Fire-EMS
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Lillian Bonsignore draws on her 30-plus-year EMS career to spotlight the financial realities facing first responders
EMS providers are more susceptible to sleep disorders and their inherent dangers and health implications
A month after his son initiated CPR for his first SCA, Wayne Kewitsch suffered a second medical emergency while driving
Christopher Grubbs, 40, was not on duty when the wreck occurred and is currently on administrative leave
Firefighters rushed in to save the shoppers, but were crushed themselves when a second part of the roof collapsed
There has been pressure to clarify when he died and whether he could have been saved by allowing paramedics to come to his aid sooner
None of the kids were wearing seat belts and two of them were thrown from the minivan
The raid is part of an ongoing criminal investigation, but employees have not been told the reason for the raid
No injuries were reported after the truck slammed into the front end of the ambulance, spinning it around
He was refused by planes, trains and even a cruise ship after trying to seek medical care in the U.S.
On one occasion involving a 20-year-old trauma patient with facial injuries, the EMT was “hyper focusing on the female patient’s chest and black lacey bra during his medical assessment”
It is believed the crew didn’t know they hit anyone until a call went out for a pedestrian in the road
Officials still classified the search for two of the victims as a rescue mission, holding on to the possibility that someone could have survived
Because they don’t have enough nearby schools to train EMTs, authorities fear the problem will only get worse
The two EMTs were taken to a hospital for evaluation; the patient they were transporting was not injured
No one was injured, but the ambulance is now out of commission
First responders arrived quickly after the man collapsed to administer CPR and save him
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, only two states have laws requiring carbon monoxide monitors in schools
All 40 students were sent to hospitals by EMS as a precautionary step, while the one girl who suffered a head injury is expected to make a full recovery
Causes of deaths are pending; paramedic Scott Jones filed a lawsuit against former employer who fired him, relatives say he may have been having marital problems
The doctor and nurse on board were found dead at the scene; a massive search and rescue is underway for the two pilots
The suit alleged the company unnecessarily transported patients then billed federal healthcare programs
The father of the 14-year-old boy shot and killed in 2009 has asked for the crime scene image to be removed
If the state bids out non-emergency medical transportation, the loss of revenue could prove critical to the operation of some EMS agencies
The 13-year-old used a piece of wood to knock his friend off a live wire as he was being shocked, and their school principal was then able to perform CPR
One emergency medical worker suffered a broken leg during the evacuation after jumping from a wall to get to another part of the school
The Mobile Community Healthcare Program will focus on chronically ill people and patients recently discharged from a local hospital
One doctor said the mistaken death declaration could be down to a soft heart beat at the time of the birth
A team of six responders transporting a patient needed saving when the elevator malfunctioned
He was pronounced dead at the scene and police are looking into whether or not the death was accidental
Investigators are looking at whether a small blast on Saturday at the underground gold, silver and lead mine may have been the cause of the carbon monoxide problem