EMT, EMS, Paramedic Jobs and Careers
Kris Kaull relates his most memorable call, and how practice, and a mindset to control what you can allows EMS providers to provide help and calm during the chaos
Policies, training and practice changes resulted in faster response time, penalty savings and improved morale across EMTs, paramedics and EMS leadership
Philip D. White, master fire service instructor, addressed planning effective first responder incident preparedness and recovery training sessions at the recent California Mobile Command Center Expo
Kyle Joseph Compton, 23, was killed in a crash after his car veered off the road and he struck several trees
Students learned several vehicle-rescue techniques, including how to safely knock out windows and how to properly use the Jaws of Life to remove doors
When police arrived, Datrielle Y. Wright, 29, was sitting in the driver’s seat of the ambulance, gripping the steering wheel and refusing orders to come out
The 911 Supporting Accurate Views of Emergency Services (SAVES) Act would reclassify communications officers from clerical workers to first responders
To help teach first responders how to mitigate that stress, the city of Keene hosted “Resilience Strategies for First Responders”
The Yellow Dot program provides first responders with a person’s medical history, allergies, medications and medical conditions
A Southwest Health ambulance transporting a patient rolled over in a one-vehicle crash
To be successful in this line of work you need certain intangible traits such as commitment, professionalism, reliability, a wealth of medical expertise
Michael Senisch is suing AtlanticCare for wrongful termination after he practiced holistic medicine on a patient who refused traditional treatment
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