Fire-EMS
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Until emergency responders learn to assess the risk and benefits of helicopter response and working on the highway, tragic incidents like this will be repeated
Applause for EMS providers, firefighters, and police in Wis. and Texas that chose to serve others
One hopes that a show like this will build empathy for its firefighters and medics and spread to the larger first-responder community
The bus carrying women returning from a church retreat in Southern California’s San Bernardino Mountains
An increase of staff available at county stations will improve response times and take a larger quantity of calls
Nicole Mittendorff’s sister and husband break their silence on her death and online bullying
Patients who received CPR with the ResQCPR system had a 9 percent one-year survival rate, versus a 6 percent without it
EMS, fire and police members discuss the importance of having a tight-knit community mentality
The transports are conducted by off-duty personnel; the ambulances used are also pulled out of reserve
Paramedics brought the bleeding under control and transported the man to the hospital
The event was part of the 2016 AMR World CPR Challenge
Board members voted Tuesday to examine the department in light of firefighter-paramedic Nicole Mittendorff’s suicide
Crews applied a tourniquet at the top of the 12-year-old boy’s right thigh in order to stop the bleeding en route
Witnesses called to report an explosion when the plane went down shortly after takeoff
People convicted of felony hate crimes could face an additional five years in prison and up to a $5,000 fine
The police medic, who was not identified, suffered injuries to his wrist and hand
The FAA will investigate and the National Transportation Safety Board will determine the crash’s cause
A mother, her 2-year-old son and a babysitter pushing a 10-month-old were injured
Kyle Jameson went into remission last year, but later found out he needed a bone marrow transplant
Equipping firefighters with epinephrine could cost the city $25,000
Stipe Miocic knocked out Fabricio Werdum in the main event of UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil
Some passengers from the bus being treated at that hospital were in stable condition
The number of push-ups correlate to the number of veterans that die by suicide every day
The Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance is asking crews to place a rig in their driveway and turn their emergency lights on for one minute
Responders would be protected under the bill at a state level, although a similar federal bill has been proposed in Congress
The woman suffered traumatic injuries and was airlifted to the hospital
Stipe Miocic will battle for the UFC heavyweight champion title in Brazil
The female firefighter claims that she was reprimanded and reassigned to another station when she told her superiors about the harassment
Sean Kehren was on his way to see his mother when he saw a vehicle ahead of him drift into the ditch
A flag flown over the U.S. Capitol will be provided to families of EMS personnel and first responders who die in the line of duty
The social media dance craze is said to have been sparked by two University of Maryland basketball players