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November 5, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Canadian paramedics ask for body armor after 3 separate weekend assaults

The union representing Superior North EMS personnel says paramedics need more protection, as increased drug and alcohol use have heightened the danger…

November 5, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

10 things you need to know about community paramedicine

Be sure to understand your community’s needs, your agency’s goals and how you will fund your MIH-CP program and assess its success

November 5, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Officials: 911 supervisor played Netflix movie as caller sought help

Records showed a 34-minute delay after a caller tried to get help after someone shot out her car's windshield

November 5, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Iowa fire chief accused of drunk driving in ambulance

Police said Thomas Launderville slurred his words during a radio call as he was driving a patient to the hospital

November 5, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Listen: Residents frantically call 911 after plane crashes into NJ home

When a 911 caller told a dispatcher a plane had crashed into a nearby house, she couldn't quite believe her ears

November 5, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Man collapses, dies during Disney 5K race

Officials said Reedy Creek paramedics were riding their bikes at the race and responded quickly

November 4, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

2019 Fellows of the Academy of Emergency Medical Services announced

The names of 34 new fellows were recently published by the National Association of EMS Physicians

November 4, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Fallen Canadian paramedic laid to rest after fatal ambulance crash

Hundreds of mourners shared memories and condolences at the service for Leigh Schroeder, 28, who was killed in an ambulance crash that…

November 4, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Woman travels hundreds of miles to thank medic who saved her life

Paula Turner was on vacation with her husband in Mexico when she lost consciousness, spurring Oklahoma Paramedic Jeremy Fern to spring into…

November 4, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Iowa county struggling with rising call volume, lack of ambulances

Johnson County Ambulance Service responded to 11,777 calls for service in 2019, a 9 percent increase over the 10,773 calls the previous…

November 4, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

NM ambulance service, fire dept. at odds over transport authority

City officials are asking for a certificate that would allow Albuquerque Fire and Rescue to transport all emergency patients to local hospitals

November 4, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Long response times push NC residents to demand their own EMS service

A resident and former firefighter said it takes almost 20 minutes for an ambulance to respond to an emergency in Harlowe, N.C.

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