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FirstNet connectivity and 4G LTE/5G communications can connect EMS to doctors and hospitals for transport guidance, and to activate stroke, trauma and other specialty teams
Advances in prehospital treatments and community paramedicine require a new paradigm of training and education for EMS
The Audubon Riverside Neighborhood Association has hired a lawyer after a children’s hospital’s helipad was moved during renovations
Police said the man had been transported to the hospital after an earlier crash in which he nearly ran over an officer
The city of Louisville will also implement police reforms to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of EMT and ER Technician Breonna Taylor
Authorities said the firefighter used a passcode from his previous fire department job to take the supplies
Fife Lake EMS officials are considering a deal to have a local hospital take over ambulance services after they were unexpectedly told they were too short-staffed to operate
The plaintiff alleges medical negligence in the treatment of the man, who has been in a vegetative state since a respiratory episode in 2018
Multiple attempts to halt the rig using stop sticks were unsuccessful
MedExpress and Air Evac Lifeteam Paramedic Lane Abshire was recognized by the Louisiana Ambulance Alliance for his part in reviving the 18-day-old
Gov. Jim Justice initially allocated $100 million to maintenance of 95 roadways he calls “COVID-19 highways”
Santiam Hospital is offering $1,000 for information about theft of the rig, which was destroyed by flames
Officials said they are reviewing the call after family members claimed Andrew Norman, 41, died four hours after medics talked him out of going to the hospital
Officials said the woman jumped into the rig outside an emergency room while medics were handing off a patient
Older adults tend to be under-triaged despite a higher risk of clinically significant injury
Understanding the pathophysiology of difficulty breathing and different methods of delivering airway pressure
According to Kentucky Children’s Hospital, the ambulance is the first of its kind in the state
The state’s chief medical executive urged residents not to delay care over COVID-19 fears
Riverside County reversed some of its reopening plans after seeing a spike in cases
A five-ambulance squad was sent to Cameron County where the surge has overwhelmed EMS and hospital resources
A Virginia Beach Fire Department report said first responders were pushed and kicked and that EMS vehicles were jumped on after the fatal motorcycle crash
Ambulance services were temporarily diverted after officials say a woman in her 70s lost control of her vehicle and crashed through the ER’s glass doors
Officials also said high call volumes due to COVID-19 are straining the city’s EMS system
McLaren Bay Region officials said nonprofit Medstar Ambulance intends to operate from the hospital’s former EMS stations
Authorities say Keith Peacock, 63, got into the ambulance through the back after asking the crew for a ride
A pursuit ended when police deployed spike strips
Houston Fire Department EMTs were inside a hospital when the rig was stolen
The man who allegedly carried three explosive devices into Stony Brook University was apprehended after the EMT reported him to hospital security
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Some healthcare personnel and other essential workers are questioning why the plan was made exclusive to first responders
Lynn EMT Todd Beaudet was released from Tufts Medical Center and escorted by fellow first responders to a rehabilitation facility
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