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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Delayed treatment, disjointed command and outdated protocols are costing lives.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
EMS Chief Chris Cebollero talks about what his crews encountered in the first minutes on the scene of the Mike Brown shooting in Ferguson, Mo., which led to looting and riots the next day
The EMT put the vehicle in the path of the car being pursued by police, allowing officers to arrest the driver
A mental health call to a woman’s home went violently wrong, and ended with a 90-minute siege as EMS and police were backed into a corridor behind a glass door
He was making a left-hand turn when he was hit by an ambulance; the incident is under investigation
His mother was present at the time and helped record the video; the teen suffered minor burns to his chest and neck
Six people have been killed, including a family of four, when an SUV speeding from police struck another vehicle southeast of Houston
The woman called 911 to report the man whose cell phone she stole wouldn’t leave her alone
Officers are working toward their EMT certifications to provide medical care, especially in violent incidents where EMS doesn’t have immediate access to the scene
A man and 18-year-old women were killed; three children and two adult women were hospitalized
The medic was able to call for police after he negotiated with the allegedly drunk suspect who threatened him with a kitchen knife during a medical call
He’s accused of stealing the vehicle while it was left running during a medical call, and leading police on a 10-mile chase
EMS, fire and police presented empergency response plans to handle the thousands of visitors expected to attend events at the facility
The FDNY EMTs filed a report against four NYPD officers, saying they had to physically intervene to stop them from punching an emotionally disturbed patient in the face
She has made a signficant recovery a year after her ex-boyfriend shot her twice in the head and once in the abdomen, and thanked the medics who treated her
The hatchet flew off a dump truck and went halfway through the windshield of a car behind it, nearly striking a woman in the passenger seat
Police advised that “ambulances are not a form of taxi service” and he became belligerent
After months of “living hell” he was prepared to fight accusations that he followed and harassed a neighbor over two years
Gonzalo Tellez-Santilla, 34, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, aggravated fleeing, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and assault on a healthcare worker
He claimed he was a former firefighter and EMT; officers found the light, a pellet gun, a fake U.S. Marshal badge and handcuffs in his truck
Responders uncovered a “shake and bake” meth lab operation after searching the home of a man found lying on the floor
He claims he did not get a job as a firefighter/EMT due to his age; he also disclosed felony criminal convictions that stem from a massive burglary ring
He became response inside the ambulance, got up, and began to yell and spit during a struggle
Police responded to a report of a disorderly person, and called an ambulance after noticing he had a medical problem
Dad to dispatcher: “I got him in a bloody puddle for you officer;" the father is not being charged
He started CPR on a non-breathing baby born at home with a midwife, but realized her airway was blocked with mucus
“Initially, you get that [it] kinda takes your breath away feeling, but then you have to compartmentalize it,” he said when recalling response to the rollover
A leaked internal memo warns gang members plan to target EMTs to draw police as backup
He was arrested after detectives made an undercover purchase, and he was found with 180 opiate pills
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