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Quiz: Unique attributes of the heart
Test your knowledge on the three unique qualities that allow the heart to deliver essential oxygen, nutrients and hormones to the body
US traffic deaths spike even as pandemic cuts miles traveled
Some highway travel officials suggested that emptier roads led to more opportunities to abuse speed
Man arrested for allegedly stealing Dallas ambulance from hospital
Medics were in the hospital offloading a patient when the ambulance was taken
Ambulnz to be publicly traded, plans to expand after merger
The on-demand ambulance company will be renamed DocGo and plans to invest further into its growing telehealth service
How one agency’s investment in resuscitation tools helps save more lives (white paper)
This case study details how Naperville FD in Illinois improved survivability and ROSC rates for cardiac arrest by adopting new protocols and…
Off-duty Tenn. fire captain, lifeguard daughter rush to aid shooting victim
Chattanooga Fire Department Capt. Brad Petty applied pressure to the gunshot wound as his daughter spoke with dispatchers
Ark. volunteer EMS officials raise concerns as city considers full-time service
Fairfield Bay EMS members said the volunteer service is important to the community and provides adequate coverage
Phoenix officials investigating death of 911 operator who fell ill after shift
Phoenix 911 Operator Pamela Cooper had been working overtime while recovering from COVID-19, family members said
Conn. medics cross-trained as recovery coaches for opioid response initiative
New Britain EMS is coordinating social services and homeless outreach workers for a new citywide campaign
Ind. bills would expand ‘baby box’ locations to EMS stations, VFDs
The proposals aim to increase access in areas without hospitals or full-time fire departments
Responding to a disaster within a disaster
MCHD EMS shares lessons learned in flexibility and preparedness from the winter storm that doubled call volumes and sidelined hospitals in Texas
2 Va. FF-medics raced to treat officers at Capitol during Jan. 6 riot, documents show
The two Arlington County firefighter-medics were among the first mutual aid teams at the scene