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Providing accurate ventilations and oxygenation in concert with effective chest compressions and timely defibrillation contributes to saving lives in the BLS setting
“Last act of heroism": Major Dean Douglas donated his organs, Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services says
Family members say the boy’s twin brother tried to resuscitate him before the ambulance crew arrived
Liberty Ambulance Services reached a settlement in the investigation, resolving claims that they up-coded life support services from “basic” to “advanced”
John Mackey was critically injured in the line of duty after his ambulance collided with another vehicle
Woman was declared brain dead after her ambulance, driven by a 19 year-old, hit a utility pole during a non-emergency transport
Citing leadership failures, the town council says it asked South Windsor Ambulance Corp to add advanced life support services for years but it never happened
His wife, also a medic, said she didn’t want life support before falling into a vegetative state, but a law requires an expectant mother be kept alive until her fetus is delivered
EMTs can now provide advanced life support even if they’re assigned to basic level ambulance services