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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Delayed treatment, disjointed command and outdated protocols are costing lives.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
All police departments on Cape Cod will be able to carry the opiate overdose reversal drug after months of plowing through red tape
Drug addiction is a serious issue in EMS, but so is stealing drugs for a profit; involving law enforcement helps determine the true nature of the crime
Local police are upset that they were denied access to information about the case; county police are investigating the theft charges
The threat that was phoned in was considered “low to no threat,” officials say, and the evacuation was precautionary
The ambulance was stolen while an EMS crew dropped off a patient at an area hospital
Many of those injured in the 1 a.m. shooting were underage, including an 11-year-old girl; police are investigating the incident
He was arrested for not moving his vehicle as police cleared a landing for a medical helicopter to airlift a victim after a serious car crash
Police found a cache of firearms, including a rocket lander, in his apartment in 2009; his doctor says a trial would cause him to “suffer life-threatening complications”
The resident was charged with assault and didn’t stop until restrained; the EMT has bruises and swelling to the left side of his head
All five were treated for non-life-threatening injuries in a rollover after a 16-year-old boy was goofing off
He was charged after calling 911 three times in one day with bogus complaints
She claimed a man was violent and having a medical emergency from being on crack cocaine; she is also known for habitual false reports
He received money for two trucks and equipment, but when they didn’t show up police traced the funds back to his account
She admitted she stole the card that fell out of the purse of a woman involved in a car accident, and tried to use it at a convenience store
They applied a makeshift tourniquet to the woman’s remaining arm before paramedics arrived
Simulations included a terrorist attack at the Golden Gate Bridge, an airliner crashing into the bay and a building collapse
He attacked a medic and EMT after they administered the drug, then fled into the West Virginia woods
A driver traveling the wrong way struck the ambulance, causing it to flip; the boy was driven to the hospital in a police cruiser and died overnight
The training includes how to clear airways and detect and stop bleeding; gunshot woulds and vehicle strikes are the top causes of death for police officers in the U.S.
The incident was originally reported as a minor traffic crash before police determined there was a physical altercation
Philadelphia police “scoop and run” policy may get shooting victims to the hospital faster which may explain increased survival rates of seriously injured patients
In his novel, “Medic Up: Where Criminals, Swat Teams & Medicine Intersect,” Krebs tells the fictional tale of a SWAT team tactical medic responding to a hostage standoff with an armed murderer
A field training officer protects current workers by making sure new paramedic partners have the skills and knowledge to do the job safely and effectively
A man shot and killed his hospitalized wife and is being treated for life-threatening injuries after shooting himself; investigators searched his home and found his dead son
Cornerback Josh Shaw has been suspended for fabricating the heroic story that he sprained both ankles by jumping from a second-story balcony to pull the child out of a pool
He faces disciplinary action after saying the child had to be in distress and hanging up; a good Samaritan smashed the window
He was arrested on a charge of public intoxication, but family members say he shoud have gone to the hospital instead of jail
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