Entertainment
We should be out of excuses by now
The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
AmbuServe’s Melissa Harris discusses EMS staffing and leadership challenges
Adam Perrelli, 36, admitted that he made the radio calls that interfered with ambulance and fire dispatching
3 French Olympians, filming a popularity reality TV show, among the 10 dead from the incident
As a street medic I never get to hear the original 911 call; dispatchers deserve recognition for the stress associated with being the first contact for an emergency event
Documentary film tells story of Freedom House creating jobs and providing a crucial service to the community in the 1960s
Return to 10-codes pushed by police chiefs; adopted unanimously by board of emergency response agency reps
Emergency responders are expecting a spike in entrapment with the movie’s release; foreign body removal reports have significantly increased since book trilogy released in 2011
Words of wisdom from the New Orleans EMS cast of Nightwatch
County emergency management activated amateur radio experts to relay information about fire and police personnel
It never occurred to me that the voice over my radio was anything but annoying to my patients, never mind someone’s salvation
Questions being asked about tactics of donating equipment for testing and high profile events that is leveraged for future sole-source purchasing
One hopes that a show like this will build empathy for its firefighters and medics and spread to the larger first-responder community
New show is a positive and realistic portrayal of EMS professionals from producers of Law and Order and Chicago Fire
Nightwatch to premiere on A&E; show captures action of top EMS, fire, and police teams in the Big Easy
I was reminded of this horrible scene when I had to cardiovert a father as his family watched
Thirteen years after the World Trade Center attacks, FirstNet progress continues for the benefit of EMS
The FCC raised $10 billion to move forward with the creation of the high-speed communications network
In his novel, “Medic Up: Where Criminals, Swat Teams & Medicine Intersect,” Krebs tells the fictional tale of a SWAT team tactical medic responding to a hostage standoff with an armed murderer
Mantooth spoke about bringing paramedics into people’s living rooms for the first time with the show “Emergency!” and what it’s like to be the nation’s most famous paramedic
Adrian Matilla played a police officer in the show; he’s worked for three years at a Jersey City EMS agency while honing his acting career
The comedy show by Denis Leary focuses on EMTs, and the NAEMT plans to share your feedback when they meet with producers before it airs on March 6
“Paramedico” the book and movie offer insight into how EMS operates in other countries — it’s worth taking notes
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