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
Even brief syncope can be a sign that a firefighter has life-threatening health issues and must be evaluated
On the Reddit community, members revealed what some dying patients and victims told them in their final moments
Reports say the two victims did not suffer any life-threatening injuries
Backdraft the monster truck uses the race number 343 to represent the number of firefighters who died during the attacks
A medical examiner is working to identify the charred remains of the bodies
Responders say the importance of a school’s function and protection are vital to understand
Many of the passengers are not yet accounted for
He was trapped in a staircase for hours during the 1993 terrorist bombing
The man could walk and fearing that he’d die, tied a note begging for help to his dog
After a series of reports, officials say they will be probing Detroit’s situation
While a news chopper pursues a high-speed chase, cameras catch the moment when the fleeing suspect crashes into a fireball
Christopher Dorner ambushed 2 officers Thurs., killing 1, after allegedly killing 2 people over the weekend
EMS professionals need to learn and apply the hard lessons of unprofessional behavior recorded by civilians
A passenger in the truck died while the driver was taken to the hospital
In what seems to be a nationwide trend, the dept. is on the lookout for more manpower
Firefighter/paramedic Coy Boggler named Firefighter of the Year for 2012
Two former employees of the helicopter crash have been indicted for falsifying weight and performance records
The singer burned his face and throat
Paramedics found the victim, but had to wait for firefighters to cut him out of the wreckage
The woman suddenly went into cardiac arrest while she was swimming
The 10-year-old boy woke up to find his room shrouded in smoke and in flames
His quest to identify the nearly 20,000 body parts collected after 9/11 continues
12 others were also hurt; cars were still burning when crews arrived
A young woman was pronounced dead at the scene
He worries that after the grant runs out, the city won’t be able to afford the new employees that were hired
Have started outfitting SUV’s for firefighters to avoid using 5 MPG apparatus to respond in wake of increase in medical responses
The man was reportedly extremely intoxicated
The Department for Work and Pensions statistics show the total number of obesity claims has doubled in three years to 7,080
In North Charleston, medical calls have quadrupled in five years
The most common natural disasters are used to teach preparedness steps