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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…
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
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
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
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
Man collapses, dies during Disney 5K race
Officials said Reedy Creek paramedics were riding their bikes at the race and responded quickly
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
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…
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…
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…
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
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.