Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
A tragic incident in which a NY firefighter was killed by ambulance should have your department reviewing post-accident/incident plans, EVOC and safety courses
Remember any patient can turn violent, and make a patient assessment/search a part of your situational awareness approach to scene safety
While exposed to the same on-the-job dangers as their male colleagues, female firefighters, EMTs and paramedics have different levels of risks
Brian Hayes had been a paramedic for 15 years and played an important role during the London Olympics
Captain Peter Larlee died after falling ill while repairing an ambulance at the station
Friends and family said Brian Shepler, 44, had a great sense of humor and always tried to make people feel better
Every medic that worked with Brian Shepler, 44, has a story to tell about him as a leader, problem solver and mentor
The bill, passed unanimously by the state Senate, would provide 100 percent pension benefits to surviving families
A second EMT was injured in the incident that occurred at the West Jefferson EMS headquarters
The bill would provide benefits to the families of public safety personnel killed in the line of duty
Lt. Jason Adams and Jeannie De Meyere met and worked at the same fire department; she set up a memorial fund to raise awareness for volunteer fire departments
EMS providers work alongside fire and police, but are often not treated the same way
The families of those killed in the line of duty will get $80,000 and free tuition to state universities; the bill moves to the state senate for a vote
A committee voted for the bill to be retroactive to last year and to be named after John Mackey, who died in the line of duty in November
Kyle Juarez, 37, was killed in a Skylife air ambulance helicopter crash in December
Jason Adams, 29, was responding to a patient with a seizure; officials said he may have been mistaken as an intruder by the patient
The state pays a lump sum to the families of firefighters and police officers who die in the line of duty, but not to the survivors of EMS providers
Eskil “Scott” Danielson suffered a heart attack after assisting his daughter and another injured driver at a motor vehicle collision
Joshua Woods, 24, was responding to a cardiac arrest call; he lost control of his vehicle and hit a tree
The EMS provider was stabbed in the neck while attending a call
Flight nurse Chad Frary, 38, and pilot David Schneider, 51, were killed; paramedic Derek Boehm, 38, was seriously injured
The 34-year veteran firefighter was working a crash scene Friday in central Wisconsin when a vehicle struck him
Funeral and memorial honored Mark Zielinski who died after performing CPR on a cardiac arrest victim
Paramedic Kyle Juarez, 37, flight nurse Marco Lopez, 42, and pilot Thomas Hampl, 49 died when their medical helicopter crashed
The SkyLife air ambulance went down Thursday night in central California killing the paramedic, nurse, pilot and patient on board
James V. Maguire is remembered for his decades of public service as a Marine, EMT, police officer and paramedic
The bill will ensure that a commemorative work is created in the nation’s capital that will recognize the EMS providers who died in the line of duty
Mark Zielinski, 49, responded to a scene where a shopper was down in cardiac arrest requiring CPR
Rick Hartley was a paramedic who embodied the ideals of servant leadership and community service
Rick Hartley, 63, was killed Friday in a crash involving his ambulance and a tractor
John Mackey was critically injured in the line of duty after his ambulance collided with another vehicle
Rick Hartley, 63, is remembered as a local hero who went out of his way to help others
Events will remember and honor EMS providers who have died in the line of duty
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