Fire-EMS
The Fire-EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service. Use this page to find news and tips on survivability, ambulance safety, emergency medical response and medical operations.
The best way to convince any patient to make the right decision is to eliminate the drama and make a reasonable argument
Bargain shopping for fire and rescue deals is the case now more than ever as budgets are dwindling and compensation rates are getting lower
If you thought you were thinking big before, how about an additional one billion dollars being added to the funding matrix
Responders are built to help, and we should be asking how we can help our fellow responders, not why do they want special treatment
Three family members, who work as EMTs and firefighters, had been trained in grain bin rescues and helped save his life
Union officials said the ambulance service is bargained-for union work and can’t be unilaterally done away with by the city
Windows 8.1 Pro Update and a battery life of up to 15 hours enhances productivity of mobile professionals
The driver was charged with driving while impaired; none of the injuries were life-threatening
The spat may mean more taxpayers may now be more aware of how EMS is funded and what the system could provide
The $300,000 suit claims the city denied her request to work at fire stations with private areas
Since disagreements after the city took on more transports in March, AMR and the city have been working toward a contract extension agreement
She has made a signficant recovery a year after her ex-boyfriend shot her twice in the head and once in the abdomen, and thanked the medics who treated her
It was China’s most serious industrial disaster since a fire at a poultry plant killed 119 people in June last year
When responders tried to rescue the driver, they were swarmed by bees and had to stay away
Crews are working to free about 2,500 people trapped by flash floods and mudslides after thunderstorms tore through the area
Chris and Kelly also talk about the lack of funding for a community paramedicine program in Corpus Christi, Texas
Gonzalo Tellez-Santilla, 34, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, aggravated fleeing, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and assault on a healthcare worker
Firefighters believe lightning struck the ocean and spread through the water
Fifteen positions will be cut — 11 layoffs and four unfilled retirements — if a deal is not reached before Aug. 16
The 2013 outbreak sickened more than 700 and killed nine
Children ages 4, 7 and 12 were among the victims; murder-suicide is being investigated
He pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated manslaughter for the 2012 accident that killed an EMT and a patient
Michael James Sulak, 53, continues to await trial on three counts of rape of a child in the third degree and one count of unlawful harboring of a minor
EMTs found him unresponsive and blue with a used needle, a metal spoon, a pair of sunglasses, a green tourniquet, a lighter and three small bags
Hung Yu-ting escaped through a hole in the fuselage; she used the phone at a nearby house to call her father
Richard Plotts will be charged with murder in the death of caseworker Barbara Hunt and other crimes
Two carjackers plowed into a group selling fruit as a fundraiser
Chris and Kelly also talk about the New York City medics being placed on modified duty after a fatal arrest
He claimed he was a former firefighter and EMT; officers found the light, a pellet gun, a fake U.S. Marshal badge and handcuffs in his truck
He claims he did not get a job as a firefighter/EMT due to his age; he also disclosed felony criminal convictions that stem from a massive burglary ring
Cash-strapped Lockport parked two ambulances for good, and will likely seek proposals from private ambulance companies
The plane crashed in a second landing attempt due to heavy rain and reduced visibility; responders used flashlight to peer into the wreckage for survivors
