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If the leaders of an EMS agency have failed to prepare personnel for an active shooter response, they need to get the training done, one way or another
The EMS providers on the RTF focus on care of the victims while tactical medics focus on needs of the SWAT team
An EMT’s perspective on the legal and civilian expectations for cops to render aid to persons in police custody
An argument erupted in gunfire outside a school for dropouts seeking high school diplomas
Teana Dobbins, 22, kicked an EMT in the head while being loaded into the ambulance
Paramedics are trained with all of the weapons used by SWAT; they get a ballistic vest loaded up with medical gear suited for use in combat situations
A judge ruled the calls involving the Pulse nightclub shooter should be released, but has not ruled on the other 911 calls
The woman’s husband followed a police medic’s instructions until EMS arrived to the scene
EMTs initially responded to the 911 call after a woman reported her paranoid-schizophrenic son was acting irrational
The drug task force donated 200 injectable Narcan shots that will be distributed to paramedics across the county
Police said two of the pills were blood pressure medication and the third was a capsule of medication to treat kidney stones
The driver was not breathing and did not have a pulse after the vehicle crashed into a tree
The 20-year-old woman was hiking with three friends when she became lethargic and couldn’t walk or talk
The children were taken to the hospital; their conditions were not immediately available
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Video from Miller’s dashcam shows him performing CPR on the boy until he resumed breathing
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The boy was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
A panel of law enforcement, EMS and medical experts discussed the implications of administering patient care in the warm zone at IACP 2016
A state police trooper was off-duty in a Walmart when he noticed a large crowd surrounding an unconscious man
Officers Felix Baez and Giovanni Laguna were patrolling when they saw a mother running with her child down the street yelling “help” in Spanish
Don’t judge me for the work I do or the service I provide to those in need
Responders will do their best, get through it and go home when they are through, but home will never be the same
Saving our lives is far more complex than putting guns in our hands while on duty
There are people who are angry and people who hate us; understanding the difference is extremely important
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Deputy Shawn Swartzendruber and a paramedic took the newborn to the ambulance to warm her up and clean her off; another paramedic tended to the mother
Dispatchers reported the ambulance was stolen from a local hospital
The paramedic wrestled with a knife-wielding woman as a firefighter pleaded with dispatchers to send police
Officials said they don’t believe Andrew Demeri, 24, engaged in the alleged sexual assaults while on the job
Fire and EMS personnel initiated medical aid and transported the infant to a hospital; the infant was later pronounced dead
A 9-month-old girl, 3-year-old boy and 5-year-old boy who were inside the home were taken to a hospital to be evaluated
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