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As donated vehicles are destroyed by hostile action – more ambulances, fire trucks and SUVs are needed
Planned Senate hearing, bills find new interest as smoke from Canadian fires reaches D.C.
Chris Cebollero shares the encounters that tested his patience and the lessons that helped him embrace change in his recent travels
Firefighters landed in second place on a list of 29 jobs
A CNN news team saw the tactic firsthand as they accompanied paramedics responding to a call to help a wounded man
“These medical supplies will help alleviate the suffering of Ukrainian civilians and soldiers injured in the war,” said NAEMT President Bruce Evans
The proposed medical support also includes armored ambulances and transporting some patients to a U.S. military hospital in Germany
While next to the wounded woman and with others injured nearby, the medic yells, “Stay on the ground! Don’t get up! Keep lying down!”
Katya Korshenbaum deployed with Magen David Adom, which has sent ambulances and field hospital staff
The Santa Fe Fire Department’s Rollin Tylerr Jones spent four weeks providing aid and working at trauma stabilization points
The American College of Surgeons is also seeking donations to help send bleeding control supplies to the region
“I don’t think there’s a single firefighter that watches what’s happening in Ukraine right now and doesn’t feel a little heartsick,” said Greg Zimmerman
Departments in California, Florida and Ohio have been collecting PPE, medical supplies, food and more
Two people were killed in the onslaught; sources say the ambulance may have been donated by the London Ambulance Service
Crews were dispatched to a Bogota hotel to treat Taylor Hawkins for chest pain
Cathy Trainor will be using her medical training and Russian language skills with the Global Disaster Relief Team
A FirstWatch alert warns of attacks on communications and public-safety critical infrastructures in the next week to 10 days
Some U.S. medics have deployed with Team Rubicon, and one started his own nonprofit
AMR, Monroe Ambulance and Rochester Fire Department are donating the vehicles, firefighter gear and first aid kits
From freelancing to insurance, there are several factors that should impact go/no-go deployment decisions
Arthur Curry, a 27-year-old from San Diego, signed up with the International Legion of Defense of Ukraine
The Florida-based rescue nonprofit Project DYNAMO successfully evacuated the twin boys, as well as a British baby girl, to Poland from war-torn Kyiv
Valentyna Pushych was shot to death while on her way to evacuate injured people from the outskirts of Kyiv
“The people we are going to help have no water, no food, no medical supplies,” said Tylerr Jones
The best leaders continually study leadership principles so they can adapt their responses to various situations and crises
Two rescue helicopters and multiple ambulances responded after a gust of wind lifted the children up and caused them to fall 32 feet
Ambulance Victoria employees said trauma from workplace conditions was worse than what they experienced from the work itself
Australian Paramedic Sunny Whitfield shares tales from the lighter side of paramedicine, adventure and life
Thousands march in honor of those killed, as a fire lieutenant serves as “consoler-in-chief”
The National Health Service England accelerates plans for all ambulance trusts to use body-worn cameras to better protect staff
Of 2,345 paramedics surveyed, 89% said their jobs affect mental health, an issue that has worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic
The Cetronia Ambulance Corps rig is “a wish come true and an answered prayer” for the town of Valleciilo, Honduras, an official said
Dov Maisel advises on 5 elements of disaster response as United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit team responds to Florida
