival.
Implementing body-worn cameras and body armor to support EMS safety strategy
The Cleveland EMS provider was in uniform at the time of the attack in 2021
Both firefighters were on duty, and the injured person was transported to a hospital
“We are so sad,” said FDNY Chief of Department John Hodgens. “The members of her station looked up to [Alison Russo]. She kept them in line.”
The nonprofit New Orleans EMS Foundation funded the new class on recognizing and responding to hazards and teaching these skills to coworkers
Lt. Alison Russo-Elling joined the department as an EMT in 1998 and was promoted to paramedic in 2002 before becoming a lieutenant in 2016
An EMT and two officers were injured, and the suspect faces multiple charges after a fight with cops trying to arrest him
The author whose work led to death threats in the 1980s was stabbed in the neck and torso; police arrested a suspect
Polk County Fire Rescue members had restrained the 67-year-old disabled patient on a gurney when Matthew Mullins struck him, police say
Charges are pending against the suspect, who reportedly shot the 25-year-old EMT in the ambulance
Before calling EMS, Greer police found the man under a house
Two people were killed in the onslaught; sources say the ambulance may have been donated by the London Ambulance Service
While being treated in the ambulance, Rodney Moore began to fight with personnel as he tried to exit the rig
A Salina woman who was reported to be in a distressed mental state was arrested and charged with battery
Police said the woman was also carrying a bullwhip and a knife
The Dallas Police Department finished reviewing a public integrity investigation that cleared Brad Cox
The two individuals were charged with battery of a governmental representative and obstructing an officer, according to a report filed in Cabell County Magistrate Court
The paramedics were treated at Saint Barnabas Hospital for pain and swelling to the face and for a bite wound
Authorities say that Gina Darlene McGehee was resisting arrest and took a deputy’s taser before she started holding her breath
“He told me that you guys are going to kill me,” the patient said before her boyfriend attacked, according to police
Lane Ambulance EMS providers were reportedly attempting to administer Narcan when the patient forced a paramedic to the rig floor
EMS providers were responding to call about a man who was slumped over in a vehicle
Lawton first responder Leif Johnson said an assailant fired a shot that struck the rig “about four inches from my right shoulder”
A Scranton man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly lighting an ambulance on fire then walking away
Jacob Dindinger remains in critical condition after being shot in the head, neck and arm
“We train for responding to an active shooter event, not being part of one,” the fire chief said
The man is suspected in multiple arson fires and Molotov cocktail bombings targeting EMS facilities throughout the state
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