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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Delayed treatment, disjointed command and outdated protocols are costing lives.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
Workers entering the building were scanned and agents confiscated boxes in Gentle Care Transport’s garage, but it’s unclear what they were looking for
The N.C. county policy requires EMS be accompanied by law enforcement to potentially violent situations
The suspect had a knife; he was transported to a local medical center, but no information has been released on his condition
The number of Fourth of July weekend shooting incidents is up from last year, but Chicago is still on pace to end the year with fewer homicides
Police were asked to ride along with medics to help restrain him; he was arrested and hospital staff later had to intubate him
His house was under surveillance as part of a DEA drug sting; he faces two felony charges
He refused to leave and shoved an officer as police, firefighters and EMS workers treated an unresponsive woman in a Pa. bathroom
EMS crews said lights and sirens were activated before the fiery crash, but drivers of both vehicles hit by the ambulance say they were off
He was found with supplies that included bed sheets and towels, 47 latex gloves, oxygen tubing, pulse oximeters, 15 packages of lubricant and a bloody syringe
Gregory Light was off duty at the time; he worked as a firefighter for 27 years and helped train EMTs and paramedics
The man took off in the stolen ambulance and was arrested after police recovered the crashed vehicle
“Ma’am, you’re going to have to quit crying so I can get the information from you,” she said
She hopped on the ambulance running board as it was about to transport a patient, and became belligerent when police tried to get her off the vehicle
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An officer was getting gas when an elderly man’s car slammed into another vehicle and a pump, causing a massive fire
Police tried to file a report of suspected child abuse, but they were told that they cannot do so for a pregnant woman
The ranger and suspect were flown to a hospital for treatment; the CHP officer suffered minor injuries
The South African man was found using a fork and knife to eat the heart; witnesses have been offered counselling
He told police a medic tripped and knocked it down, but allegedly unstrapped his wife and threw it when the medic’s back was turned
EMTs were transporting him to a mental facility when he fled the ambulance as it was entering a highway on-ramp
Police responded Tuesday to reports of a shooting at Reynolds High School in Troutdale shortly after 8 a.m.
She was armed with a knife and the sheriff’s deputy said he feared for his life
Although the government authorized its use, policy restrictions prevent Cape Cod officers from actually administering the heroin overdose antidote
She threw a blood pressure cuff while on a stretcher, and struck a medic on the scene
A growing number of departments have started issuing them and training officers, and it’s made a difference, police say
With a growing number of responders carrying the heroin overdose antidote, Iron Duck created a kit to transport the drug
