Mass. woman charged with spitting on, fighting EMS personnel
April 14, 2019
"Jefferson was spitting on and fighting medical workers who were trying to render aid to her," police said
Ariz. firefighter-paramedic awarded $3.8M for lack of private breast pumping room
April 14, 2019
According to her attorney not all stations complied with federal law regarding pumping rooms
Maine officials consider stocking all middle, high schools with naloxone
April 14, 2019
Gordon Smith, the state’s director of opioid response, said having the antidote on hand in a school building could save the life of a student, staff member or visitor
8 dead after violent weekend storms
April 14, 2019
The National Weather Service said two EF-3 tornadoes touched down in Texas, while eight tornadoes were confirmed in Mississippi and three in Alabama
Report: Human error broke Fla. county 911 system, made fixing it harder
April 13, 2019
Hillsborough County’s 911 system failed for just over 22 hours in September, leaving 768 calls for help unanswered while officials struggled to fix the problem
NM hospital patient steals ambulance, crashes into light pole
April 13, 2019
Ashley Ulibarri, 25, faces a charge of unlawful taking of the motor vehicle
Dallas man accused of impersonating EMT student
April 13, 2019
The man convinced members of Dallas Fire-Rescue to take him on a ride-along, and was previously arrested in 2013 for stealing a firefighter uniform
Dallas man accused of impersonating paramedic student
April 13, 2019
The man convinced members of Dallas Fire-Rescue to take him on a ride-along, and was previously arrested in 2013 for stealing a firefighter uniform
Calif. county battles misuse of 911 system
April 13, 2019
From people calling to ask about the weather and children accidentally dialing 911 on their parents' phone, dispatchers receive hundreds of non-emergency calls
NC county considers Plan B if ambulance service doesn’t recover
April 12, 2019
The nonprofit agency was previously handling convalescent calls to transport patients between medical and long-term care facilities or for routine medical transport services