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Mass. task force gets $1.8M grant to fight opioids
The Greater New Bedford TRAIN is seeking to reach more than 7,000 people through education and assistance for opioids treatment and recovery
EMT faces 39 charges for illegal weapons, drugs and cyber harassment
A New Jersey man’s EMT license was suspended after a police report filed by an ex-girlfriend led to the discovery of multiple…
Texas first responders learn yoga to cope with stress
Yoga for First Responders is leading a training session this week to teach first responders the philosophy behind yoga so they can…
Ind. board approves purchase of new ambulance equipment
Safety Board officials approved the purchase of six Stryker Power Load patient assistance systems with 90% of the funding coming from a…
Lawsuits say county was negligent in Mo. officer’s death after 911 mistake
The lawsuits accuse the county of failing to properly train dispatchers, not warning officers that errors happened and not ensuring the 911…
New seat belts allow medics to tend to patients, stay safe
Too many medics don’t use seat belts because they interfere with patient care, but one company is working to change that
Pa. paramedic disarms violent patient with knife
Ronald C. James walked to the kitchen, grabbed a steak knife and told the paramedic he would kill him, according to police
Va. EMT airlifted to hospital after ambulance crash
An ambulance crashed into a guardrail after it blew a tire out, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle
Wash. man credits Apple Watch with saving dad’s life
The feature picked up the hard fall that Bob Burdett sustained and alerted 911, who located him and transported him to a…
First responders witness fatal stabbing while performing CPR
Emergency crews heard a struggle in an adjacent room while they were performing CPR on a man who had suffered a heart…
4 important considerations for victims of collapsed structures
Rescuers need to anticipate specific medical problems and patient needs as they prepare to encounter patients in a collapsed structure or debris…
TechFest event looks to the future of translation for text-to-911
There is an increasingly pressing need for PSAPs to be able to translate text-to-911 messages sent in languages other than English