EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Kansas City Firefighter/Paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, was critically injured when the patient he was transporting stabbed him in the chest
A woman is suing former EMT along with his parents and American Medical Response, claiming the ambulance company failed to vet his criminal past
FDNY marine crews rescued passengers from the water and rushed the injured to local hospitals
Officials say Lauren Wilson posed as a paramedic, treated over 100 patients without certification and used forged documents to get hired
Federal agents and protesters clashed for a second day near DHS staging areas, prompting a forceful response that included tear gas, arrests and growing unrest in LA’s immigrant communities
Backed by a $1 million grant, the Cook County van will bring critical opioid treatment directly to more than two dozen south suburban communities
Operating 24/7 across a 150-mile radius, Life Star has completed over 40,000 flights since 1984
“Freedom House: Giving Life a Second Chance,” will bring the story of Pittsburgh’s groundbreaking EMS pioneers to the stage
The documentary explores how warnings were ignored, leading to a deadly implosion that sparked a multi-agency international search and rescue effort
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Reinstating the Illinois Public Duty law may be warranted, but not because of the case that led to it being abolished by the state Supreme Court
Take responsibility for building and improving a department culture through good words and deeds, not disparaging ones
Naloxone administration by BLS providers and laypersons is the latest intervention to transition from paramedics to firefighters and bystanders
Is it occupational discrimination to exclude private EMS providers from LODD benefits?
We laugh about our own fatigue-related episodes, but such gallows humor belittles the real issue that lies beneath
For every action in EMS there are consequences — sometimes positive and sometimes negative — but sometimes you do what you gotta do
PRODUCT NEWS
All four people were transported to area hospitals
Video shows how officers blocked in the ambulance as the driver pulled into a gas station
Monticello Fire Department crew members extricated a Wayne County EMS provider from the ambulance
Madison County providers reportedly had to shake the woman, who was unresponsive at the wheel of her vehicle, causing her to hit the gas pedal
MedStar increased staffing and “dispatchers used ... pen and paper to keep track of where paramedics and ambulances were”
Hall Ambulance has partnered with Sunny Mueller, a licensed clinical professional, to provide on-demand mental health assistance
Firefighters had to free the driver, who was stuck inside the rig after the collision
Relieved family members reunited with Uintah and Rick Keever, who Mercy Flights personnel transported to a hospital
Following the dramatic rescue, paramedics treated the two patients for hypothermia
Four local agencies responded to the North Warren Emergency Squad incident, which was reportedly caused by a driver failing to yield the right of way