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You have to first possess and practice traits like kindness and compassion before you can pass the sentiment on to your patients
The arrival of EMS is the moment when a motor vehicle collision incident shifts from chaos to order
Paramedic Nicole Hall said in the last two months she’s worked in Indianapolis, she has responded to between 20 to 30 shootings
Under existing law, paramedics may administer the drug but police officers aren’t allowed
Officials said the crew was treating a patient in the back of an ambulance when bullets struck the front windshield
Kory and Camille Landwehr aren’t normally allowed to work shifts together, but were permitted to do so on Christmas
Officials said the ambulance was on a call and attempting to make a U-turn when it was struck by a Jeep
Crew members updated police with their location and other details as the incident unfolded
A lift, which is installed in the back of the ambulance, works by locking a stretcher into place and sliding the patient safely into the vehicle
Adam Walton said victims have 45 minutes to an hour before they lose all ability to help themselves
Data collected from May through Nov. 16 show that of the 338 calls, the company had no crew for 88 of them
New recommendations suggest waiting at least 30 to 60 seconds after birth for all healthy newborns
Responders arrived to the scene, but had to be airlifted to a medical facility with specialized equipment for treating carbon monoxide poisoning
In the final moments of her life, Rose received love and compassion from the nursing home staff entrusted to be present with her
Officials said the outbreak appears likely to have been caused by bacillus cereus or clostridium perfingens
Your patient takes a medication you aren’t familiar with and needs to be treated using a protocol you haven’t reviewed recently; do you have the right apps on your phone to assist?
You are dispatched to a report of a patient suffering from a seizure
Understanding the underlying cause of a patient’s behavioral changes is necessary to assure accurate treatment is started
Capnography guided care gives EMS providers the information they need to improve survival for patients who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Dolores Miozza offered to give the two paramedics money for the cake, but they turned her down
The company will charge $300 for the generic version of its lifesaving injections
Hypothermia death of a Minn. teen is an unimaginable tragedy, but a breach is not enough for a finding of negligence
Paramedic Josh Cooper helped Breshon Atkins deliver her son before transporting them to the hospital last month
Robert Duval, 40, got out of his vehicle and into the unattended ambulance so he could move it out of his way
Joseph Leifkin told paramedics he couldn’t die, because he had a date scheduled with his wife for his 91st birthday
Centre LifeLink EMS responds to calls involving Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia almost daily
William Schmidt was in his living room when he heard honking and a loud crash outside his home
The parents of Jake Anderson, 19, allege first responders declared their son dead before properly evaluating and transporting him to a hospital
Although the Ambulance Driver had a year he wants to forget, there are five noteworthy events in EMS propelling us into 2017
EMS providers across the country went above and beyond for their communities — no matter how big or small the deed
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