Obstetrics
Firefighter Megan Warfield leapt into action to help a victim in an overturned car after being involved in a multi-vehicle crash – and gave birth 23 hours later
Janet Taylor’s medical career allowed her to follow her passions from working as a flight nurse to serving as a nurse in a paramedic role
American Ambulance Paramedic Mindy Fisher shares tips for these high-stress cases and a delivery story from the field
While exposed to the same on-the-job dangers as their male colleagues, female firefighters, EMTs and paramedics have different levels of risks
Officials said the drunk patient became violent after being told he had to go to the hospital and punched the EMT before running away
“It’s inspiring for girls. It tells them, ‘If you want to do something, you just gotta put your head to it … and you will do it,’” flight paramedic Becky Sprouls said
Brooklyn EMS volunteers offer services tailored to their New York community
The University of Kentucky has received almost $5 million to expand and improve a program to help pregnant women with opioid addiction
Police said the woman called 911 and claimed she was having pregnancy complications, but walked out of the ER after being transported
Carla Grant is under investigation after saying a pregnant woman who was revived with naloxone should have been “left to rot”
LA Galaxy trainers Ivan Pierra and Cesar Roldan jumped into action when a flight attendant yelled “Code red” to signify a medical emergency
Elise Flitcroft suffered a breach birth less than three hours after her midwife blamed her abdominal pain on a urinary infection
New recommendations suggest waiting at least 30 to 60 seconds after birth for all healthy newborns
The APGAR score is considered the standard in newborn evaluation
A man came running up to the emergency department’s reception area just as I sat there finishing paperwork from a simple chest pain call
CPA by day, EMT-CC Gary Stehr gladly answers a third of his agency’s calls
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported around 33 percent of EMTs and paramedics are female
The woman was killed after her car swerved off the road and hit another vehicle
Officials pulled the ambulance over to deliver the baby
A combined effort from bystanders, paramedics and the fire department saved the life of a woman and her baby
You were asked to assess and treat a 44-year-old woman who has been feeling weak and lethargic; did you make the right call?
Indiana Dept. of Children Services warns Safe Haven Baby Box to not install any more boxes at fire stations
Study hopes to identify some of the issues facing women in EMS such as harassment, discrimination and bullying
Sex sells, but that doesn’t mean we should use it for bystander CPR training
As we continue to celebrate Women’s History Month, here are 14 women leading and strengthening EMS in the United States and around the world
Review the evidence for nine clinical applications for field ultrasound to assess, treat and monitor critically ill patients
The ambulance was taking the woman to the hospital when it attempted to cross an intersection, was struck and flipped onto its side
The 18-year-old from Pennsylvania suffered from several heart defects, including Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Several babies were delivered under unusual circumstances during the record-breaking snowstorm
While the county’s fire and rescue was sent to the residence, the dispatcher talked the father through the delivery of a healthy baby boy
Police say Tony Schmucker, 37, had a medical emergency causing him to veer off the road
The Colo. AMR paramedic delivered his daughter on New Year’s Eve in the car on the way to the hospital
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