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BREAKING NEWS
Cyberattacks at two Lewiston hospitals forced EMS diversions and manual recordkeeping, disrupting surgeries, prescriptions and lab services
The driver, a 22-year-old man, died at the scene after his vehicle struck a MedTrust ambulance
Ten people were evaluated and 100 evacuated after carbon dioxide levels spiked inside Holly Poultry
Munson Healthcare in Traverse City reports improved conditions among the 11 injured, with only one still listed as serious
The relocation, funded by $1.3M in ARPA funds, brings faster access and more space for Oologah-Talala crews and vehicles
A 42-year-old man randomly attacked shoppers with a knife at a Walmart in Traverse City, before being tackled and detained by bystanders
FEMA acting administrator David Richardson defended the agency’s response, denying claims of delays and calling the federal-state coordination a model for disaster response
Citing improved morale and leadership, Forsyth County will no longer fill the emergency services director position
With EMS response times rising after Andover’s ED closure, Ashtabula County officials are exploring rural healthcare hubs and mobile emergency solutions to close the gap
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
EMS providers have a duty to make a good faith effort to provide competent, efficient and compassionate emergency care to everyone and anyone in need
Being assaulted may be part of the job for EMS providers, but it must not be tolerated or condoned by employers, leaders and peers
Preservation of evidence and scene documentation can help bring the guilty to justice and also ensure an innocent person is not wrongly convicted
Develop restraint polices, train to apply restraints and adhere to those policies when behavioral emergency patient restraint is indicated
It is critical for EMTs and paramedics to check in with one another and advocate nationally for recognition of PTSD as a work-related illness
The mass murder of college students strikes painfully close to home for me and we must not accept this as normal
PRODUCT NEWS
“No damage was done, nothing was stolen, so we’re not really sure what he was doing,” said Traverse City Fire Captain Steven Ball
The vehicles are equipped with vital items, including medications, blood products, IV pumps, intubation equipment and ventilators
The captain who was driving was not injured, but the rig is now out of service
Following the shots, the Med Express Ambulance employees noticed a man on a bicycle hit the ground, and made a U-turn to render aid
Naples Fire-Rescue Department crewmembers were forced to dismantle the chair in order to free the patient
Before mulling your “raise,” Page, Wolfberg & Wirth says to recall that a bill to “renew the ambulance fee schedule bonus payments” may pass
West Virginia Northern Community College also received a mobile ambulance simulator
Crewmembers were transporting a patient in critical condition; five people, including the driver of other vehicle, were taken to hospitals
State police said that the deceased person was not in the ambulance and that another person was transported to a hospital
Jackson County Search and Rescue, Ashland Fire & Resue and Brim Aviation worked to get the patient from the ravine to a hospital