La. responders implement ‘battlefield medicine’ active shooter response
October 7, 2018
"Your whole concept is around speed, stop the bleeding and stop the killing," Central Fire Department, Deputy Chief Charles Mondrick said
2 Ill. hospitals duel in final ambulance hearing
October 7, 2018
Officials from Decatur’s two public hospitals took opposing sides, each bringing doctors, hospital executives and ambulance directors to support their cases
2 Ala. hospitals duel in final ambulance hearing
October 7, 2018
Officials from Decatur’s two public hospitals took opposing sides, each bringing doctors, hospital executives and ambulance directors to support their cases
Police: 20 dead in fatal NY limo crash
October 6, 2018
New York State Police say two vehicles were involved in the crash Saturday afternoon
NY legislators call for permanent funding of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
October 6, 2018
A bipartisan group wrote a letter to their counterparts in Congress permanently fund the program designed to help responders and other victims of the attacks
Ohio fire dept. moves medic unit, shaves minutes off response time
October 6, 2018
Hamilton Fire Chief Mark Mercer said that move will shave as many as four minutes off of many emergency medic runs to places further west of Station 21
Wash. health dept. investigating 9 responders in ‘tube check’ incident
October 6, 2018
Though an investigation said 11 department members admitted to intubating a deceased patient, only nine of them were actually credentialed healthcare providers
Incoming President of AAA Lays Out Vision of Cooperation and Inclusion
October 5, 2018
The incoming president of the American Ambulance Association (AAA), Aarron Reinhert, intends to use AAA's voice of influence to advance the design of a cost collection system that works for…
Delay in fire department response leaves toddler locked in car
October 5, 2018
Fire Chief Tommy Mayville told officers firefighters were on their way, but after several minutes, officers tried to contact him and got no response
Practicing on the deceased: ‘I get it’
October 4, 2018
The human body is an ideal training tool, but fire/EMS training protocols and the law must be followed