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What the 2005 London attack teaches EMS leaders about scalable incident command and mutual-aid coordination
This EMS One-Stop international edition features Steinar Olsen, director for EMS and national preparedness in the Norwegian Directorate of Health
The Rwandan Ministry of Health’s Jean Marie Uwitonze and Dr. Sudha Jayaraman discuss the jewel in the crown of African Ambulance Services
Responders are searching for an undetermined number of people still missing after an avalanche of mud and debris swept through the town just before dawn
The rubber tip of a toy dart he inhaled as a child flew out his his left nostril during a sneezing fit
Three of those injured are in severe condition; investigators are trying to find out how a trailer on the tracks became disconnected from a tractor
9-year-old boy and others reported to have non-critical injuries; bull killed by police car
Renault Twizy Cargo is platform for electrical-vehicle to bring emergency care in busy, congested areas before ambulance arrives
A Canadian paramedics’ union claims a new policy to equip ambulances with cameras that can view the road and the inside of the cab is breaching privacy laws
1,117 people reported injured by the 2nd big quake to strike the country which is still recovering from April 25 earthquake
Monument engraved with the names of the 10 paramedics who have died in the line of duty since the inception of the BC Ambulance Service
He is in stable condition after being punched by a patient, falling backward and hitting his head
Saturday marked 42 days since Liberia’s last Ebola case, and officials declared the end of the epidemic seven months after the international outbreak
Nearly 30 medics have reported rashes and welts all over their bodies
The two Quebec EMS providers were injured in the collision as they responded to a call
Responders worked together for 7 hours to extricate and transport a woman weighing 840 pounds
He responded to a call for woman who was knocked off her bike by a van
The tougher standards to reduce fire and explosion won’t fully take effect until 2020
4,050 rescue workers from 34 different nations have provided rescue assistance, emergency medical care and supply distribution
Medics are challenged by bizarre, mundane, and violent incidents while working in systems in crisis
USAID disaster assistance response team members from Fairfax County (Va.) and Los Angeles describe the rescue and reaching end of survival window
She first visited the village on vacation four years ago; she’s been back several times to teach first aid and funded her own trip to render care after the earthquake
A 15-year-old boy and a woman in her 20s were found in the debris, bringing joy to rescuers and providing hope for more survivors
The county’s EMS chief describes the cheaper, lighter and more compact vehicle that includes unique safety features as “the most innovative ambulance design in 40 years”
After her husband died by suicide while on duty, she warns other responders to be aware of the signs of PTSD, and to get help
The European Union will require all new vehicles be retrofitted by 2018 with crash sensors that transmit the location, time, direction and number of people in the vehicle
For catastrophic disasters in developing countries it’s time to rethink the USAR and aid response from high-income nations
Nepalese rescuers, supported by a U.S. disaster response team, worked for hours to free the dazed and dusty teen
Drones are being used for comprehensive data collection and mapping of the destruction to aid in damage assessment and rescue efforts in the wake of the disaster