Fire-EMS
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An unstable pile of sharp steel sheets pinning a worker’s leg raised questions of field amputation and rescuer safety; here’s how we handled it
One chief tells how quarterbacking an MCI with police fatalities changed her professionally and personally
The unanimous ruling questioned the relevance of certain aspects of the required physical performance test
Ambulances are equipped with power-assisted stretchers that lower and lift; the stretchers can handle up to 700 pounds
A restaurant worker, two medical students and members of the fire department came to her aid
The program, which could address the shortage of volunteer firefighters and rescue personnel, would likely cost $2 million
Paramedics triaged the injured and took them away in ambulances
The two firefighters stopped and rendered aid when they noticed the car on fire on a highway
The state measure would guarantee access to a behavioral health counselor trained to deal with issues facing responders
The bus was driving down a highway when the back door swung open
The driver slammed into the passenger side of the rig; none of the responders working 10 feet away were hurt
A man who escaped the blaze is in the hospital and is expected to survive
Two sets will be kept with each medic unit and three sets will be kept with each fire unit
Officers tied two tourniquets around the woman’s most severe injuries so that paramedics could get her into an ambulance as quickly as possible
Over 50 percent of responders believe their supervisor will treat them differently if they bring up their mental health concerns
Students can be hired as EMTs and attend the fire academy to get cross-trained as firefighters
A vehicle failed to stop at an intersection and drove directly into the path of Howard Alan Schweitzer
The campaign kicked off with billboards that feature police officers, firefighters, paramedics and dispatchers from the city
Hundreds gathered for a ceremony at the former site of the Murrah building, now a memorial and museum
Ricky Slack was aiding the victim of a motorcycle crash when he became a victim himself
The investigation found that the department did not break regulations when a junior firefighter performed CPR on a patient
Responders freed the man from under the branch and he was taken to a hospital in critical condition
Officials said they would be allowed to carry in restricted areas only
The incident command structure and coordination with multiple hospitals saved lives
All three were taken to a hospital; the driver was charged with driving on a suspended license
Lt. John “Skillet” Ulmschneider was shot to death while trying to help a man in apparent medical distress last year
The male patient vomited while EMTs were working on him; the firefighters “got it in their eyes and mouth”
The overcrowded train station erupted in panic when Amtrak police used a TASER to subdue a man who was causing a disturbance
Darrell Lumpkin fatally shot John Ulmschneider last April; a grand jury declined to return an indictment for murder
The boy led the first responding firefighters to the grandmother and they began providing medical assistance
Intermediate providers would receive $3,000 more per year and paramedics would receive $6,000 more per year
Maryland law makes it illegal to provide medical care to an animal without a veterinary license
Kevin Swain and John Ulmschneider were responding to a medical call when a homeowner opened fire
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