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BREAKING NEWS
Authorities say the fire captain used his role as an EMT instructor to inappropriately touch students under the guise of medical assessments
A fundraiser for slain Firefighter/Paramedic Graham Hoffman raised over $100,000 in a day, drawing support from across the globe
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Richmond University Medical Center set a record with a 78-minute “first contact to balloon time” for a severe heart attack patient, well under the 90-minute benchmark
Prosecutors say the man accused of killing FDNY Capt. Alison Russo deliberately ambushed the 61-year-old EMS veteran outside her Queens stationhouse
With Crozer Health facilities closed, Delaware County declared a state of emergency as hospital access dropped from 95% to 87% of residents living within five miles of care
Somerset Area Ambulance Chief John Jordan was honored for expanding access to defibrillators, improving CPR training and leading his team through rising call volumes and staffing challenges
A skydiving instructor had to be rescued after getting stuck in a tree while saving a student whose parachute failed during a jump near Palatka
A Killeen fire captain celebrating the birth of his fifth child on Mother’s Day was killed in a crash while leaving the hospital to pickup his other children
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
“The next evolution of EMS leadership will not be measured by how many calls we answer, but by how many crises we prevent.”
After the abrupt dismissal of the federal EMS advisory council, outgoing members are stepping up — ensuring the next cohort won’t start cold
Michael Fraley breaks down what paramedics need to know about what’s changed — and what hasn’t — in the new resuscitation guidance
New Florida data shows the profession must evolve or continue to lose talent at unsustainable rates
Paramedics push back on Indiana county’s new agreement allowing fire department medics to assist in DUI blood testing, citing ethical and legal concerns
Paramedic Eddie Barnes saved a life with skills he wasn’t authorized to use — prompting an investigation that reveals the moral gray zone of modern EMS
PRODUCT NEWS
Company owners presented employees with 10 new vehicles, seven new computers, three new power cots and more
The county’s 911 coordinator said the “questionable” reliability of the current system “is a safety risk to our responders”
The Womanikin attachment seeks to make civilians more comfortable performing CPR on women
The service purchased the four-wheel-drive ambulance after struggling through last year’s winter storm
Watch: Sussex County EMS trained with neighboring EMS, fire and police departments on managing air medical patient transportation scenarios
The new apparatus can carry up to two babies at once and will replace an 11-year-old NICU ambulance
Wait times for 911 callers reduced by three-fourths after the city combined its police and fire-EMS communication centers and upgraded technology
While heading to pick up a patient, the EMS crew discovered the crash while traveling in an ambulance after their helicopter was grounded due to bad weather
Seven county employees are now permitted to fly drones that can be used to assist with search-and-rescue and assessing emergency scenes
A suspect was taken into custody and sent to the hospital after crashing the stolen rig into a tree