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After 20 years of advocacy, Richmond firefighters prepare to deliver ALS, closing a critical gap in emergency care across Contra Costa County
Waterville city officials have once again delayed a decision on funding a third ambulance, as councilors remain split over the $601K price tag
Public safety leaders warn that the House-passed bill lacks critical support for upgrading outdated 911 systems, calling the omission a threat to emergency response and community safety
After 19 overdoses in one weekend, including one death, New Haven is ramping up harm reduction efforts
Nelson County Paramedic Wesley England died days after suffering a heart attack and crashing his vehicle following a demanding shift
Seventeen patients were taken to hospitals by city EMS and three by AMR, with injuries ranging from minor to serious
EMTs Amber Black and Mitchell Tarnapolsky received the Christopher J. Prescott Medal for saving two teens from drowning
Years after a Duke Life Flight helicopter crash killed four people, a wrongful death lawsuit cited engine issues Airbus and Safran allegedly knew about
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UK ambulance spokesman said emergency responders were not dispatched because “we’re here for people, not animals”
Police union president said officers may park at the trauma center out of necessity and the department has never received a complaint
The iconic element, which honors fallen EMS providers, will be on display in 5 US cities as it travels to its new permanent home in Virginia
After a verbal confrontation, he allegedly grabbed the photojournalist’s arm and pushed him backward as a patient was being moved to the ambulance at Comic Con
Alberta paramedics will be able to scan the patient’s brain in the ambulance and start clot-busting drugs immediately for an improved chance of recovery
Since July 4 three fatal incidents involving the launching of a mortar-type firework by resting the tube on the body have been reported
Two Iowa EMS providers suffered minor injuries after the ambulance drifted off the road at about 4:30 a.m.
New research reveals why heroin overdose deaths doubled in two years, and the need for increased use of naloxone
In 2014 the NREMT recertified over 92,000 nationally certified providers and administered its 1 millionth computer-based test
Flight paramedic Dave Repsher is in critical condition and flight nurse Matt Bowe is in fair condition