Fitness & Health
Female EMS clinicians report high rates of harassment, mental health struggles and limited career support. Research highlights key areas for reform to create a safer and more inclusive workplace.
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Female EMS clinicians report high rates of harassment, mental health struggles and limited career support. Research highlights key areas for reform to create a safer and more inclusive workplace.
In Sterling Heights, new weekday EMT units and a color-coded dispatch system are easing paramedic burnout and targeting rising EMS calls
A month after his son initiated CPR for his first SCA, Wayne Kewitsch suffered a second medical emergency while driving
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With the 2026 Winter Olympic Games underway, check out these first responders who served both locally and on the international stage
A former Baltimore County paramedic is facing criminal charges after investigators say he contaminated colleagues’ food and fire department property, prompting a months-long investigation and his arrest without bond
Since adding a fourth ambulance in September, the Anderson Fire Department has reduced response times, balanced workloads and improved coverage as EMS calls continue to dominate run volume
I believe that managing micro-stressors will prepare me for when I am confronted with a large, high-stress incident at work or home
Because we know how high the risk is for first responders, we must be diligent in detecting and preventing cardiac disease
The nation’s longest-running charity football game honored fallen EMS, fire and law enforcement personnel as a Sacramento County paramedic delivered the only points in a hard-fought Pig Bowl
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