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Penn State researchers seek EMS provider feedback on patients’ social needs
Penn State College of Medicine researchers seek to better understand the factors that lead to unnecessary 911 calls and transports
Ala. man allegedly took police officer’s gun, punched paramedic
The suspect is accused of pointing the officer's own gun at him and pulling the trigger
Ga. woman charged in wrong-way crash that killed paramedic on way home from work
Several witnesses said they saw the woman traveling in the wrong lane and tried to warn her to no avail
Remembering Paramedic, EMS storyteller Thaddeus ‘Ted’ Setla
Setla was a talented filmmaker who communicated the reality of EMS to educate, entertain and advocate
Technology adoption best practices
How do you ensure technology will scale 5, 10 years down the line?
New US bill raises criminal penalties for harming federal public safety personnel
The bill would carry a minimum mandatory sentence of 30 years for killing federally funded law enforcement members, firefighters and EMS providers
San Francisco legislation would allow EMS providers to order psychiatric holds
San Francisco Mayor London Breed also announced a new Street Wellness Response Team to expand mobile mental health and social services
Nearly half of Philadelphia fire, police personnel have not been vaccinated, unions say
City first responders have been eligible to get the vaccine since January
Acadian Ambulance to launch Explorers program, whole blood program in Texas county
Acadian collaborated with the Boy Scouts of America and We Are Blood to expand the programs to Bastrop County
By law: Theft, burglary and stolen property
Why administration of normal saline off-duty constitutes possession and delivery of a controlled substance
Tempers flare as Ala. ambulance board proposes changes to response time requirements, fines
The Decatur Ambulance Regulatory Board meeting Tuesday included lawsuit threats, complaints and a dispute over a heart monitor battery
Watch: EMS student aids injured opponent on lacrosse field
Morgan Dardia, a high school student, lacrosse goalie and daughter of a fire captain, recently completed her EMT courses