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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
You will not find an EKG monitor, pulse oximeter or even a blood pressure cuff; medical providers work with nothing more than their hands, eyes and ears
Working with Ebola is unlike any other paramedic job, and never before have I better understood the significance of a simple handshake or hug
A new Ebola Treatment Unit will have a capacity of 100 patients, but the number of patients is slowly dropping
Humidity and decontamination needs make documentation a low priority in Liberia, but without it few treatment lessons will be learned
The rapid response vehicle was responding to a nearby emergency when it crashed into the building
With an increase in life-threatening calls, officials are asking the public to only dial 999 for emergencies
Nearly 500 AEDs have been placed in shops, businesses and gyms in past six months as part of the ‘Shockingly Easy’ campaign
He was transported to trauma center with hip and leg injuries
The bride was treated for alcohol poisoning and the groom and best man were charged with disorderly conduct
Two others were also injured in a turf war involving clubs and handguns between two rival ambulance squads
He died from a rare injury of vertebral artery dissection, which resulted in severe bleeding on his brain; there are only 100 documented cases
The roster ensures 24-hour ambulance coverage, but medics say over four consecutive days it means they’re available for duty all 96 hours
Recorded in ambulance garage thanks emergency services workers and cheekily asks fans to ‘kiss a paramedic for me’
Patrick O’Brien and two former paramedics resuscitate a man down at a Canadian hockey game
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the need for more resources to help paramedics deal with mental health issues
Rescuers pulled eight people out of the apartment building alive, and are searching through the rubble for more survivors
The demand by the union representing paramedics in Western Australia follows the reported suicide of two of its members
Gander Flyers goalie Patrick O’Brien ran from the dressing room and began chest compressions on an unresponsive fan in cardiac arrest
A stampede at a school during the quake injured 42 children
The medic was sent ahead of an ambulance; the attacker was angered by how he parked his first-response car and tried pushing him toward the highway
The doctor was sure she was dead, but hours later an undertaker opened the bag when he saw it moving; the 91-year-old said she was cold and asked for tea
Results of an initial U.S. safety study proved promising enough that next-step testing should begin by January
Equipped with a battery-powered siren; the wheelbarrows are designed to reduce maternal mortality
Their mother is in a coma after calling for help, but was unable to let crews in; the building is supposed to have a system that allows access for emergency services
He’s accused of using gas to sedate women and video recording the assault of a 15-year-old girl
The drone flies at speeds of 60 mph and carries a defibrillator