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 girl reportedly opened the back door of the bus and jumped out; she hit her head but was conscious when paramedics arrived
EMS took two people to a hospital for treatment and the ambulance crew was also checked out
Through multiple protests, supporters have helped in the effort to restore normal operations
The woman faked a seizure while being arrested for stealing a car, and then pulled a hidden gun in the ambulance
While the patient was still in the ER following a panic attack, the firefighter/EMT began contacting her via Facebook
Jennifer Hesselbein was loading a patient into an ambulance when a truck hit both of them
Her boyfriend’s two pit bulls attacked her as she tried to feed them; she was found dead inside a dog enclosure
The unidentified young adult was one of 11 confirmed cases of H1N1 or ‘swine flu’ reported in Alaska since flu season began in September
Investigators concluded she had not been fed since October 24 and her body had been burned after being stuffed in a garbage can
The family’s attorney said the boy was not properly sedated; when medics in the ambulance re-inserted the breathing tube, it went into the teen’s esophagus, rather than his trachea
Crews used a rescue basket and crane to reach the man in the coffer dam
The city’s proposal states that in exchange for a reduction in the number of paramedics to be trained, the union will be given assurances that layoffs will not take place in 2014.
The anti-heroin package of legislation includes immunity for those helping to report an overdose, and allowing first responders to administer naloxone
He fell 16 feet from a tree and suffered a severe spinal injury that paralyzed him from the shoulders down; doctors said he could never breathe on his own again
The 60-year-old man was given CPR after rescuers plucked him from the ocean; he later died at a local hospital
The proposed merger would require firefighters to be trained to do the duties of paramedics and vice versa
With passage of the levy, the program will be able to hire two additional full-time positions 24/7 which will include one paramedic and one EMT
The medic was punched repeatedly and thrown across the ambulance before the drunk patient fled
Oregon City Police Officer Robert Libke, 41, was shot by an 88-year-old man who set fire to his house
It has improved restraints for patients and medics; it also has a finger print ID system to prevent people from stealing narcotics out of the ambulance
The crash killed an Ariz. public safety officer; firefighters pulled the windshield off his car to try to extricating him but he died at the scene
A few bystanders recognized his panic and tried to save him as many others cheered, unaware of the situation
Helmet-cam footage captured the chaotic plunge as they were flung into the air and able to steer clear of the flaming debris at 12,000 feet and falling
The two-year-old boy was hospitalized Saturday night and is expected to be released Tuesday after eating the possibly tainted Smarties
Firefighters had to break down a cinder block wall to reach him
The two-month-old died after her mother passed out on her while breastfeeding
Many have been pushing for the widespread disbursement of the drug to administer to overdosing addicts before they’re taken to the hospital
The agency is moving quickly to replace 20 defective sensors that can prevent the engine from starting
The paramedics were taken to the hospital as a precaution; the car’s driver was taken to a hospital for unspecified injuries
The woman was transported in serious-to-critical condition with a wound to her abdomen
