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Responding to the medical needs of the 2015 Nepal earthquake survivors pushed a Calif. medic out her comfort zone as she strived to make a difference
Technology to photograph, video and broadcast from an emergency incident to a dispatcher shortens EMS response, improves bystander care and ensures better patient treatment at hospitals
Experience the violence and destruction in Syria through the eyes and voices of volunteer first responders who rush in to search for victims in the rubble
Prince William said his most challenging case had to do with a patient who had suffered burns and who was “beyond help”
The technology has enabled the management of large scale event management, terror attacks and other multi-casualty incidents
Medics were recently equipped with spit kits, in order to identify and prosecute patients who spit on EMS personnel
The agency used the simulation to train first responders on how to handle victims with special needs
Doctors will be able to see a live feed of patients to provide better medical direction
Since the Wednesday earthquake, firefighters and rescue crews used sniffer dogs around the hard-hit areas in central Italy
Rescue teams dug through the crumbled buildings with bulldozers and their bare hands in search of survivors
Take pride that our work as caregivers is connected to the medics caring for injured children in Syria and other war zones
The trials will involve medics flying medicines, defibrillators and other medical supplies to places where airborne delivery will be faster than on land.
The “White Helmets” are part fire, part EMS and work in an active war zone
The crew left the patient’s body with a family member after they realized he had died
Video footage shows the boy and his siblings being rescued from the rubble
Victims and relatives said many more may have died because the wreckage was scattered along the slope below the road and some areas were inaccessible.
These athletes protect and represent our country and deserve all the recognition they can get during the 2016 Olympic Games
EMS providers need to prepare for the public attention and scrutiny of providing event medical services so they can focus on the needs of the patient
The thieves told officials they were part of an international gang tasked with stealing mobile phones
Officials said sound-insulating material on the basement’s walls quickly ignited and party guests had no time to escape from the basement
Health experts say the most likely cause of death or serious harm to travelers everywhere is injuries from car accident, falls, crime or other mishaps
The elephant hurled the rock more than 10 meters over a huge ditch and wooden barrier, striking the girl in the head
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New augmented reality app shows “x-ray” of fuel lines and cables on live vehicles
The 54-year-old was prosecuted under an act meant to curb abuse of the emergency system
Rescue workers searched for survivors under the rubble of buildings following the attack
Gunmen seized a police post on July 17, demanding freedom for a jailed opposition figure, and took those inside hostage
New service uses Wi-Fi, GPS and cell towers to get caller location data
The man is in serious but stable condition after fighting the crocodile off with his bare hands
Paramedics inside were treating a critically-injured patient, who is still in the hospital
Outside hospitals, huge queue forms as the public offered to donate blood
Officials said a manhunt has begun in search of the shooter or shooters
New video follows a Syrian first responder’s actions after an explosion occurs in the middle of a warzone
The caller lied because he knew the ambulance would arrive quickly
