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Pridestar Trinity EMTs Alex Hatfield and Danielle Chambers, with Paramedic Sean McCormack, revived the Housing Authority official after he went into cardiac arrest at a city intersection
Despite slow-response complaints and a critical consultant review, DeKalb commissioners are poised to approve a five-year deal with AMR
A man escorted out of Loretto Hospital stole an idle Cicero ambulance, triggering a police pursuit that included gunfire and ended in multiple crashes and several injuries
WakeMed Campus Police Officer Roger Smith was fatally shot inside the Garner Healthplex emergency department
Flight Nurse/Paramedic Allan Williams was killed, while Paramedic Andrew Sikes and the pilot remain hospitalized
CPR
Bystanders, park staff and rescue teams performed CPR and executed a two-hour technical evacuation after a 70-foot fall on Eldorado Canyon’s Chockstone Route
In a rain-soaked, full-scale exercise, UNCG students triaged “victims,” staffed field tents and coordinated with EMS
The Vanderbilt LifeFlight helicopter with a crew of three crashed in Wilson County
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COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
EMS doesn’t choose people — it prioritizes patients based on risk, access and the realities of an unstable scene
Here’s what EMS providers should know about the updated standards, national assessments and opportunities to improve pediatric care together
The heartbreaking death of a Kansas City FF/paramedic reminds us that every shift carries unseen dangers
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.
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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
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