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Law enforcement and SAR K-9s are public safety personnel who may require the emergency care of EMS providers
A panel of law enforcement, EMS and medical experts discussed the implications of administering patient care in the warm zone at IACP 2016
The “Run, Hide, Fight” model lacks efficiency and flexibility to permit someone to evaluate the problem and choose the appropriate response
Instead of having to wait for police, paramedics now have more freedom to decide if they should enter a scene or not
Cpl. Seth Kelly had the presence of mind to grab the tourniquet he wore on his service belt and apply it to his bleeding leg
Police officers used a squad car as a makeshift ambulance earlier this year to rush a wounded firefighter-paramedic to the hospital
EMS providers were allowed to enter the building under police cover after a man opened fire on his co-workers, even with the armed gunman still on the loose
Officials believe it was a tire that first hit the police car and then bounced onto the windshield of an ambulance that was driving behind it
Event at EMS World covered steps to avoid accidental fentanyl exposure during scene size-up, patient care and investigation
Jamon Stegall was in custody of hospital security when he ran away and stole an ambulance near the emergency room
Peter Valenti III’s family said none of the officers got close enough to see if he was dead and an EMT was not allowed to examine him for 26 minutes
The man was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, criminal impersonation and leaving the scene of a property collision
Daniel Casey said when he asked Demetrius Blackwell to name the U.S. president after the incident, he said “Santa Claus”
Shane Paul Owen called dispatchers for help more than six hours after he accidentally locked himself in a church’s boiler room
The new standards will provide guidance on the tactical, legal and ethical use of unmanned aircraft systems
Heath Phillips was arrested after pulling the stolen gun on a man trying to repossess his property
Average wait times increased from 26 seconds in August to 30 seconds in September
East Liverpool Police Department officers found a woman unresponsive in a black SUV; they ended up transporting her to the hospital after an ambulance no-show
Paramedics were immediately dispatched to the scene, but it took five minutes before the dispatcher transferred the call to the Bradenton Police Department
The woman, who had the right of way, was later charged with possession of marijuana and OWI
Valley Regional Fire and EMS teamed up with the Fraternal Order of Police Christina Lodge 84 to help their brothers and sisters in Texas in time for Christmas
Paramedic Michael O’Connor wrested the gun from deputy Justin Johnson after he opened fire without warning in a mobile home park
When paramedics arrived, the officer was holding the man’s head above water after jumping into the canal to save him
North Carolina statutes provide that assault causing physical injury on a medical responder is a Class I felony
Jeff Payne was fired after he arrested nurse Alex Wubbels, who refused to allow him to draw blood from a patient unconscious after a car crash
Officer Tim Butterfield is on a mission to meet with all county schools to roll out a standard response protocol
Courtesy of Bound Tree University and Bound Tree Medical
Suspected “lone wolf” shooter was found dead on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino across the street from the concert
A parade of tow trucks carried an honorary casket representing first responders fatally struck by cars at emergency scenes
Matthew McCree, 15, was fatally stabbed in the chest; a 16-year-old was also stabbed in the chest and side and was hospitalized in critical but stable condition
Officials confirmed William Gray, a semi-truck driver and reserve police officer in Idaho, died late Monday night
Jessica Briones walked into a police station with her unresponsive 4-year-old daughter who died the next day at the hospital
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