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At least 22 people were injured when the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance plane crashed shortly after takeoff
Opponents of the bill said the unreliability of funding could lead municipalities to cut services or increase taxes
Officials from the Oxford Center in Brighton said nothing like this has happened in over 15 years of providing hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Army Corps of Engineers Colonel Francis B. Pera said a “dignified recovery” of the victims takes precedence over all else
Fresno EDs see an increase in visits due to respiratory viruses
Braving steep terrain and summer heat, the group worked together to locate and carry the woman to safety, ensuring she received critical medical care
A child receiving treatment at Shriners Children’s Hospital, her mother, four Jet Rescue Air Ambulance crew members and a person on the ground were killed
In 2024, the program funded upgrades to nine first responder facilities, including sheriff’s offices and dispatch centers
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
“The next evolution of EMS leadership will not be measured by how many calls we answer, but by how many crises we prevent.”
After the abrupt dismissal of the federal EMS advisory council, outgoing members are stepping up — ensuring the next cohort won’t start cold
Michael Fraley breaks down what paramedics need to know about what’s changed — and what hasn’t — in the new resuscitation guidance
New Florida data shows the profession must evolve or continue to lose talent at unsustainable rates
Paramedics push back on Indiana county’s new agreement allowing fire department medics to assist in DUI blood testing, citing ethical and legal concerns
Paramedic Eddie Barnes saved a life with skills he wasn’t authorized to use — prompting an investigation that reveals the moral gray zone of modern EMS
PRODUCT NEWS
New study finds more than half seniors report still using pain meds 6 months after accident
In two separate incidents medical and fire personnel order civilians to stop filming a patient in a public place
She stayed with the 10-year-old until responders arrived, and visited him in the hospital during his recovery
EMS providers should expect from their leaders a detailed and compassionate after-action summary like this one
EMS and fire crews performed a logistically difficult rescue to extricate uninjured man from the truck’s bin
The Tourniquet Leash can be used in the event of a shark attack or other life-threatening bleeding
Hundreds of family, friends and first responders attended the funeral service for Hinal Patel, 22, who planned to attend medical school in the fall
Syracuse University EMT explores using Google Glass to securely livestream an MCI to hospital personnel
The EMT has worked a high-paying desk job for a year instead of returning to the ambulance as an EMT
After just 13 minutes, the medic observed signs of a heat emergency in the Fox news reporter