Ala. city gives more money to private EMS service

"You've got to have an EMS provider in your city, and right now we're still trying to do what we can to support it," councilman Mike Henderson said

Pa. bill would exclude volunteer fire, EMS depts. from open records requests

Legislators said they have seen how hard it is to recruit and retain volunteers and that the paperwork required with fulfilling requests would be "burdensome"

Ohio ambulance theft, kidnapping case goes to grand jury

Christoper Edwards was charged with kidnapping a man who later escaped and stole an ambulance

Should law enforcement be securing patients before naloxone is administered?

Using restraints to protect a patient from harming themselves or providers is not new to EMS, but the circumstances are

Halloween: Is it the most dangerous day for kids?

Analysis of the 56 million ePCR records in the NEMSIS national dataset shows days with the most traumatic pediatric cardiac arrests in 2013 and 2014

Tips and tricks for a safe Halloween

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission provides helpful advice to increase the potential of great childhood memories and reduce the possibility of tragedy

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