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Judy Ortiz and Adam Van Duzen of Morrow County (Ohio) EMS treated Trooper Jason Phillips for traumatic injuries, including a bullet wound, after he was struck head on by a wrong-way driver
Top episodes from Inside EMS, The MCHD Paramedic Podcast and The Medic Mindset Podcast tackle degree requirements, clinical excellence and EMS safety concerns
The potential for a confusing operational picture existed during the opening minutes of the response to the latest school shooting tragedy in Santa Clarita, California
A former Blue Ridge County Rescue Squad captain told police a volunteer told him she was assaulted by Cory Bensen in 2012 but it was never formally reported
The vehicles were helping block the road during a protest outside Austin Police Department headquarters
Kevin Ackley, 22, was fired from Richland County Emergency Services after authorities said he incited rioting as part of a group known as the Boogaloos
Our co-hosts discuss the recent events in Minnesota, and the misinformation regarding the use of the word asphyxia
Activists are calling for the arrests of the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Kentucky EMT and ER Technician Breonna Taylor, who would have turned 27 on Friday
How to assess and when to transport patients injured by tear gas, pepper spray or rubber bullets
Street Medics Austin has aided several people injured by police projectiles and coordinates to help ambulances access patients
St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said rioters also blocked fire trucks trying to respond to a fire
Understanding the sequelae of traumatic asphyxia, strangulation and positional asphyxia
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has classified Floyd’s death as a homicide, although it differs from the independent autopsy on the exact cause
EMS providers know positional asphyxiation can kill, and have a professional and moral obligation to object to it
Denver Health said its EMS providers are wearing ballistic vests and helmets as a precaution
Protests have reached cities including New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Memphis, Tenn. and Louisville, Ky.
What we can learn about EMS responsibility to intervene from the death of George Floyd
Authorities said they are not certain a crime occurred due to the chaotic circumstances of the downtown protest
Hennepin Healthcare EMS Chief Marty Scheerer said he believes paramedics did everything right but may not have initially known the severity of Floyd’s condition
The Minneapolis Fire Department was called to assist EMS while transporting Floyd after his arrest
Washington County (N.Y.) Sheriff Jeff Murphy criticized an Argyle Rescue Squad crew for following a speeding car
A woman who identified herself as a Minneapolis firefighter told officers to check Floyd’s vital signs
William Swagger, 25, pleaded guilty, was sentenced with credit for time served and will be on probation for three years
The Tree of Life synagogue, where 11 people were killed in 2018, said Pittsburgh police officers and tactical medics saved lives in the shooting
A random encounter with a Latvian prompted my commitment to learn something new every day
The Suwannee County Fire Rescue paramedic has been charged with controlled substance possession and grand theft
The toy company also announced it will be donating dolls to the children of first responders, in addition to donating proceeds
EMT Breonna Taylor, 26, who worked as an ER technician for Medical Center Jewish East, was killed in March when police say they were returning fire from her boyfriend
Authorities say the woman stole the rig from outside an emergency room entrance
The woman was being transported to the hospital after telling police she had injected heroin, officials say
Allegiance Mobile Health EMT Asante Contreras, 20, was killed in a head-on crash with a fugitive fleeing police one day before his last paramedic exam
The man allegedly drove his SUV through the parade that was paying tribute to hospital staff and later crashed during a police chase
Gov. Andy Beshear removed Shelbyville Paramedic Robbie Smither from the state’s Board of Emergency Medical Services after his comments on an arrest at a grocery store
