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Meridian police say the woman faces federal charges after allegedly stealing an ambulance, crashing it into a St. Luke’s-owned building with DHS offices and attempting to set it on fire
As out-of-hospital births increase to about 12 a year, a Pittsburgh EMS crew chief is crocheting newborn hats to help babies retain body heat during prehospital deliveries
2BUnited, founded by Jacob and Carter with guidance and support from their parents, partnered with Briarwood Products to raise money for St. Jude. Children’s Research Hospital
Wake County EMS is rolling out a data-driven dispatch update that sharpens call triage and reduces lights-and-siren responses for select non-critical calls
A GOP-backed bill would expand the Illinois Line of Duty Compensation Act to cover EMTs, paramedics, dispatchers and other licensed EMS professionals
John Joseph Carlbom, a former EMS supervisor and instructor whose license was revoked amid misconduct findings, faces the latest allegations tied to his time leading ambulance services and EMT courses in Deer Lodge
A white Ford F-250 crew cab with a black flatbed is believed to have struck a Little Fork Volunteer Fire & Rescue ambulance responding to a call, then driven off
A new ambulance gives Lebanon two ambulances for the first time, boosting capacity for concurrent calls and reducing the need for outside aid
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Even if PTSD becomes a workers’ compensational eligible occupational disease, EMS leaders need to change the culture for traumatic stress treatment
It’s time for EMS providers to advocate for their rights to equitable wages and a safer workplace
Review from The BMJ confirms what many paramedics, firefighters and police officers already know about shift work and its effect on sleep
Low hourly wages is a main contributor to most career EMS providers working two or more jobs
Follow the mantra “a patient isn’t dead unless they are warm and dead” based on assessment findings and knowing resuscitation contraindications
Hypothermia death of a Minn. teen is an unimaginable tragedy, but a breach is not enough for a finding of negligence
PRODUCT NEWS
The incident is the first time someone at Rockaway Beach has been bitten by a shark in 70 years
Recent violent events have pushed Wake County officials to buy additional protection for first responders
Cambria County Box 11 was formed in January as a rehab unit providing food, water, tents, heaters, fans and clothing
SIM-IA has been visiting cities on the RAGBRAI route to offer EMS training through clinical scenarios
CAD upgrade in Owensboro eliminates previous extra steps and sends call information directly to ambulance service
First responders faced difficult terrain while working together to reach, package and remove an unconscious, bleeding patient
Portable Solutions Group’s donation will help the Greenup County Ambulance Authority with the purchase of their first ambulance
Calhoun County officials were able to lock in the price and fund the new ambulances through a government cooperative purchasing program
The Ventura County Fire Department is adding four ambulances for use when AMR response time is at least 10 minutes
A Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service provider was allegedly struck multiple times and shoved head-first into a cabinet by a patient in the back of the ambulance