Fire-EMS
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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
The hospital was on lock-down after the man shot himself to death in a vacant room at the hospital
The friend and victim’s brother brought her to a hospital, where she was later pronounced dead
Search and rescue personnel responded, and a helicopter lifted her out of the canyon; she is listed in stable condition
The California Highway Patrol says the Honda was traveling at more than 100 mph and weaving in and out of traffic
The injured boy was rushed to the hospital with a serious head injury and later died
The force of the impact caused the patient and medics to be tossed around inside the ambulance
After turning to social media and word of mouth, the department now has all the recruits needed to serve the community even better than before
Off-duty medics and police officers gave him first aid until an ambulance arrived, but the man was declared dead
An 8-year-old boy was admitted to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries; the rest were treated and released
The woman was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition
The man kicked an officer in the chest and an EMT in the shin during his arrest
There are no reported injuries or damage to the chopper, which is sitting at the 6,500-foot level of the mountain
The elk punctured one of his lungs, knocking him unconscious and forcing him to walk several miles for help
Transformer fire has hospital functioning on generator; not accepting medevaced patients or ambulances
Firefighters said if a resident needs an ambulance with a medic, it usually has to come from a town several miles away
The demotion comes after bent aluminum street signs were used as makeshift heat shields inside four ambulance engine compartments
The 1-year-old boy was pulled out and given CPR, but he wasn’t responsive
The man was expected to survive after suffering two broken legs and other possible injuries
A former paramedic with Carter County EMS suspected of stealing narcotics
The daughter remains hospitalized and unconscious after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning
The woman was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead from her injuries
The 59-year-old motorcyclist was treated locally for burns to his ears; he was then taken to a hospital, where he’s in satisfactory condition
He suffered minor injures to his leg and is expected to be okay
The assessment says lack of turnover in rural fire boards, which often govern EMS services, is causing poor functionality
The chief sent a letter to township trustees stating the service would stop Oct. 1 in fairness to residents who pay through property taxes.
The chief has proposed that the city hire a private company to take care of billing
He made his comments in response to a letter from a city medic who lamented that the department was unable to save a 5-month-old girl who died of cardiac arrest
One student is in critical but stable condition at a local hospital
The heart on its own could not be used to prove that Jerry Carswell died wrongfully, since its location and care likely can’t be fully traced
