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Planned Senate hearing, bills find new interest as smoke from Canadian fires reaches D.C.
Chris Cebollero shares the encounters that tested his patience and the lessons that helped him embrace change in his recent travels
999, London Ambulance Service Deputy Director Simon Harding talks emergency planning for the royal gathering
The film, in which Australian Paramedic Benjamin Gilmour visits four ambulance services from around the world, can now be streamed anywhere for free
The two-day program will feature sessions on topics such as mental health, telemedicine and community paramedicine in rural areas
The CDC is advising healthcare professionals follow these recommendations when evaluating patients who may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus outbreak originating in China
From mumps and measles, to the plague and Ebola, it is critical EMS is aware of the outbreaks, syndromes and conditions on the radar of public health
The London Ambulance Service tweeted that there were no patients in the ambulance, but that endangering the crew was “unacceptable”
The ambulance, which was responding to a call, collided with a truck, killing a paramedic and two children
The suspect driving the ambulance hit a stroller carrying two 7-month-old twins, who were taken to a hospital with minor injuries
Daniel Mansbridge, a 16-year veteran paramedic, was “shoulder charged” by a teenager before two others beat him on the ground
A Canadian cellular-connected drone trial resulted in a deployment policy change after the study showed significant time saved when using drones to transport AEDs
Tony Rosado was part of the Florida chapter of the American Volunteer Emergency Response Team deployed to the region after the disaster
A 41-year-old man has been taken into custody and told police he had scattered “fluid-like petrol” at the site
Delray, a 5-year-old Labrador Retriever, is the star of PAWS, a canine-facilitated peer support program for EMS providers in Alberta, Canada
Ottawa Paramedic Service has changed their red and white flashing lights to red and blue lights
Police apprehended four suspects, but only three were connected with the shootings
The newborn, believed to be between one and three days old, was rescued in a four-hour operation
An Ottawa Paramedic Service spokesperson said the team helps other first responders on their high-risk operations
EMS leaders can learn valuable insights and perspectives through cross-cultural exchange relationships with other emergency services professionals
The Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services has launched a car that can run faster than an ambulance and has a doctor on board
“Midnight Family” follows the Ochoa family in Mexico City, who run an ambulance company in a city where only 45 government-run ambulances serve 9 million residents
A thousand first responders were equipped with the knowledge needed to flag potential donors who die outside of the hospital and often get overlooked
Niagara EMS Chief Kevin Smith said he was “quite shocked” when he was accused of committing “bullying and demeaning behavior” against EMS providers
When a paramedic crew returned to their ambulance after treating a patient, they found a note calling them insulting names
London police said the former London Ambulance Service trainee “went rogue” after failing his paramedic exams
Paramedics performed an emergency caesarean section to save Sana Muhammad’s baby after she was attacked with a crossbow in her kitchen
B.C. Emergency Health Services paramedics showed support for their colleague, Sharon Unger, by doing something to “make her laugh”
Female paramedics at the South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust claim they were forced to watch porn and give sexual favors
Paramedic James Shearer’s Emergency Medical Translator is a booklet that contains nine languages and allows patients to point and use yes or no answers
Concealed notes and money in plastic bags that say, “You are awesome,” were left on ambulance windshields for EMS providers to find
A paramedic said Thomas Shackleford deliberately grabbed her breasts as she “grabbed his arm to support him”
What the U.S. can learn from other countries about emergency response to terrorist events