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.
Empress EMS to Be Featured in ‘Nightwatch Nation,’ Premiering Thursday, August 16 at 10pm ET/PT on A&E
August 7, 2018
Ten episode series from Executive Producer Dick Wolf follows EMTs and paramedics in 4 U.S. cities, including Yonkers, NY.
Final rules announced for federal 911 upgrade grant program
August 6, 2018
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s grant program will help upgrade call centers to Next Generation 911 capabilities
Officials: Air ambulance was repaired 3 times before 2016 crash
August 6, 2018
Federal investigators said the plane had been repaired three times in the six weeks before it crashed Nov. 2016, killing four people
Police: Woman who stole ambulance was tired of waiting at hospital
August 6, 2018
Officials said Pamela Cash grew impatient while waiting for relatives to pick her up and decided to drive home in the ambulance
NJ city settles EMT pay raise issue from 10 years ago
August 6, 2018
The city of Paterson will pay $166,666 in retroactive checks to 33 EMTs, which covers pay raises the EMTs claimed they could have received from 2003 to 2007