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
12,000 tons of aid delivered in just 10 days
Chief maintains problems were brought on by a lack of training in the computer system and slow computer response times
While three armed robbers stormed his house, he and his 6-year-old sister hid in the bathroom and called 911
Emergency data integration system looks to streamline fire and EMS data
The chief said inadequate training, multitasking and other factors contributed to the errors
Tennessee to use Next Generation 911 in early 2011
Both charged with reckless operation; 1 airlifted
Under a new policy, most patients will be taken to the nearest hospital, but victims with minor injuries must wait for a second ambulance if they prefer a different hospital
A bilingual 4th grader, himself hurt, helped translate for paramedics
An attorney gave advice to a session at EMS Today in Baltimore regarding the growing issue of responders posting media online
20 firefighters were told that due to health and safety regulations, they could not use their own equipment to save a woman who was screaming for 6 hours
Orange County Fire Rescue released the calls made after the SeaWorld Orlando trainer was pulled into the pool
A paramedic told a mother to run a hot shower to clear the congestion from her child’s lungs; the child died hours later
3 airlifted to local hospitals, 2 rescued by snowmobiles
Several Salt Lake County fire departments will soon have Bluetooth technology that allows EMTs to transmit EKG data directly to hospitals
The department has been receiving about 100 calls a day since the middle of last week, when notices went out
A man used pesticides and cleaning products to create a deadly gas inside his car to commit suicide
Timothy Todd Lawrence only spoke to female dispatchers when he called over 200 times in just 3 days
Truck was hit while responders were at scene helping victims of earlier crash
Fire Chief Seth A. Knipe was placed on administrative leave in 2008 to investigate allegations
Death toll hits 708 after 8.8 magnitude earthquake
Driver didn’t know CPR to help the boy who stopped breathing; now in critical condition
Those saved by CPR know the importance of teaching the skill
Task force charged with finding ways to rein in county spending
Department has removed neighborhood volunteer ambulances from its 911 system
Unsure what caused the outbreak
Teen was in a van which police later stopped, raising questions about racial profiling
Insurance reimbursements lost as fire department faces probe
Firefighters prefer to not turn patients over to private ambulance services
Mother was in court getting restraining order against Shamsiddi Abdur-Raheem