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A joint NAEMSP, NASEMSO, NEMSMA, NAEMT, APA position statement prioritizes patient and provider safety
The need for data-driven decisions in managing aggressive patients while ensuring safety and compliance
From the 1500s until today, techniques for placing a tube into the trachea have continuously evolved and will continue to improve in the future
Vallejo first responders successfully removed the man from the fence spike
Rescuers are in contact with one worker buried in the collapse of a multi-story plant in Martin County
A coordinated effort involving several departments saved a construction worker pinned by a foundation collapse
Firefighters and a patient fell to the ground when the roof of the Burlington structure collapsed
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The California Department of Motor Vehicles found the Cruise service to be “an unreasonable risk to public safety”
An FDNY ambulance was struck by an SUV while en route to a hospital
One patient suffered life-threatening injuries after falling into a mine shaft in Kern County
An FDNY ambulance was struck by an SUV while en route to a hospital
Steve Whitehead is going to tell you about a better way to secure your patient
Legislation requires hospitals to develop ambulance bed delay protocols by Sept. 1, 2024
“There, I said it. I do not like your pretty ambulances and I don’t think they contribute to the safety of our responders.”
The midair collision near Salt Lake County Flight Park left the paraglider passenger in critical condition
First responders in Cincinnati had difficulty reaching the SUV after it had been pushed past the crossing
Authorities said the Alamance-Burlington School System bus went off the road, struck a culvert and hit the building
One patient in the New Bedford pier collapse was transported to St. Luke’s Emergency Department by rescue boat
One of the patients was transported to a hospital in critical condition
Officials said the two deputies were critically injured by fire inside the trailer
DUI charge and other charges against Kevin Tirrel McCorvey were dropped in a deal for a reduced prison sentence
Video shows firefighters fighting a fire involving a parked semi trailer at a detention center
Passengers were thrown forward when the operator hit the emergency brake to avoid hitting a vehicle
Authorities in Lexington said three people were injured in a 5-vehicle crash
The man was transported to Bellevue Hospital with a leg injury after dropping 30 feet into the World Trade Center memorial pool
First responders in Northwest Missouri often have to decide that it is quicker to transport by ground than wait for a helicopter
Marlene Jordan suffered a fractured femur when a Sacramento paramedic dropped her while moving her to a cot
Aurora paramedics Cooper and Cichuniec are scheduled to be tried in November
Prince George’s County first responders faced a total of 56 passengers at the crash scene
San Diego and Chula Vista FFs worked to extricate the driver after his truck went off a freeway ramp and overturned
Officials say the woman was struck by a vehicle and thrown into the path of the Cruise vehicle that ran over her
An employee leaving the Flint Processing Center in Swartz Creek hit workers blocking a driveway