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Married deputy fire chief, EMS lieutenant die weeks apart from COVID-19
Montville Fire Co. Deputy Chief Don Kutz died from the virus on Dec. 22, weeks after his wife, Montville EMS Lt. Christine…
Flying metal bolt smashes window of FDNY ambulance
Police are investigating whether the bolt was intentionally thrown at the rig
Kan. paramedic dies of COVID-19 complications on New Year’s Day
Edwardsville Fire Department Paramedic Jason Taylor worked in EMS for more than two decades and is remembered for his love of photography…
Flight Medics, Nurses in NM Provide Crucial Rural Lifeline
Sitting in the cabin of their helicopter, Sam Dominguez and Alicia Bricker, a flight medic and flight nurse based out of Las…
New St. Louis program to divert mental health calls away from 911
An accompanying co-responder program will partner behavioral health professionals with officers
‘If They Could See What I See Every Day’
When coronavirus first hit back in the spring, work actually slowed down for Amber Michaels and her colleagues at Indianapolis EMS. Not…
International Prehospital Medicine Institute Literature Review, January 2021
The mission of the International Prehospital Medicine Institute is to provide the most up-to-date education at an affordable cost to those who…
EMScapades: January 1, 2021
Here's hoping that with each new year we are always wiser from the experiences! Happy New Year! The post EMScapades: January 1,…
Former Ill. medic gets 13-year prison sentence for sexual assault of patient in rig
A judge said Jeffrey Sanford Jr. damaged the public's trust in calling 911 when he took advantage of a suicidal woman
Patient Care Falters as COVID-19 Devastates L.A. County (CA) Hospitals
With hospitals overwhelmed by patients and no outlet valve available, doctors, nurses and paramedics are being forced to make wrenching choices about…
Firefighters Honor Volunteer EMT Killed at WA Hospital
Liliya Zagariya was killed Dec. 22 in an apparently random shooting at a medical building north of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in…
Volunteer team of first responders, veterans aids Navajo Nation COVID-19 response
Team Rubicon has participated in testing and vaccination efforts, and providing some relief to overwhelmed hospital staff