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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
At first, emergency responders didn’t know for sure whether anyone had jumped, but the early-morning call kicked off a search effort
Officials have set an emergency meeting to discuss administration recommendations so paramedic coverage will continue uninterrupted
The CHP arrived to find the driver deceased inside the vehicle and the engine still running
The children were first treated by a nurse and were then taken by their parents to the Newton County Medical Center
Authorities say Simon is heard on the 911 call telling someone he’s going to follow the victim home and kill him
The investigation began last month when police began looking into the disappearance of drugs like morphine and fentanyl
Three members of the Cambridge Valley squad were able to come onto the plane in New York and transfer Armstrong to an ambulance
The exact cause of the accident that happened about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday likely won’t be released for days because the buses need to be inspected for any mechanical problems
Goode says his decision to carry a firearm won’t lead to all Wilmington firefighters being armed
Two EMTs staff each 12-hour shift and typically respond to at least two calls for service
The names of the two fallen professionals were added to the “Tree of Life” Memorial
Nineteen of the bus passengers were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
The agreement calls for collaboration on a wide range of policy and programmatic activities
Bradley Harper, 23, got caught between the vehicles as they tried to pass each other on a narrow road
John Jones kicked an officer as a medic evaluated him and later kicked an EMSA medic as she evaluated him
The Portsmouth Volunteer Fire Department made its final donation, marking the dissolution of the organization after 77 years
This is one of six finalists for our EMS Week 2013 contest: “EMS: One Mission. One Team.”
This is one of six finalists for our EMS Week 2013 contest: “EMS: One Mission. One Team.”
This is one of six finalists for our EMS Week 2013 contest: “EMS: One Mission. One Team.”
Officials say this is the legacy of the “Wakefield scare,” caused by flawed research that suggested a link between autism and the combined childhood vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella
The reason for the brawl was not immediately known
Even though they were about 200 feet away, the EMS crew was also pursued by the swarming bees
After several hours, the woman asked that a city paramedic crew come and take her from the back of the Rocky Mountain ambulance
Mercy Air is the only air ambulance service now operating in San Diego County
If approved, the proposal would affect advance life support paramedics
About 50 to 60 people suffered injuries ranging from critical to superficial Saturday
Jeremy Penerian was named the VFW’s EMT of the Year for 2013
Officials say it is lucky that no one died and that there were not more injured than the 72 who required treatment
Last year, Hookey managed to raise $10,000 — a far cry from his initial goal of $3,000
According to the affidavit, Mann also texted that after killing his former supervisors he would disappear into the mountains