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Ore. hospital denies ambulance for paramedic’s infant son’s funeral procession
Coworkers sought to include an ambulance in the funeral procession for Stephanie Sell’s infant son, but Harney District Hospital EMS leaders denied…
Divers injured in search for child in Lake Michigan
Dangerous waves and rip currents turned the rescue effort treacherous, sending three divers to the hospital as crews searched for a missing…
Maine EMS chief faces long recovery after fatal mill explosion
Searsmont EMS Chief Sarah Tompkins remains hospitalized with severe burns from the Robbins Lumber explosion that killed two firefighters
N.J. hospital EMS is first in nation to earn AABB accreditation for blood program
University Hospital became the first EMS program in the nation accredited under new prehospital transfusion standards
Over 30 injured in fatal Calif. freeway crash
Los Angeles County firefighters declared a mass casualty incident after a tractor-trailer crossed a freeway median and collided head-on with multiple vehicles
Video: Off-duty N.J. EMT revives man during Knicks championship parade
A South Orange EMT attending the parade used Narcan to revive a man who appeared to have overdosed after he collapsed atop…
Md. fire chiefs ask officials to allow county EMS to help fight fires
Somerset County fire chiefs are arguing that county EMS crews are often first on a fire scene and could help departments facing…
Conn. EMS uses drones, K-9 to find missing man
Oxford EMS Special Operations used drones, K-9 teams and medical personnel during its first out-of-town joint deployment to help locate a missing…
N.Y. hospital opens EMS simulation lab for hands-on training
Mount St. Mary’s Hospital has converted former operating room space where providers can train in realistic emergency scenarios from dispatch to hospital…
Texas tightens robotaxi rules after emergency response incidents
New regulations will require licensing, emergency response plans and stronger oversight of autonomous vehicle fleets following incidents in which robotaxis blocked first…
N.C. county EMS uses grant to expand community paramedic program
Cabarrus County EMS is among 39 agencies receiving funding to strengthen mobile integrated health, behavioral health care and substance use disorder response
Child’s aerosol spray ignites, causing N.C. vehicle explosion
One person was hospitalized with burns after a child sprayed a highly flammable aerosol inside a parked vehicle while an adult was…