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Recent incidents in Colorado have brought prehospital ketamine administration policies, politics and police interactions under debate
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A paramedic says she was sexual harassed by a division chief while seeking a job at Allegany County Department of Emergency Services, and that the department head tried to cover it up
Violent incidents in NYC and Arkansas are grim reminders that medics are regularly threatened, attacked and harmed by the people they have been called to assist
Officials say after a gunman shot two paramedics in the ambulance after an argument, one of the paramedics returned fire, killing the gunman
Douglas Gimson was arrested and charged for allegedly filming at least 15 people using hidden cameras in the bathrooms and showers of two rescue squad buildings
Joe Holler met with Brick EMT Brian Schwarz and Patrolman Daniel Fogarty to thank them for reviving him after the medical emergency on Halloween
The video appears to show a man with a medical bag over his shoulder
The police medic suffered a dislocated left ulna, fractured left hand and neck and back pain
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is investigating the alleged refusals, amidst other complaints and lawsuits against the district
Firefighters, paramedics and police officers will still be included in Phase 1, but considered lower priority than nursing home residents and some healthcare workers
Northern Berkshire EMS said in a statement that the paramedic sustained “many injuries” in the assault
Fairfax County Firefighter-Paramedic Andrew Cruikshank was arrested in September after an altercation with a patient that was captured on police body camera
The EMTs working for a Brooklyn hospital were robbed of their medical bag while inside an elevator
K-9 Sita became the first test pilot dog, allowing paramedics to train in emergency animal care
State troopers located the suspect and took him into custody after a nearly two-hour search
An Delta Ambulance employee discovered the burglary upon reporting to work last week
The suit stems from the death of a Sacramento man who was treated for low blood sugar while handcuffed in a prone position
The city will go forward with both a pilot program that excludes police and a separate co-responder plan that includes police officers, paramedics and mental health professionals
The Deming Fire Department ambulance was rolled over onto its side in the crash
Wake County Paramedics Nicholas Naylor and Rick Reynoso said their instincts told them something wasn’t right after transporting the teen to the hospital
According to state health department documents, the medic tested positive for cocaine after being found sleeping in her car while on duty
A dispatcher sent a fire helicopter that took 18 minutes to arrive instead of a sheriff’s helicopter that was one minute away
This will be the 10th year running that resident Dave Johnson has organized a meal for first responders working on Turkey Day
City leaders said they will need to make the cuts by July 1, 2021 if more federal pandemic relief is not received
The delivery of baby girl Phoebe James on Oct. 26 was one of the first calls for the Commack Volunteer Ambulance Corps’ newly-acquired ambulance
Among the 35 first responders honored were police Sgt. Rasheen McCain, who was fatally shot in the line of duty, and fire Sgt. Sivad Johnson, who died off-duty while trying to rescue three girls from a river
Public service goes back five generations in the VanGrinsven family, which started the Heroes Rise coffee company three years ago, ranging from fire, EMS, police and military service
The man faces two fourth-degree felony charges after the alleged assaults in an emergency room
Kansas City’s new guidance comes after an outbreak at the police department and applies to all essential workers
Police say a man began throwing bricks and jumping on the ambulance while the EMS crew were assisting an elderly patient
The current proposed plan would create a dedicated line that would dispatch paramedics, clinicians and police officers to mental health crisis calls
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