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Complaints broadcast to the world 120 characters at a time should spark EMS managers to address underlying system problems
Moving billing jobs overseas lowers labor costs in competitive EMS reimbursement market and displaces workers
Lack of suitable mental health services is just the tip of the iceberg of what is not working in EMS
Dead for 60 minutes, Bill Fisher regained a pulse after being shocked five times in ambulance and 20 at the hospital
The supposed patient, two paramedics and other four people were detained pending investigation
On the first day he was able to walk, the 10-year-old thanked the paramedics who assisted him after he was bit by a shark
The ambulance was on its way to a call with lights and siren activated
About 140 people are still hospitalized; 90 in serious condition
Hundreds of ambulance calls and dozens of fires made Halloween the busiest night of the year for Dublin Fire Brigade
The plane crashed about 20 minutes after taking off with 217 passengers and seven crew members
Hundreds of clubgoers were engulfed in flames, many trampled, as they rushed towards the nightclub’s only exit
The company said they received 26 reports of malfunctions with the injectors; none involving patient deaths
The guidelines are specific to first responders, to better diagnose and treat post-traumatic stress disorder
The paramedics were locked inside the ambulance for the rest of the night and weren’t able to attend other emergency calls
The 7.5-magnitude earthquake was felt from Afghanistan to India, killing almost 150 people in Pakistan
The 65-foot tourist boat made a mayday call on calm, clear, and sunny afternoon
Police said the attacker selected his victims based on the color of their skin
Hurricane Patricia’s winds will be powerful enough to lift automobiles, destroy homes and drag anyone caught outside when the storm strikes
The truck hit the bus and both vehicles were consumed by flames; cause of the crash is being investigated
Two more people, a teacher and a student, are in serious condition after being stabbed in the abdomen, liver and chest
The driver deliberately kept a UK ambulance crew from driving through a narrow road and refused to move
Eight Midlands Air Ambulance medics finished the half marathon to raise funds for their nonprofit EMS service
The workers are angry that they have been without a new pay and conditions agreement for 10 months
The medics from West Midlands Ambulance service are being kicked, punched, scratched, spat on and there are numerous accounts of sexual assault
Flight attendants acted as stand-in nurses, and most passengers were asleep until the cabin lights came on for the delivery
After an ambulance crashed with a car, which ended up on its roof, medics from the same ambulance treated the passengers
Police stopped the ambulance for not having its mandatory safety test on file, meanwhile the amputee patient sat for hours on the roadside without pain medication
The 11- to 13-year-old girls were playing in a truck while it was being loaded with canola seed
The new vehicle has a briefing room, laptop positions and CCTV cameras
The 62-year-old man survived in the hot and arid region by eating ants
The family of the young men decided to release the video to raise awareness about irresponsible driving