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Mass. EMS system begins carrying blood for prehospital transfusions
Worcester EMS can now bring blood to critically ill and injured patients in Worcester and Shrewsbury, allowing paramedics to begin transfusions before…
Conn. launches first state-designated mobile integrated health program
Specially trained paramedics will provide in-home follow-up care for up to 1,200 patients a year in an effort to reduce hospital readmissions…
4 injured in LAFD ambulance crash while transporting patient
An LAFD ambulance transporting a patient in serious condition collided with another vehicle in Boyle Heights, leaving three department personnel and another…
America marks 25 years since 9/11 with ceremonies, tributes and service
Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with memorial ceremonies, moments of silence, tributes to first responders and…
Howard reappointed to lead NIOSH, World Trade Center Health Program
Dr. John Howard receives another six-year term overseeing NIOSH and a health program serving more than 140,000 9/11 responders and survivors
FDNY marks 25 years since 9/11 as illness deaths surpass lives lost in attacks
FDNY honored the 343 members killed on 9/11 and 453 more who have since died from World Trade Center-related cancers and respiratory…
NYC 9/11 ceremony adds moment of silence for those lost to related illnesses
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is adding a permanent seventh moment of silence to honor first responders, recovery workers and survivors who…
Seattle officials question FD over ambulance contractor, AI-assisted 911 triage
Seattle officials are considering tracking ambulance wait times after concerns over an out-of-state nurse line and AI-assisted triage of 911 medical calls
AMR takes over ambulance service in Okla. community
American Medical Response began serving the Pauls Valley ambulance district with two ambulances, EMTs and paramedics under a five-year contract
Neb. USAR team members recall Pentagon, Ground Zero deployments 25 years after 9/11
Nebraska Task Force 1 members deployed to the Pentagon and Ground Zero after 9/11, confronting collapsed buildings, toxic smoke and an unprecedented…
2 Mass. paramedics injured in crash involving new $400K ambulance
Two Agawam paramedics were injured when a Jeep collided with an ambulance that had been in service for only two week
NYC releases 170,000 pages of long-sought 9/11 health, air quality records
New York City opened a public portal containing 170,000 pages of 9/11 records sought for years by first responders, survivors and families…