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Somerset Area Ambulance Chief John Jordan was honored for expanding access to defibrillators, improving CPR training and leading his team through rising call volumes and staffing challenges
A skydiving instructor had to be rescued after getting stuck in a tree while saving a student whose parachute failed during a jump near Palatka
A Killeen fire captain celebrating the birth of his fifth child on Mother’s Day was killed in a crash while leaving the hospital to pickup his other children
A disabled SUV was rear-ended by a tour bus, which then veered across all lanes, crashed into a guardrail and burst into flames
FEMA’s new acting chief, a former Marine, warned staff not to resist upcoming changes and signaled a shift of more responsibility to states during a blunt first meeting
More than two dozen people were rescued across Southern California during a record-breaking heat wave, including 11 hikers in distress on a Newport Coast trail
Sioux City Fire Rescue teamed up with UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s for a first-of-its-kind emergency evacuation drill
An American tourist was seriously injured after attempting to scale a fence near Rome’s Colosseum, reportedly trying to get a closer look at the ancient landmark
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
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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
Patient was killed after being ejected from Senior Care EMS ambulance that struck a utility pole
2 other crew members transported to the hospital; Crash in eastern Oklahoma late Thursday night
The concerned man gave local television station photos of medics; prompting an investigation that the medic may have violated a policy
Tranexamic acid has been used in trauma centers for years, and the drug is making its way into the prehospital setting
The bus is capable of transporting 12 supine patients and 4 paramedics to the hospital at one time
The files contain patients’ personal information from a defunct ambulance company and the state is investigating how they got there
Suspect tells news photographer he was told by “Lord Jesus Christ” to steal the ambulance
The Podmedic highlights three of his favorite products from EMS Today 2015
The SUV crashed into a snowbank after its brakes failed, rupturing the gas tank and causing a fire which exploded an onboard oxygen tank
He ran into a building filled with smoke and helped rescue an elderly man; he also treated a woman for smoke inhalation