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Emergency crews from Hickory and surrounding communities took part in a simulated plane crash at Hickory Regional Airport, training on triage, coordination and response times in a mass-casualty scenario
A new four-day summer academy will immerse Clatsop County high school students in ambulances, fire stations, hospitals and dispatch centers as they explore careers in rural emergency medicine
A Med-Trans helicopter, in a Medal of Honor design, lands at AMR’s NextFleet operation in Mineral Wells, Texas
The NYPD said a Maimonides Medical Center ambulance turned onto Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn, hit a 44-year-old woman and drove off
The University of Iowa Simulation in Motion unit brought hands-on training in life-threatening medical calls to local firefighters, medics and high school students
State officials partner with the Helios Alliance to help communities spend opioid settlement funds more effectively amid growing scrutiny
An Executive Order would compensate employees working without pay as the partial government shutdown stretches into its seventh week
Donated by Google and YouTube, the new fleet will help LAFD and Arcadia firefighters reach injured or stranded people faster in rough terrain, traffic and crowds
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
EMS providers can acknowledge their bias as they strive to deliver the best empathetic care to the patients they serve
EMS participation in harm reduction strategies, like giving a naloxone kit to an overdose patient who refuses transport, is worth the cost
The 15th anniversary is a time for quiet reflection and remembrance as well as a chance to discuss top lessons learned from a multitude of events since 9/11
A National Academy of Medicine paper describes best practices for EMS responses to active shooter, bombing and terror attacks
Take pride that our work as caregivers is connected to the medics caring for injured children in Syria and other war zones
Progressive programs like community paramedicine and MIH are important steps towards fixing a flawed, inefficient health care system
PRODUCT NEWS
The worker, pinned by a large piece of concrete, had a fractured arm and his legs were folded backwards underneath the dirt
Bullitt County could be the first EMS department in the state to use body-worn cameras
Campers at four sites in the San Juan National Forest complained of wheezing, nausea and throat and nose irritation
A Vanderbilt University Medical Center study compared intubation attempts in over 1,400 patients in hospitals across the nation
The University of Iowa Simulation in Motion’s three vehicles each carry a simulated emergency bay, ambulance box and four patient simulators.
First responders in Juneau County had been planning the mass casualty drill for 4 years
First responders in Norman drilled several times with several scenarios focusing on quickly treating the wounded
Two Prince George’s County firefighters were inside their ambulance at an earlier accident
Lockport fire officials release new details of the rescue effort following a tour boat’s capsize
Topsham Fire Rescue program will focus on seniors and non-emergency calls