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Ohio city to route some 911 medical calls to nurses instead of EMS
Columbus is expanding a nurse navigation program that directs eligible 911 callers to non-emergency care while keeping paramedics and ambulances available for…
Texas firefighters respond to EMS call 220 feet above ground
Fort Worth’s Technical Rescue Team reached a crane operator in distress, provided medical care and lowered him to safety using a rope…
N.Y. EMS crew hospitalized after rig crashes while responding to call
A TLC Emergency Medical Services ambulance went off the road while responding to a crash on the Onondaga Nation; both occupants were…
Rescuer runs 1.5 miles through N.C. gorge to deliver whole blood to injured climber
A Burke Rescue volunteer carried whole blood across rugged terrain to help stabilize a climber injured in a high-angle fall during a…
LODD: Ohio EMS mourns sudden loss of dedicated paramedic
Spirit EMS Paramedic Karl Kleinekathoefer was found unresponsive in a bunk room while on duty
2 Boston EMTs hospitalized after assault at Caribbean Festival
The Boston EMS union said two EMTs were bitten, kicked in the head and struck by thrown objects while responding to a…
Fla. fire department uses double sequential defibrillation in cardiac arrest care
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue’s new protocol uses two defibrillators and four pads to deliver dual shocks earlier for some cardiac arrest…
Boston hazmat team responds to chemical exposure at Mass General
Boston firefighters responded to Massachusetts General Hospital after a patient was treated for chemical exposure
Hoarding conditions create access, safety risks for Ohio EMS, fire crews
Geauga County officials say severe hoarding can delay EMS access to patients, expose crews and ambulances to contamination and complicate responses involving…
AED donated by N.Y. doctor saves his life 19 years after first heart attack
An AED donated by Dr. Michael Tamul helped save his life after he suffered cardiac arrest at the same church 19 years…
Ala. health system opens operations center with plans for up to 250 jobs
Huntsville Hospital Health System and Marshall Medical Centers opened a 32,000-square-foot operations hub in Arab to support scheduling, billing, customer service and…
Photo of the Week: Ore. field amputation, rescue training
Portland firefighters, OHSU trauma surgeons and AMR crews trained on a simulated structural collapse requiring a field amputation, technical rescue and whole…