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Three men were killed at the Westwood Shores sewer plant after being overcome by toxic hydrogen sulfide gas while working near a manhole
Don Unger joined the Tuckahoe Volunteer Rescue Squad as a college freshman and went on to serve more than five decades and 2,500 shifts
When a runner collapsed during Flint’s Crim Festival of Races, three spectators with medical training jumped into action performing CPR, using a defibrillator and helping paramedics
Dalton Pischke, Emily Kelzer and Zac Gehling joined Grand Meadow’s fire and EMS crews, hoping to inspire more young volunteers
Grady Health System unveiled “Grady Air,” a state-of-the-art medical helicopter staffed by its critical care team and piloted by Air Methods
Paramedic Kevin Robert, remembered as a mentor and educator, suffered a medical emergency while providing care to a patient aboard LifeNet 7-13
Patrick County supervisors to transfer management of Station 8, the county’s busiest rescue squad, to Ambulance Services of Lexington Inc.
The arrests came during a federal investigation that led the Bureau of Land Management to end contracts with two Oregon-based forestry companies
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
EMS doesn’t choose people — it prioritizes patients based on risk, access and the realities of an unstable scene
Here’s what EMS providers should know about the updated standards, national assessments and opportunities to improve pediatric care together
The heartbreaking death of a Kansas City FF/paramedic reminds us that every shift carries unseen dangers
Calls involving celebrities, chemical restraint, protests and mass shootings are just some of the scenarios that will put you in the public eye
From community risk reduction to treatment in place, other cities are reaping the benefits of advanced EMS systems. A proposed independent NYC EMS department could be the turning point.
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PRODUCT NEWS
The London Ambulance Service tweeted that there were no patients in the ambulance, but that endangering the crew was “unacceptable”
The training program involves realistically-staged home environments and cameras that allow facilitators to monitor trainees’ actions from a control room
Once crews have gone through the light, the system will change back to its regular traffic cycle
Over 40 volunteers and several local agencies participated in the training drill at Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts
Dr. Eric Topol, a world-renowned cardiologist, considers the stethoscope obsolete, nothing more than a pair of “rubber tubes”
A lighting system inside the rig shows stars and fireworks on the ceiling to provide a distraction
First responders at King’s Daughters Medical Center are able to scan a patient’s driver’s license using Backline and access six months of patient medication history
Instead of GPS coordinates, which can be difficult to remember, what3words software assigns a three-word combination to 3-meter by 3-meter squares around the world
The virtual reality simulation training, designed specifically for first responders, launches in November 2019
The Crestline CCL 150 model line is now available in the U.S. following a 2018 merger between Demers Ambulances and Crestline Coach