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Humidity and decontamination needs make documentation a low priority in Liberia, but without it few treatment lessons will be learned
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the need for more resources to help paramedics deal with mental health issues
Surveys found that public was confused about the meaning of the EMS acronym, thinking it meant emergency management, emergency medicine in hospitals or environmental management services
As medics arrived on scene a person approached and punched in a rear window of the ambulance
One of the men was seriously injured in the swordfight over the job to drive a deceased person to another city
A computer glitch sent an ambulance to the wrong address, delaying medic care for a cardiac arrest patient, who later died
A new study found that 10 to 35 minutes of paramedic care delivers the best survival rates for pediatric patients
An unknown man reportedly jumped into the vehicle and drove off while two EMTs assisted a patient
A preliminary investigation suggests a short circuit in an electrical transformer in the building’s basement sparked the blaze, which quickly spread through 130 cars parked in the basement
More than 30 ambulances responded to the early morning fire, which started in the basement of a housing complex
Mahmoud Ghannam, an Essex-Windsor EMS medic, was not wearing a lifejacket and drowned after his canoe capsized
Security video shows pedestrians walking and standing on the sidewalk when it suddenly gave in
The paramedic used the patient’s record to find the woman’s phone number and later repeatedly texted her
One of the first paramedics to respond to the jet crash details how EMS dealt with the major incident
Police expect emergency workers to find more bodies as they clear the crash wreckage from the freeway
Relatives of all 3 Americans are proud of the heroic actions to subdue the gunman and treat the injured
Witnesses say the Hawker Hunter fighter jet appeared to have crashed into a nearby road after it failed to pull out of a loop maneuver
3 children were killed and triage was established for those injured after the bus overturned around a curve on a wet road
Plane carried 54 people and nearly half a million dollars to deliver to poor families
The 80-year-old patient, his daughter, the pilot, co-pilot and paramedic were all killed when the plane went down
Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that has historically been prevalent in Africa and Asia, is making its way to the U.S.
The patient waited almost six hours for an ambulance and was initially told by a paramedic that he had “man flu”
Preparing ahead is extremely important when volunteering in a developing country
The chopper was carrying doctors and paramedics on their way to evacuate a sick soldier and went down amid bad weather
Two trains were crossing a bridge when a flash flood caused part of the track to sink into the ground
Shots broke out inside the nightclub as it was shutting down after an event hosted by rapper Drake
The Cheeky Chopper will be available in draught and bottles, and a portion of every pint will support the charity service
A British man completed the charity challenge to raise funds for motorcycle ambulances
EMS and fire crews performed a logistically difficult rescue to extricate uninjured man from the truck’s bin
The landing platform collapsed when she stepped on it and she became trapped inside the still-moving machinery
