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 right messaging and training can give community members the confidence to step up during emergencies
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
Emergency responders found the man shot and reclining in a pool chair that faced his burning home
Learn more about the Mona Lisa of the Seine and how she became a teacher of life saving techniques
The man gave a thumbs up as he was being loaded into the ambulance and then rushed to a nearby hospital
The kit contains field dressings, tourniquets, and gauze that could save a child’s life in an emergency
Authorities believe he set a garage on fire on Carman Road back on July 8th, and another one just down the road on September 30th, both of them destroyed
A relative found the family members dead Wednesday evening after going to check on them
It delivers vital information about a patient while en route to the hospital so doctors can move more quickly when a patient arrives
He learned just two weeks ago that he has a form of lung cancer that is not treatable; he passed away in his sleep Thursday morning
He said he tried to crawl into a lane of traffic so vehicles would run him over
The rescue effort was hectic but ultimately successful, with some people escaping the building on their own and others helped out by fire crews
They are the first of their kind to join the department in nearly a decade; they’ll be responsible for providing medical care in emergency situtaions
A girl spotted the lollipop stick in his mouth and pulled it out of his airway when the friends found him colapsed in the school gym
The child was not injured, but four others were taken to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries
An off-duty sheriff’s deputy driving by helped paramedics get the patient out safely
Crews needed about 30 minutes to free the worker from the drain
No one was injured, and no ambulance was turned away after the regular ambulance entrance was flooded
Johnnie Mullins has stirred controversy by positioning this dummy he calls Crushed Kenny under his garage door and smearing it with fake blood
They managed to smash two windows to gain entry to the vehicle, recline the female victim’s seat and then pull the woman out the driver’s side rear door
The company is experiencing a shortage of emergency medical technicians, as well as increased regulatory and training requirements for volunteers
The vehicle fishtailed and ran off the side of the road; the EMTs sustained minor to moderate injuries
Family members worked with WellStar hospice and Puckett Ambulance to bring the couple to the doors of the Cobb County Courthouse
All of the survivors were in good condition; authorities are investigating whether the victims and survivors were part of a human smuggling operation
Initially, three were trapped, but two who went in to rescue them also became victims
He was in a lift bucket when he was shocked by a power line; paramedic crews reported that the construction worker died on scene
The crash injured an 84-year-old woman who lived in the apartment; she was taken to the hospital in stable condition and is expected to recover from her injuries
The delivery truck driver was crushed early Monday by a bundle of rebar being unloaded from his truck
Joe Howard, a 10-year Paris EMS veteran, was described as a family man who enjoyed fishing and spending time with his grandchildren
He survived by eating squirrels and other animals he shot with his rifle, and by making fires and packing leaves and grasses around his body to stay warm
Passengers immediately pulled the boy from the water and began CPR, but the child was pronounced dead at the scene