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We asked readers for tips to help new police officers better assist EMS
In the real world it is impossible for a scene to be 100% safe; therefore we must constantly assess risk
Careful assessment is important for EMS since alcohol poisoning kills six people in the U.S. each day; most deaths occur among middle-aged adults
Firefighter Scott Smith and another man beat Ravens fan Joseph Bauer Sunday, leaving him in critical condition with a severe brain injury
Brittany Carulli, 25, is accused of taking the wallet from the EMT’s purse inside an ambulance
The grant will help train first responders to recognize an opioid overdose and how to administer naloxone when an overdose occurs
Joseph Bauer, 55, got into a verbal argument with a group of Raiders fans; his head hit the concrete after he was struck, knocking him unconscious and causing a serious head injury
The TEMS team is familiar with the types of emergencies the SWAT team responds to, allowing them to respond more quickly to those situations
The “Run, Hide, Fight” model lacks efficiency and flexibility to permit someone to evaluate the problem and choose the appropriate response
Along with the man critically injured, paramedics said two other people and six police officers suffered minor injuries
You responded as the first-in ambulance on a suspected active shooting scene; did you make the right call?
You are dispatched to a law office for multiple shooting victims
Officers said the woman was unresponsive; they broke a window so they could revive her with naloxone
High-fidelity, full-scale exercises for SWAT and EMS at Urban Shield 2016 create a unique and memorable MCI and active shooter training experience
Paramedics decided to enter the hot zone and retrieve wounded officers during an active shooter situation
The man and his wife were engaged in a bitter split that involved a custody battle over the 6-year-old girl
EMS will work with law enforcement, doctors and public health officials to head off overdose spikes “like a measles outbreak”
The ambulance was transporting an inmate to the hospital when the crash occurred
Narcan will be provided free of charge by Summit County Public Health
The officer fixed tourniquets on both of the victim’s legs to stop arterial bleeding before EMTs arrived
The first responders applied tourniquets to the man’s leg and arm, preventing him from bleeding to death
Firefighters continued CPR and used an AED to revive the one-year-old girl
SWAT team medics provide fast medical care for any officer who is wounded or injured and treat injured civilians
Officials said one suspect is dead and another is still at large
Philadelphia hospitals, paramedics begin research to randomize stabbing and gunshot victims to ALS care or no ALS care during transport
The wife of a Florida paramedic reported the theft and believed the medications were intended to poison her
Proposal expands definition of a hate crime to police, but inclusion of EMTs and firefighters is unclear
Surveillance video shows inmates yelling for help after their lone guard slumped to the ground from sudden cardiac arrest
Mourn the deaths of five Dallas police officers, but don’t lower your standards by responding emotionally to provocation
As we mourn the deaths of five Dallas police officers paramedics are reminded of the importance in being cautious, calm and conspicuous as caregivers
Agencies across Texas expressed their respect, condolences and solidarity with Dallas EMS and police
Chris Cebollero and Greg Friese, MS, NRP, discuss EMS MCI response lessons learned from protests turned violent in Ferguson and Dallas
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