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8 ways to cope with the stress of EMS work
Finding ways to deal with the stress of emergency work can be highly subjective; here are eight things you can do to…
EMS hiring and firing in the social media age
Use a comprehensive social media policy to set expectations for appropriate social media use on duty and off the job
5 questions you should ask about your mobile devices
Securing data in an EMS environment is critical to avoiding breaches of patient information and triggering mandatory reporting
Ky. hospitals fund FD’s cash-strapped community paramedicine program
The program, which was set to run out of funding in January, has helped reduce ambulance runs while providing non-emergency medical care…
Social media group casting a dark web over EMS reputation
Social media is a weapons-grade platform and it is very capable of blowing up in our hands
Deputy shoots, kills man threatening EMS providers with knife
EMS personnel responded to a South Carolina home where a man threatened them and a responding deputy with a knife
Paramedics remove 7-inch fish from man’s throat in unexplained incident
First responders managed to dislodge the fish, but neither witnesses nor the patient, who was unable to speak during treatment, could explain…
Fire truck, stolen ambulance involved in separate crashes in Detroit
The Detroit Fire Department said an advanced life support ambulance was seriously damaged after a male suspect stole and crashed it on…
Ore. paramedics receive defense training after increased attacks
A rash of assaults on paramedics in Portland has lead the city's 911 contract to mandate defense training for more than 500…
Marine veteran, 65, starts new career as paramedic
Curtis Raetz, a Marine pilot who served six years on active duty and retired from an IT career in 2015, became a…
Officials: Chemical mixture resulted in death of Buffalo Wild Wings employee
A preliminary investigation found that an employee was overcome by fumes after another employee combined two cleaning agents to the restaurant's kitchen…
Ind. council overrides mayor’s veto of paramedic pay increase
Mayor Dave Wood had vetoed a provision that provides $100 and $50 stipends to paramedics in charge during each shift