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.
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
The passenger plane crashed after trying to land at an airport in the city of Kazan
They did not receive medical treatment for injuries, including broken bones, until the next day following the crash; their father was charged with child cruelty
Dignity Health began using the telemedicine machines five years ago to diagnose patients suspected of suffering strokes
The man who was hit by the falling man sustained a head injury; the man who fell sustained a shoulder injury, which was not considered life-threatening
The officer suffered critical injuries and is in a medically induced coma at a local hospital
They will be out a job after the town decided to use an outside company for emergency services
The injured paramedic was treated and released for injuries suffered in the crash with the tree
It’s estimated that 250 to 500 homes were either damaged or destroyed in the storm; responders spent all night searching for victims
It’s a move public officials are increasingly willing to make, but city fire officials warn it can be dangerous
The victim was caught having sex with a man’s girlfriend, beaten unconscious and had his genitals burned with a disposable lighter
Medic units waited 150 yards away while police cleared the scene
The driver said the young man gave him the finger and yelled racial slurs when he asked him to move; the driver ran over the man’s stomach
It includes a two percent pay increase beginning in 2014 and marks the first union agreement during the city’s bankruptcy filing
He witnessed the crime on Sept. 30 at an area convenience store and held the alleged carjacker until police arrived
Instead of just the prehospital care they give now, they’ll be doing post-hospital checkups
Firefighters found moderate smoke when they arrived; no one was injured and the cause is under investigation
Officials say staff are increasingly being abused by patients and their familes
Members of Local 4911 voted overwhelmingly Friday to approve the new two-year contract with Rural/Metro
In addition to the loss of a limb and another hand, the woman had bite wounds all over her body
Nothing has indicated any compromise to patient safety following the thefts
He chose to use his personal vacation to assist in the Philippines
Psychiatrists will be stationed in ERs to determine if a patient needs to be admitted or can be released
There are challenges he faces as a medic, but Jay Freed always finds a way
Devin Kohlman was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2012; with not long to live, hundreds of residents helped make his dying wish come true
A 911 dispatcher faces a three-day suspension after she was distracted by her personal cellphone and failed to supervise a trainee
Of the injured EMTs and sanitation workers, one had to be extricated from the truck that jumped curb and struck a wall surrounding a building
Lt. James Goodman Jr., 52, died suddenly at the fire station
