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An ongoing series about learning and living in (and out) of the EMS classroom and the pathway to becoming an EMT
After watching yet another television show that attempts to glamorize public safety providers, I thought about what really goes on inside our world
He jumped over a fence and began the Heimlich maneuver when an 11-year-old raised his hands to his throat during a watermelon-eating contest
The firefighter was placed on leave during an investigation; the paramedic said he drove her home after a concert and she woke to him performing a sex act on her
He was arrested after a colleague discovered a syringe, a partially used vial of hydromorphone and a tourniquet in his shower bag
The FDNY EMTs filed a report against four NYPD officers, saying they had to physically intervene to stop them from punching an emotionally disturbed patient in the face
Penn Township Paramedic Garen Warren: “I asked her to give us one good push and that was it. Paige was here”
Demand is up with increases in the elderly population, and the industry needs more training programs for students, they say
His parents tracked down the medics who saved him from a near-fatal anaphylactic attack and invited them to his birthday bash
Rescue crews responded to multiple injuries after intense thunderstorms sent trees crashing onto campsites
A doctor on the scene recalls the moment a medic brought in the boy who clung to him crying “I want my father,” and the fate of him and his siblings
They worked side by side to help physicians better understand pre-hospital care and the limitations of working in the field