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First responders spent hours navigating steep terrain to reach and airlift a hiker who plunged up to 30 feet in North Cheyenne Cañon Park
The unconscious construction worker from the flooded underground site and rushed him to a trauma center in critical condition
The Aston Ambulance Authority launched 24/7 coverage for four communities, rebuilding prehospital care lost after Crozer Health closures and offering competitive pay
After a crash that left him with fractured femurs, a missing bicep and a traumatic brain injury, a Pueblo man is alive today thanks to a whole blood transfusion delivered by AMR paramedics
In Worcester, a lawsuit and council review are raising questions about police-led responses to mental health emergencies
Attorneys for survivors say the city is withholding critical Ground Zero exposure data despite previously uncovering dozens of boxes of related documents
Police said the driver fled the scene after hitting a Memphis ambulance and injuring a paramedic
Morgan County officials said the change will help cover a funding gap for the county’s ambulance service contract without raising fees on residential property owners
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
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
It’s unfair to our patients to let professional bravado blind us from the need to maintain low-frequency high-criticality skill proficiency
The caustic commentary of presidential politics is reflective of a deeper issue that impacts how we engage with our patients
Improving ePCR systems make it easier to capture, share, monitor and analyze big data for better local and national patient care
PRODUCT NEWS
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
Heartland Fire Capt. Sonny Saghera said it looked like the pilot found a small space to avoid hitting the church and houses
Kingston Fire Chief Chris Rea said service pairs an EMT with a mental health specialist to respond to mental health emergencies
First responders in Cuyahoga County held an NDMS exercise using a plane full of patients