Do lights and sirens make an already distracted driver more dangerous?
January 30, 2019
An ambulance and vehicle collision immediately transforms an incident from the patient’s emergency to an emergency shared with the EMS crew
How to avoid, survive an ambulance collision
January 30, 2019
Ambulance collisions, which happen with frightening regularity, often result in injury and are occasionally fatal, especially for private vehicle drivers
Man uses CPR he learned from ‘The Office’ to help save woman
January 29, 2019
Cross Scott remembered an episode of “The Office” where Michael Scott sings “Staying Alive” while doing chest compressions on a dummy
First responders help deliver baby, shovel snow for new parents
January 29, 2019
Two Cedar Rapids Fire Department first responders shoveled snow outside a house as the rest of the crew helped deliver a baby inside
Ill. hospitals report cold-weather injuries days before arctic blast
January 29, 2019
Several patients had broken bones after falling on ice, some were frostbitten, and several were poisoned with carbon monoxide after vents became blocked by snow
The 10 best podcasts for EMTs, paramedics
January 29, 2019
In EMS, staying up to date on the latest and greatest can be difficult; here are 10 podcasts that will keep you current and your skills sharp
W. Va. county to help residents pay for EMT classes
January 29, 2019
The proposal asked officials to use money that would have been allocated to Valley Ambulance—which no longer exists—to help sponsor students
Officials searching for missing Alaska air ambulance
January 29, 2019
The Coast Guard said they were notified that a Guardian Flight King Air 200 medical flight was expected to land, but it never arrived
Three Dead in Ohio Medical Helicopter Crash
January 29, 2019
No patients were aboard the helicopter which crashed near Zaleski.
Three Dead, Five Injured as Truck Hits Pedestrians in Honolulu Intersection
January 29, 2019
Suspected drunk driver had hit other cars several blocks away earlier.