Fire-EMS
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Chief John Sinclair says the time to drastically rethink the role of EMS in healthcare has come
Former DC Chief Dennis Rubin tells Fire-Rescue Med how smoke alarm campaign resulted from girl’s death
Dan Eggleston, Chief of Albemarle, Va., Fire Rescue outlined why fire-based EMS is a good idea for these departments at Fire-Rescue Med 2011
With a growing number of responders carrying the heroin overdose antidote, Iron Duck created a kit to transport the drug
Every EMT and firefighter who drives an emergency vehicle will take the class as part of a larger plan to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities
Each side has accused the other of misleading the public, and they’re now refusing to share information with one another
The driver of the logging truck suffered minor injuries; 12 people suffered major injuries
Another driver intentionally used his truck as a ram rod to stop the fleeing vehicle
Continuous ice fall and rock fall make the area too dangerous for rescuers
Responders were still on the scene Sunday morning; officials have not said what caused the crash
A bear was running across a road that sent a pickup into a creek; she floated several miles down fast-moving water
The four of them managed to climb to safety from the vehicle’s passenger side before its front end sank into the hole
The ambulance was not transporting patients; it’s unclear if charges will be filed against the driver of the car
After falling through the windshield of a moving truck, the 24-year-old was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead
Two burglars burst into his home and attacked him on Memorial day; he was left with a badly swollen, black eye and more than a dozen stitches
She was left with lacerations to her neck, arms and legs, a torn ear and neck fractures; her action of playing dead saved her life
Carla Hennessey is accused of using a county credit card for personal gain totaling $1,735
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson also discuss the recent story about a televison station accusing EMTs of posing at an accident scene
Firefighters heard the yipping near the front lines of a massive wildfire; two medics gave the pups sugar water to hydrate them
All three responders said that they immediately fell back on their training, which helped ensure a safe delivery even if the circumstances weren’t ideal
EMS transported the husband. who was stabbed in the thigh, his wife said, because “he wouldn’t leave”
It’s believed to have been set by a man with dementia
The extrication took firefighters over two hours; the driver was taken to a hospital in an unknown condition
The sheriff said the slide remains to unstable for searchers to continue
A 90-year-old woman had to wait at least 45 minutes; she fell unconscious while waiting
Chas K. Weaver, 18, of Daphne, was arrested after police posted photos from the video footage on Facebook, and they got hundreds of shares
The truck was unoccupied, but had damage in several different locations when it was recovered the next morning
One woman was taken to a hospital in non-critical condition; no firefighters were injured
One girl was pronounced dead at the scene and a second suffered life-threatening injuries; the third girl is hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries
The injured were in their trailers when the tornado struck and didn’t have time to take shelter
The man also jumped on and off a moving fire truck; officers responded and yelled at him to drop the knife, then shot through an open window as he approached the cruiser
Medics also treated seven more who were wounded