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The international topic covers news, opinion and training information about international fire and emergency medical departments.
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
“The disease is way worse than I thought,” Dr. Luanne Freer, medical director for Yellowstone National Park, told Montana State University students
He’s accused of attaching lights to the roof of his car, and for three months drove at high speeds and through red lights to run errands for his wife
Team to compete against best medics from around the world at EMS conference in Baltimore
Toronto boy died after wandering away from grandmother’s apartment in bitter cold overnight weather
News from around the world highlights the danger to medics everywhere from assault and vehicle collisions
LAS advanced paramedic without expensive and important equipment for 4 hours after theft
The parents registered a complaint after the ambulance was redirected twice in two hours to higher priority calls, and they drove their child to the hospital themselves
Dozens more injured by electrical wire that was moved by a pole so float could pass underneath the wire which then fell
Group of front-line personnel to develop recommendations to improve mental health for Alberta paramedics
20-year-old man suffered 16-inch wound to his thigh; now recovering after surgery
The door was bolted, so he wiggled through an eight-inch opening to rescue an elderly woman who fell and was hypothermic
Emergency responders will trial a microwave-imaging helmet designed to detect strokes and other traumatic brain injuries before the patient gets to a hospital
Complaints broadcast to the world 120 characters at a time should spark EMS managers to address underlying system problems
He wiggled through an eight-inch ‘wee hopper window’ to save an elderly woman who fell and was hypothermic
Social media campaign tweets when no ambulances are available and lengthy response times
7 people in serious condition; thick fog and icy roads at time of pileup
Officials ask how 911 call was routed to Ontario; efforts to resuscitate the 8th grader were unsuccessful
The machine became entangled in her hair as she slept, and she called responders with ‘a desperate rescue plea’
His story is similar to a medic who recently took his own life; research seeks to track and raise awareness of responder suicides
EMS crews responded to his LODD; his death triggered a push for more PTSD support as a Canadian company has started tracking responder suicides
While the ambulance was running lights and sirens a man threw a heavy bag at the ambulance windshield
Last month the same London Ambulance Service crew was assaulted two days in a row by two different patients
Although 15 people were rescued there are still 24 missing passengers; pilot called mayday shortly after takeoff
A frustrated firefighter blasted the young man for putting himself and others in danger
LAS hiring Australian medics and increasing paramedic class sizes to meet demand of Londoners for ambulance service
Canadian medics stunned to realize crash victim was one of their own; 43-year-old paramedic Ryan Ferrier
A Canadian organization has started tracking the number of first responder deaths by suicide to determine if it’s part of a rising trend
2 killed, 73 injured including 21 babies that were rushed to other hospitals