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The new AirCare 2, based in Griffin, extends helicopter ambulance coverage across metro Atlanta and western Georgia
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NTSB investigators have not yet interviewed the firefighters or determined whether they braked or turned to avoid a collision
Investigators are examining recorder data and control tower communications after the collision killed two pilots and injured passengers and emergency responders at LaGuardia Airport
The listener-driven “Armchair Anonymous” podcast, hosted by Dax Shepard and Monica Padman, features EMS providers describing unpredictable scenes, critical saves and on-the-job realities
Launched to prevent a gap in advanced life support coverage after Exeter Hospital’s withdrawal, the Plaistow- and Brentwood-based system now serves about 30 communities
The awards honor organizations and leaders advancing patient-centered mobile healthcare, with recipients spanning EMS operations, advocacy, research, education and medical direction
Hosted by the Alabama Fire College and UAB Emergency Medicine, the program uses simulations and high-tech mannequins to help EMTs and paramedics build critical patient care skills
Ulster County lawmakers approved funding for the program, which will begin in August and allow local EMTs to pursue advanced certification closer to home
Pilot and copilot killed after an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck crossing a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Firefighters, EMTs and paramedics have an obligation to respond regardless of their opinions about addiction and Narcan
EMS providers have a duty to make a good faith effort to provide competent, efficient and compassionate emergency care to everyone and anyone in need
Being assaulted may be part of the job for EMS providers, but it must not be tolerated or condoned by employers, leaders and peers
Preservation of evidence and scene documentation can help bring the guilty to justice and also ensure an innocent person is not wrongly convicted
Develop restraint polices, train to apply restraints and adhere to those policies when behavioral emergency patient restraint is indicated
It is critical for EMTs and paramedics to check in with one another and advocate nationally for recognition of PTSD as a work-related illness
PRODUCT NEWS
Auburn City Ambulance has a deficit of nearly $1M
Lincoln’s medic units will receive cardiac monitors, power cots, heart rhythm simulators, EADs and stair chairs
“Our high-fidelity program is designed to look very realistic,” said Dr. Nicholas Kman, professor of emergency medicine at Ohio State College of Medicine
The Municipal Emergency Services Authority in Lancaster County will set fees as it aims to address industry challenges
Crews added more than 2,000 wireless network antennas and additional improvements in and around State Farm Stadium and the Phoenix metro area
The Olympics-style games welcome first responders from around the country to compete in 50 different sports at venues throughout San Diego
Councilman Joseph Borelli plans to add language to the bill that would require the FD to replace aging vests as the protective material deteriorates
Upton police, fire and EMS members and mutual aid partners carried the man out of a wooded area and transported him to a hospital
EMS providers were tending to a patient when they noticed the vehicle was missing
The 35-year-old man died from compressional and positional asphyxia, which a coroner said was a result of being placed face down on a stretcher