Active Shooter Incident at Suburban NY Hospital
August 8, 2018
VALHALLA, N.Y. (AP) — A man shot a patient to death in her bed at a suburban New York hospital Wednesday and then killed himself, police said.
How much personal liability do individual EMS providers bear?
August 8, 2018
Our co-hosts discuss a recent article that raises the question of personal liability for EMS workers
Paramedic recalls almost dying in ambulance crash
August 7, 2018
AMR paramedic Jimmy Miller was transporting a patient when his ambulance was struck twice in a hit-and-run
Baltimore nixes property tax break for first responders
August 7, 2018
Officials said the break would have resulted in a revenue reduction of $5.3 million per year when fully phased-in
Human dignity statement is a good start, but not enough
August 7, 2018
Position statements from our national leadership are helpful, but we must make culture change ourselves
Ga. county settles with AMR after complaints of poor service
August 7, 2018
AMR has agreed to resolve $1.9 million in contract penalties after several complaints of slow response time were made
Boston EMS helps apprehend fleeing break-in suspect
August 7, 2018
The EMS crew found Thien Nguyen, who was suspected of breaking into a store, after he fell off of his bicycle
NYC councilman convicted of blocking ambulance in protest
August 7, 2018
Jumaane Williams was sentenced to time served after blocking an ambulance during a protest over the detention of a prominent immigration rights activist
Airway management: Bi-PAP vs. CPAP
August 7, 2018
While indications for BiPAP and CPAP ventilation differ in the field, both allow EMS to splint broken airways
AT&T and RapidDeploy Team Up to Advance Emergency Response Capabilities With Cloud-Based Solutions
August 7, 2018
Cloud-based computer-aided dispatch solution helps boost situational awareness for dispatchers and first responders.