Police
EMS doesn’t choose people — it prioritizes patients based on risk, access and the realities of an unstable scene
Delayed treatment, disjointed command and outdated protocols are costing lives. Here’s how to streamline care from the crisis point to the trauma center.
TEMS medics need to be in top physical condition to respond with and care for SWAT officers
San Leandro police want to equip EMS with armored vehicle for hot zone medevac
He is no longer employed with Mission Hospital after a police investigation claims he inappropriately touched a 20-year-old female patient
They would be deployed to parts of the city with a rising number of gang-related shootings to quickly respond with police
Woman tried to ‘kick and spit’ at officers and doctor; taken to hospital by ambulance after diversion to Chicago
Man shot with stun gun; heroin found during body search
Operation of any department vehicle or ambulance is a billboard for our reputation and professionalism – or lack thereof
Emerson ambulance unit suspends two EMTs for April incident; details just emerging now
The patient began repeatedly punching a medic while on the way to a hospital
He resuscitated a 50-year-old unresponsive woman who may have overdosed; earlier in the week he revived a 13-day-old baby
Police officer and medic received minor injuries while taking suspect into custody
A Berkeley police officer was conducting a routine business check at a gas station when he approached two men
Neighbors heard pounding on a door before hearing gunshots; paramedics responded
49-year-old collapsed at gym from sudden cardiac arrest; police on scene quickly and defibrillate patient
Cellphone video taken from an apartment across the stress shows the few minutes ambulances were on scene
The highway patrol officer was hospitalized with major injuries after he shot and killed a 17-year-old who attacked him with a machete
EMTs first to the scene pulled them from their patrol car and initiated CPR and bleeding control en-route to the hospital
The retaliation killing of two police officers has sent a shock wave through all of public safety, including EMS
The public is influenced by what they see and impacted by the perception created by our photos
Gunman announced online that he was planning to shoot two “pigs” in retaliation for the in-custody death of Eric Garner
An armed man walked up to two officers sitting inside a patrol car and opened fire Saturday afternoon
When we publicly share our distrust of the people we respond to emergencies with, we can expect the public to be disgusted and disappointed in all of us
The photo shows two black men pointing guns at the head of a white police officer; the mayor’s office is investigating
The 9-year-old driver tried to avoid a police checkpoint; a state trooper followed the car which ran off the road and overturned, ejecting two boys ages 3 and 13 who died
Medics respond to two or three heroin overdose calls a day, and two police cruisers are now dispatched to accompany and protect EMS
A female hostage was shot in the leg and at least two people were wheeled out on stretchers after a standoff with a gunman at a Lindt Chocolat Cafe
Driver yells “He can’t breathe!” for man having asthma attack; video shows man in distress and wait for ambulance to arrive
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