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Bad behaviors associated with cliques may include the use of intimidation tactics, promotion of racist or sexist ideologies, or subverting the chain of command
The science of active shooter response is relatively new; is there a better model?
During a mass casualty incident, or when EMS isn’t available, survival of the wounded may depend on quick action
Chief Gary Ludwig joins to discuss the role of public safety leadership in preventing tragedy on scene, and weighs in on the EMS body camera debate
Compassion elevates emergency medical care to a ministry of kindness
The department expects to complete its investigation into the role of two fire department members present at the fatal police-involved incident next week
According to the charges, the man grabbed the EMT’s thigh despite being strapped to a gurney during transport — all in front of a police officer
Upton police, fire and EMS members and mutual aid partners carried the man out of a wooded area and transported him to a hospital
Mavin Timothy Campbell is accused of kicking, hitting and trying to bite the providers before fleeing on foot
The Memphis Fire Department’s decision follows the firing of five city police officers over the alleged use of force and failure to render aid to Tyre Nichols
LEOs arrived to find two students critically injured and they started CPR immediately, but the students later died at a hospital
The department dismissed Dakota Ibrahim and suspended Joseph Schultz; Leonardo Guerrero died after being strapped to a stretcher in an ambulance
Police have yet to reveal a possible motive for the shooting, including whether it was a possible hate crime or domestic violence incident
A judge decided to schedule three separate trials — one for the two EMSproviders, one for two police officers, and another for one officer
Lead sponsor Majority Leader Tom Takubo clarified that the measure only applies to specific situations
A fiction novel from Kelly Grayson pits a paramedic, police officer and a U.S. Marshal against fallen angel
If you don’t know that prone positioning can cause great bodily harm or death in some patients, you don’t belong in EMS
Teaching points from the ‘malpractice or murder’ case – Part 1: Action steps for EMS leaders
The suspect was found to possess 20 guns and 4 grams of meth and had been considering stealing the fire truck and ambulance, Rochester police said
EMS providers were tending to a patient when they noticed the vehicle was missing
It was “sheer luck the car landed where it was,” said Battalion Chief Dave Seneviratne
Firefighters and police officers who responded to the scene rendered care to Hudson Fire Lt. Todd Berube
”... As frustrated as I’ve ever been on a call, I can’t fathom doing any of these things to a patient,” one commenter wrote
EMTs and others would be protected from civil and criminal liability while performing their duties with law enforcement
When lots of red flags are waving, assess the patient, provide compassionate care and always take “I can’t breathe” seriously
The 35-year-old man died from compressional and positional asphyxia, which a coroner said was a result of being placed face down on a stretcher
The Springfield patient, who may have been experiencing hallucinations, was placed face-down on a stretcher and restrained
No fatalities have been reported, Miami Gardens police spokesperson Diana Gourgue said
The rescue of four people who survived took hours and involved helicopters and firefighters rappelling down the cliffside
A semi struck an SUV and pushed it into an ambulance, which overturned
Firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools, a rope system and a helicopter to extricate and move the two children and two adults
Our co-hosts recount the EMS stories that generated the most debate on the podcast during the year; do you agree with their conclusions?
Brian Smith says he raised concerns about addresses being flagged as dangerous for first responders based on potentially erroneous information
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