Boston EMS Help in Arrest of Breaking and Entering Suspect
August 6, 2018
Boston Emergency Services and a businessman with a bat helped to make an arrest in a breaking and entering in South Boston on Saturday.
11 Killed, Nearly 70 Wounded in Chicago Weekend Shootings
August 6, 2018
CHICAGO (AP) — At least 11 people were shot and killed and about 70 others were wounded over the weekend in Chicago, in a spasm of gun violence that police…
Five Killed When Small Plane Crashes in California Parking Lot
August 6, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Witnesses watched in horror as a small plane banked low in sunny skies over a Southern California shopping center and then suddenly nosedived, crashing into…
3 metrics to track in your EMS operations
August 6, 2018
EMS, like any other aspect of healthcare, is data driven, and tracking, measuring and reporting the right data can improve operations and patient care
EMS coordination: Healthcare coalitions provide organized cooperation
August 5, 2018
Healthcare coalitions offer EMS a “seat at the table” for regional emergency planning
Survey community disaster preparedness protocols and approaches while traveling
August 5, 2018
When we travel, we get a chance to see other cities, meet other emergency management professionals and discover hazards that exist for the area we’re visiting
Seattle AMR EMTs demand higher wages
August 5, 2018
As AMR’s seven-year contract with the city comes to an end, EMTs are asking to get the same amount of pay as their counterparts in other areas of the country
Father arrested for refusing to call 911 as son, 8, died of overdose
August 5, 2018
Police said Curtis Collman II not only refused to call 911 to try and save his son, but threatened others who tried to call for help as the boy overdosed…
Paramedics discover crash victim was also shot
August 5, 2018
A paramedic crew was treating a driver of a crashed vehicle when they found a gunshot wound to his chest
Police: Man chased paramedics with ax, tried to steal ambulance
August 5, 2018
Officials said the man chased paramedics with an ax, rammed a van into an ambulance, then tried to steal the ambulance