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After dissolving its debt-ridden ambulance service, Pardeeville has approved a five-year contract for Portage Fire Rescue to provide EMS coverage
First Capital EMS providers Pierce Ragland and Dan Medford raced to the scene of an officer down call that left three York County detectives dead
Two fire personnel and a driver were injured when a car struck a Fairfax County ambulance, killing a passenger in the car
Cleveland EMS has added portable ventilators to all 25 frontline ambulances, a move leaders call a “game changer”
After a Cleveland paramedic was violently attacked on a call, University Circle Police launched a free self-defense course for EMTs and crisis responders
EMS agencies across Wyoming face an estimated $30 million annual funding gap, running high-mileage rigs as lawmakers debate whether to declare EMS an essential service
Clarkston residents, firefighters and retirees urged officials to reverse its decision to eliminate ambulance service
The Cambria County Swift Water Rescue Team bought two rapid deployment crafts, improving safety and response times
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Data on hemorrhages, traumatic brain injuries, fractures may be used as a nationwide benchmark for trauma systems
The Florida nonprofit supports the psychological and emotional needs of first responders and their families
Logic’s “1-800-273-8255” also helped increase calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The agreement with American Medical Response and Global Medical Response includes the purchase of five electric rigs and an option to buy 25 more
Levi Coleman’s lawsuit claims that the Ogden Fire Department and the city violated the Utah Medical Cannabis Act
“I was like, ‘Don’t worry, I’ve done this before,’” said Nicole Segalini, a high school senior then. “I just didn’t clarify that I had done it with a plastic baby.”
The measure would end some Medicare restrictions and extend emergency waivers
As a result, ambulance services will wind up with a 5.1% raise in 2022, according to Page, Wolfberg & Wirth
The investigation into LifeCare Ambulance’s David Richards is ongoing
“It’s embarrassing as an EMS provider to show up in somebody’s time of need and have the ambulance break down,” said paramedic Timothy Sommerfelt