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Dr. Linda Dykes and Rom Duckworth discuss trans-Atlantic lessons in emergency management
As donated vehicles are destroyed by hostile action – more ambulances, fire trucks and SUVs are needed
Planned Senate hearing, bills find new interest as smoke from Canadian fires reaches D.C.
Some U.S. medics have deployed with Team Rubicon, and one started his own nonprofit
AMR, Monroe Ambulance and Rochester Fire Department are donating the vehicles, firefighter gear and first aid kits
From freelancing to insurance, there are several factors that should impact go/no-go deployment decisions
Arthur Curry, a 27-year-old from San Diego, signed up with the International Legion of Defense of Ukraine
The Florida-based rescue nonprofit Project DYNAMO successfully evacuated the twin boys, as well as a British baby girl, to Poland from war-torn Kyiv
Valentyna Pushych was shot to death while on her way to evacuate injured people from the outskirts of Kyiv
“The people we are going to help have no water, no food, no medical supplies,” said Tylerr Jones
The best leaders continually study leadership principles so they can adapt their responses to various situations and crises
Two rescue helicopters and multiple ambulances responded after a gust of wind lifted the children up and caused them to fall 32 feet
Ambulance Victoria employees said trauma from workplace conditions was worse than what they experienced from the work itself
Australian Paramedic Sunny Whitfield shares tales from the lighter side of paramedicine, adventure and life
Thousands march in honor of those killed, as a fire lieutenant serves as “consoler-in-chief”
The National Health Service England accelerates plans for all ambulance trusts to use body-worn cameras to better protect staff
Of 2,345 paramedics surveyed, 89% said their jobs affect mental health, an issue that has worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic
The Cetronia Ambulance Corps rig is “a wish come true and an answered prayer” for the town of Valleciilo, Honduras, an official said
Dov Maisel advises on 5 elements of disaster response as United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit team responds to Florida
After attempting to join its owner on the transport, a dog chased the ambulance to the hospital and waited outside of the facility
Should we overhaul our protocols? What we’ve learned about STEMI, OHCA ROSC from the PEACE study
Hatzalah/Rescuers Without Borders – an Israeli volunteer organization of medics, paramedics and doctors – will host the event to raise awareness
United Hatzalah volunteer emergency response Director of Operations Dov Maisel speaks to EMS1 from Jerusalem about resiliency in the face of recent mass casualty responses and the ongoing response to rocket attacks
Remembering Ted as a friend first and a colleague second, unwavering in his quest to make the world better
Setla was a talented filmmaker who communicated the reality of EMS to educate, entertain and advocate
Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe’s “Gaffen Tötet,” or “Gawking Kills,” campaign warns of the penalties for interfering with emergency operations
Security footage shows the moment the overpass collapsed, sending train cars and debris onto the road below
Haiti Air Ambulance EMT Claudel Gedeon aims to become Haiti’s first-ever paramedic by completing the program at Dixie State University
West Midlands Ambulance Service EMT Jeremy Daw, 66, had come out of retirement as a former paramedic to assist during the COVID-19 pandemic
The city of Greater Sudbury already has three hybrid ambulances and plans to have a fully electric fleet by 2035
The Powered Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) masks provide increased safety “with an added bonus of a smiling face”
Family members of the recovering COVID-19 patient said she was tucked into a stranger’s bed eight miles from her home
Ghana National Ambulance Service Senior EMT Abraham Tetteh was killed while transporting a pregnant woman to the hospital
