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Recent news from around the world of EMS is a continuing reminder of the dangerous and essential work performed by paramedics
Medics are challenged by bizarre, mundane, and violent incidents while working in systems in crisis
The door was bolted, so he wiggled through an eight-inch opening to rescue an elderly woman who fell and was hypothermic
One of the cabs participating in the protest also knocked a police officer to the ground
The NSW Ambulance service will implement the compact vehicle during the holiday period
Our editors’ picks for the most significant EMS stories of the year
The ambulance is part of a broader effort to start an EMS system in San Pedro
Co-hosts Chris and Kelly discuss the week’s news, including that of a man calling an Uber after getting shot
The 37-year-old paramedic competed to raise money for Norfolk Accident Rescue Service
The video was uploaded on viral video website LiveLeak and was seen more than 130,000 times
This month’s favorites included an interview with Randolph Mantooth and a video showing the tasks and challenges of a 911 dispatcher
The national membership organizations will collaborate to increase awareness about quality and value of NAEMT continuing education courses
Last year the ambulance service received several calls because of injuries related to the holiday shopping frenzy
The first issue of the Irish Journal of Paramedicine will be published in June 2016
A team of 20 doctors and crisis experts organized the medical response, sending three-person teams into the field and setting up triage operations in hospitals
After the first suicide bomber blew himself up, health officials decided to put their “White Plan” into action, a disaster response plan that had never been used in such circumstances
Health officials have identified nearly 160 people who might be at risk of being infected with the disease, including eight health care workers
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson talk about the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson talk about the week’s news, including UK officials calling for higher penalties for those who attack medics
The fact that the death toll has not been rising daily over the past week is a remarkable testimony to the French medical corps’ huge efforts to save lives
The new case was confirmed two months after the country was declared Ebola-free for a second time
Five people were injured, including two police officers; one American was among the dead
Medics tried to save a 50-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl who were travelling in a small car
The penalties handed down are not sufficient to deter further attacks, health care organization says
The coordinated attacks happened at six locations across the city
EMS, fire and police must work together to plan and train for HTV responses
French President Francois Hollande announced that he was closing the country’s borders and declaring a state of emergency
The agreement will protect paramedics’ integrity and safeguard public confidence in their professionalism
The officers became suspicious when the ambulance activated its sirens as it approached a control point
Toronto researchers found AEDs near out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are unavailable in one-fifth of incidents
