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Two Longview firefighters are recounting the rare high-angle rescue that brought two hot air balloon riders safely down from more than 900 feet after the balloon struck a tower
Authorities say the man climbed into the Brevard County Fire Rescue ambulance while medics were treating a patient so he could get through a driveway
“Should paramedics be intubating? Why not just use a supraglottic airway?”
A Cessna 172 made an emergency ice landing on the Hudson River near Newburgh
In Sterling Heights, new weekday EMT units and a color-coded dispatch system are easing paramedic burnout and targeting rising EMS calls
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police search and rescue teams rappelled 600 feet down Dark Shadows Wall to reach the injured climber, lowering him to safety after a complex operation
Victims say someone threw flammable liquid onto the fire in Whitfield County, sending flames through the crowd and prompting multiple airlifts to burn centers
Federal prosecutors will seek capital punishment for the kidnapping, carjacking and killing of Florence County Paramedic Phonesia Machado-Fore
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Union pressures mayor as investment in equipment outpaces investment in people
What will TNKase’s 5-second IV bolus mean for EMS stroke care?
With 17 paramedic vacancies, the county turns to sign-on bonuses, but will it solve the real problem?
City leaders seek millions in funding to improve EMS wages
Program aims to recruit and train 50-75 paramedics annually to strengthen workforce
A unified effort among EMS agencies, hospitals and aviation units ensures faster, lifesaving treatment
PRODUCT NEWS
The new, award-winning ambulance is designed to give first responders greater safety, comfort, and performance
Visitors are invited to explore the MSV-II 170 Type III — built for Indy’s very own first responders and trusted by EMS crews nationwide
The OneWeight scale mounts to virtually any EMS stretcher
Built from real-world feedback for EMS and hospital teams, the Zenix monitor/defibrillator pairs a rugged large touchscreen with intuitive, on-the-fly customization
Technimount’s Xtension Pro Neonatal secures a Dräger T1500 incubator and multiple devices to a Stryker Power-PRO 2 stretcher without compromising everyday use via XClamp Technology
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Great Lakes region ECCs lead adoption of new protocol to guide dispatchers in handling suicidal callers
An Mecklenburg EMS MEDIC ambulance was hit by gunfire, renewing calls for state funding to equip EMS with ballistic vests.
The acquisition of TyTek Medical marks a significant expansion of Sam Medical’s proprietary offering of emergency medical products
Axon to acquire AI-powered 911 communications company Prepared, strengthening the public safety ecosystem from call to closure