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Officials said the two emergency vehicles were not responding to the same call at the time of the crash
Madison EMT Althea Bernstein, who is biracial, reported in June that four white men called her the N-word and sprayed her with lighter fluid
Authorities said the man tried to spit on the EMT and resisted wearing a mask while being transported after allegedly choking his girlfriend and swallowing her medication
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Poice say the man was wearing a fire department uniform and badge, had the words “emergency” and “EMS” on his vehicle and said he was responding to a car fire
Fairfax County Firefighter Andrew Cruikshank was charged and is on administrative leave after a police body-worn camera captured an altercation with the patient
William Talley, a former Columbus police sergeant, pleaded guilty to the May 2019 shooting death of Care Ambulance Paramedic Kelly Levinsohn
The Atlantic County Special Needs Registry seeks to ensure first responders can prepare to care appropriately for a person with special needs
Norton Healthcare EMT Will Smith, who previously worked for Louisville EMS, called Louisville Police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly a “monster” in the now-deleted post
Some activists expressed concerns about the inclusion of police in mental health crisis teams
The Genesee County Board of Commissioners approved a more than $263,000 purchase of camera systems that officials say will help avoid costly lawsuits
Police said the man had been transported to the hospital after an earlier crash in which he nearly ran over an officer
The city of Louisville will also implement police reforms to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of EMT and ER Technician Breonna Taylor
Police called the ambulance after the woman complained of abdominal pain from pregnancy during a traffic stop
The Aurora City Council voted unanimously to temporarily ban paramedics from using ketamine to sedate patients pending a review of the practice
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An attorney for the Tennessee paramedic accused of hitting and kicking an overdose patient said the paramedic was trying to revive him
Police said paramedics failed to properly assess the patient and should not have let her go to the hospital in a police car
The woman is also accused of assaulting several restaurant employees and attempting to bite and hit the EMTs
Authorities said the firefighter used a passcode from his previous fire department job to take the supplies
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A British court was told during an inquiry into the 2017 terrorist attack that police officers pleaded for ambulances as concertgoers carried victims on makeshift stretchers
A variety of nonprofits are raising money to provide financial relief, needed supplies and food to first responders who were affected by and are working in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura
Police say the man fled the scene after the assault
Officials say the ambulance crew began life-saving measures before a second ambulance transported the man
On this episode, our hosts discuss ketamine use in EMS, as well as the response to hurricanes and wildfires ravaging the south and the west
First responders were called after the man allegedly threatened to shoot people at a senior residential facility