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The Long Beach Fire Department says restoring and expanding ALS resources has improved response times and sharply reduced periods when no ambulances were available
The new statute bars employers from disciplining first responders who seek treatment and requires reinstatement once they are cleared to return to duty
A Station 9 crew resuscitated two patients during separate cardiac emergencies on consecutive duty days, including ventricular arrhythmias and STEMI activations
At least 50 people have died across multiple states, as even colder temperatures and another storm could be ahead
Nearly 30 Volusia County EMTs face repayment demands ranging from $76 to $62,000 after a payroll coding error, and the union is pushing back
EMS agencies say unpaid bills for emergency transports and services provided to incarcerated patients are threatening payroll, staffing and response times
ODOT driver Joe Este plowed through a winter storm to escort an ambulance carrying a sick infant to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
A Seattle Times investigation found medical staff in dozens of states have used spit hoods alongside restraints and sedatives on mental health patients,a practice linked to distress, suffocation and at least five deaths, with little oversight or regulation
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
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Calls involving celebrities, chemical restraint, protests and mass shootings are just some of the scenarios that will put you in the public eye
From community risk reduction to treatment in place, other cities are reaping the benefits of advanced EMS systems. A proposed independent NYC EMS department could be the turning point.
PRODUCT NEWS
The head-on crash with a car flipped the rig onto its side and caused major damage to both vehicles
Rotterdam EMS plans to replace three of its five ambulances and update one of its two stations
An EMT and two officers were injured, and the suspect faces multiple charges after a fight with cops trying to arrest him
A fundraiser is in place to cover the costs of repairs, as well as a structure where the North Shore Rescue Squad’s rig can be parked more safely
Fairfield Mayor Jamie Paden, who also is a volunteer EMT, said many calls could be less severe or prevented if the patient simply had access to regular care
“We’re able to get the stretcher under the patient and drag them to what amounts to a safer area and use less rescuers,” said Fitchburg Fire Chief Joe Pulvermacher
Bats have been flying around the living quarters of the Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District station, and dead bats have been found in an ambulance bay
Geospatial routing, also called location-based routing, uses GPS information and other data and has been around for a few years
The three occupants of the ambulance were transported to a hospital for treatment, but no other injuries were reported, police said
Bystanders helped move the patient, and first responders “packaged him and carried him to the ambulance,” the Transylvania County Rescue Squad said