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A judge sentenced the driver to seven years after he pleaded guilty to the wrong-way crash that killed off-duty Independence Firefighter/Paramedic Harold “Gene” Eddins
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A proposed federal budget would eliminate funding for over half of FEMA’s emergency and homeland security grant programs, for training, equipment, and readiness efforts
Baraboo will receive USDA funding to build a main 39,000-square-foot fire and EMS facility and a smaller satellite station to improve emergency response coverage
New Chapel EMS filed for bankruptcy after losing contracts and public trust due to ex-sheriff Jamey Noel’s crimes
Ill. firefighters, board president clash over ALS, response times after removal of busiest ambulance
Orland Park firefighters say response times have suffered since the district’s busiest ambulance was taken out of service, while the board president insists service levels remain strong
Emergency crews responded to a cardiac arrest at Hulk Hogan’s Clearwater home Thursday morning, where he was later pronounced dead at a local hospital
A gas line explosion near Johnstown sent five people to the hospital and forced evacuations
Warren-Wentworth Ambulance Service abruptly shut down after its remaining staff quit, leaving two New Hampshire towns scrambling to fill the emergency coverage gap
The St. Lucie County Fire District is honoring firefighter/paramedic Jarius Hodge with full line-of-duty honors following his death after a medical emergency while on shift
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
The proposed rule highlights a long-standing disconnect: ambulance reimbursement pays for transports, while communities depend on agencies to maintain round-the-clock readiness
Whatever happens next in court, this tragic case leaves EMS with five hard-earned lessons that could save a patient’s life — and your career
Communicating with law enforcement and following these clinical guidelines will help to keep patient safety first and foremost
Kyle Busch’s death from pneumonia-related sepsis underscores why early recognition, rapid treatment and public education matter
My legal career is predicated on defending providers who find themselves on the wrong end of the law because of the difficult judgement calls in the heat of a moment. This is not that scenario.
EMS doesn’t choose people — it prioritizes patients based on risk, access and the realities of an unstable scene
PRODUCT NEWS
He opened the car’s back door and continued filming what police called “a young man’s dying moments” before paramedics and police arrived
In dispatch audio recording the EMS supervisor repeatedly ordered EMT Thomas to respond to the 9-month-old in cardiac arrest
The FDA reconfirmed an epinephrine shortage, and high demands for auto injectors may make them difficult to obtain
The human resources investigation was triggered by Charleston County (S.C.) EMS Chief Don Lundy’s self-published book, which included negative comments about four employees
Police said Nicholas Daniels was thrown from his vehicle as a result of not wearing a seatbelt; his death has stunned the department
The driver of the ambulance lost control, hit a fence post on the side of the road and landed in a ditch
The nationwide program helps terminally ill patients and family members fulfill last wishes on day trips to locations chosen by the patient
A photo shows the man posing for a cell phone picture in front of a multi-vehicle crash where responders freed a woman with a leg injury
At a vehicle collision on an Ark. interstate medics and firefighters found the stray cat which was adopted by the vehicle driver
UK ambulance spokesman said emergency responders were not dispatched because “we’re here for people, not animals”