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Mich. governor vetoes bill that would have let local government officials serve in public safety
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said the bill would create conflicts of interest in chain of command and budgetary oversight
Minn. paramedic says he was thrown in jail, beaten while aiding COVID-19 response abroad
Bemidji Ambulance Paramedic David Pecora said he was arrested and attacked in Curaçao after locals blamed Americans for pay cuts
How difficult is EMT training?
Succeeding in an EMT class and as an EMT in the field is more than just knowing things
Lawsuit alleges mistakes, coverup by Mass. FD in fatal heart attack case
The family of the man who died in 2016 claims fire department personnel prematurely terminated lifesaving efforts and made false statements
Off-duty Ore. FF-paramedic rescues woman from burning house
Bend Firefighter-Paramedic Jared Hopper ran into the house after a neighbor said the resident was disabled and couldn't get out
Hennepin Healthcare, Minn., workers demand reduction in use of ‘medical force’ on patients
The petition comes three years after civil rights investigators found Hennepin Healthcare paramedics were sedating people at the request of police
Former Pa. 911 dispatcher files lawsuit, alleges racial, sexual harassment
The former Cambria County dispatcher, who is white and the mother of a biracial child, alleges she was fired for reporting harassment
Ill. EMS agency graduates its first ‘Earn While You Learn’ class
The graduation ceremony for the nine Abbott EMS employees coincided with EMS Week
2 NM EMTs injured after alleged drunk driver hits ambulance
Firefighters needed to break the ambulance windshield to free the two American Medical Response EMTs
WHO: Long working hours led to increase in heart disease, stroke deaths
The recently published report may have implications for EMS providers who work long hours and frequent overtime shifts
NHTSA OEMS Director Dr. Jon Krohmer joins the podcast for an EMS Week chat
On this episode of Inside EMS, Dr. Krohmer joins show regular Kelly Grayson and guest host Rob Lawrence to discuss the industry
Fast-acting co-workers, EMS providers, surgeons save butcher who severed femoral vein
Adam Ritchotte, an Army veteran, was using a boning knife to cut a beef shoulder when the knife slipped and went 4…