Mysterious polio-like illness baffles medical experts
October 16, 2018
A spike in the number of children with a rare neurological disease that causes polio-like symptoms has officials scrambling to understand the illness
Texas fire dept. now using whole blood in ambulances
October 16, 2018
San Antonio is the first large metropolitan area in the U.S. to use whole blood to perform blood transfusions on trauma patients
Congressman helps firefighter-paramedic return home from Mexican hospital
October 16, 2018
Fire Lt. Jason Oliver has been unable to leave a hospital in Cancun after being transported by ambulance while on vacation with his wife
Fla. Opioid Task Force’s $13.7M proposal focuses on ERs, jails
October 16, 2018
Hillsborough County’s Opioid Task Force is proposing a $13.7 million fix to tackle the epidemic, which it says will lower the number of victims
Officials: Paramedic stabbed himself, claimed he was attacked
October 16, 2018
The paramedic stabbed himself five to six times inside of a gas station bathroom while on duty, and initially told police he was attacked
N.J. EMS Council Receives $7,000 AT&T Contribution to Support Cadet Scholarships
October 16, 2018
The 89-year-old nonprofit New Jersey State First Aid Council, now doing business as the EMSCNJ, represents 20,000 EMS volunteers affiliated with 250+ EMS agencies throughout the Garden State.
7 Killed, Almost 80 Injured in Morocco Train Derailment
October 16, 2018
Local residents were the first to reach the scene in the town of Sidi Bouknadel, helping injured or trapped survivors out of mangled train cars and covering the bodies of…
Future Service Dogs Schooled on Emergency Response
October 16, 2018
Paws With A Cause service dogs service dogs in training investigate ambulances so their owner will be ready if they need emergency help.
Florida Hurricane Death Toll Proves Elusive
October 16, 2018
Search and rescue teams have crawled and walked through thousands of buildings and ruins for days in places like Mexico Beach.
Retired ambulance donated to high school EMT program
October 15, 2018
The AMR ambulance will serve as a simulation lab for the Academy of Health Services at Lanier High School