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EMS experience, overdose patient data and funding needs aren’t mentioned in commission’s national emergency declaration request to President Trump
Officials are using the hashtag #HeatStrokeKills to spread the message about this preventable tragedy
For opioid toxicity to occur the drug must enter the blood and brain from the environment
Officials said the ambulance crashed after an EMT swerved to avoid a deer, and the ambulance was already on fire by the time police arrived
To deal with the natural uptick in calls that comes with population growth, they find new ways to work with their neighbors
John Powell, 48, said he suffered breathing problems and needed emergency care after police allegedly asked paramedics to inject him with ketamine
The lawsuit names Pima County, Rural/Metro Fire Department and an individual deputy and paramedic as defendants
Police will use the ambulance to process evidence easier at crime scenes, and will also use it as a mobile command post
The Story County Sheriff’s Office has launched its Defibs Save Lives campaign, which aims to ensure that the county becomes a heart safe community
The opioid deflection program is a six-month pilot that will give opioid addicts the ability to be quickly placed into treatment with no risk of jail
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences tested 13 flyers after a sergeant was hospitalized, and all tests came back negative
Officials said the sergeant to feel light-headed after she came across the flyer on her windshield as she left work
Our co-hosts discuss a recent article about a pulled drug trial in Minnesota and its implication for local emergency responders
Officials said the actress kicked an EMT while she was being placed onto a gurney and punched an officer who was trying to intervene in a family dispute
Police found the man wandering a parking lot and covered in grass and dirt, and said he began to “freak out” when paramedics arrived
Our co-hosts discuss a recent article written by EMS1 columnist Catherine Counts
Jamie Sprout, who has a mitochondrial disorder, was surprised with a first responder-themed birthday and visitors from several public safety agencies
The report said that Hennepin Healthcare EMS providers, in the presence of police, injected suspects of crimes and others who already appeared to be restrained
These concepts will yield more prepared, capable and resilient communities
For emergency responders, trauma from an act of mass violence can create a cyclical pattern of negative thinking
The 911 landscape has changed as acts of mass violence and other multi-caller/multi-victim high-threat incidents begin to increase
Paramedic chiefs and field providers have much to learn from the FBI’s ongoing summary and analysis of active shooter incidents
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The Center for the Study of the Drone estimated that the number of public safety agencies using drones has increased by 82 percent in the past year
Officer Brian Wynn helps drug addicts get help disconnecting from heroin and other opioids
The shattered glass sprayed into the paramedic’s eye during the attack
From memorial statues to challenge coins, first responders are feeling the love from states around the country
An EMT’s attack of a restrained patient is a reminder for all leaders to discuss response to provocations and consider body-worn cameras to capture the EMS point-of-view
Police said Johnny Kimbrough was arrested for stealing the Providence Fire Department ambulance from outside of a hospital and driving it to Connecticut
Officials have reported explosive devices have been found on and near the scene
K9 Deputy Jeremie Nix was driving home when he was flagged down by a passing car, and footage shows the two cars pulling over and a woman handing Nix a baby
The dog, nicknamed Winks, was doused in bleach to possibly cover up any DNA from his owner
Durelle Johnson jumped into the unattended rig while an AMR employee was dropping off a patient inside the hospital
The Tulsa Police Department hired Katheryn Ericsson as their first female tactical paramedic on their Special Operations Team
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