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Q&A with Robert Niskanen

September 02, 2014 07:45 PM
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EMS1 & NEMSMA
Air Medical Transport

Slideshow: A day in the life of an air ambulance crew

A flight photographer’s PR assignment quickly changes as he captures the response to a serious medical call

November 09, 2014 02:04 PM
30 sickened; illness still a mystery as Minn. plant reopens

Seven ambulances responded to employees vomiting and coughing; the plant reopened after no chemicals were found present, and the cause of the symptoms remains unknown

October 20, 2014 06:55 AM
City, fire department reach agreement on medic program

The agreement establishes job classifications for fire engineer/medic and firefighter/medic, which will bring a 5 percent pay increase

October 18, 2014 04:10 AM
Former Mass. EMT: Too sick to stand trial for weapons charges

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”

September 26, 2014 03:35 AM
7 injured when fueling boat catches fire in Boston

One person on the boat suffered burns to both legs; the injuries are believed to be non-life-threatening

September 22, 2014 02:13 AM
Off-duty EMT does CPR on victim in fatal crash

He was “pretty rattled” after trying to save a man lying in an intersection as he was driving home from a dentist appointment

September 19, 2014 03:46 AM
Suicide in EMS: No shame in seeking help

Suicide is a selfish, shameful act - until it’s one of us

September 18, 2014 06:59 AM
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Arthur Hsieh, MA, NRP
Gas pipeline accident kills 1, injures 2 in La.

Two workers were taken to a hospital for what are expected to be minor injuries; the accident is under investigation

September 14, 2014 04:13 AM
Teen badly injured in 40-foot fall from Ore. cliff

Responders treated the girl and carried her one-third of a mile to an ambulance, which transported her to a hospital

September 14, 2014 04:08 AM