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New Wash. medevac hangar boosts emergency response times
A newly completed $2.6 million hangar at Walla Walla Regional Airport is helping Life Flight crews respond up to 15 minutes faster
Mich. high school EMS students get hands-on training during vehicle extrication exercise
Seniors in Careerline Tech Center’s EMS program get a closer look at how to stabilize vehicles, free trapped patients and manage crash…
NHTSA launches sweeping new road safety campaign targeting top causes of traffic deaths
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has rolled out a major new initiative aimed at reducing fatalities by targeting impairment, speeding, distraction…
Calif. city to raise ambulance transport rates, add new unit amid rising costs
Laguna Beach leaders approved higher ambulance fees to offset increasing fuel, supply and maintenance expenses, while funding an additional unit
New video shows Cleveland EMS crew attacked as push grows for tougher penalties
Footage captures responders calling for help and police rushing to a chaotic scene as officials weigh stronger protections for EMS personnel
Photo of the Week: Airway trauma training
Pittsburgh EMS training included updated triage strategies, trauma care protocols and hands-on exercises
Mobile simulation unit brings lifelike EMS training to rural Texas crews
Johnson County paramedics practiced a pediatric drowning response inside Texas Health Resources’ new $1.3M mobile simulation lab
FDNY EMS union elects veteran paramedic to lead labor organization
Longtime Queens Paramedic Michael Greco takes over Local 2507 as the union pushes for a new city contract, pay parity and workplace…
1 dead, 5 wounded in La. mall food court shooting
Baton Rouge police say gunfire erupted inside the Mall of Louisiana, sending shoppers and workers scrambling for safety
NYC hospital takes additional ambulances out of service due to financial challenges
Richmond University Medical Center will take two ambulances out of service in July, raising concerns about response times as EMS cuts continue…
N.C. sheriff's K-9 airlifted after medical emergency in first use of Tenn. transport program
The mission marked a milestone for Erlanger LIFE FORCE Air Medical's K-9 Transport Program after a Clay County K-9 suffered acute lung…
7 EMS providers among at least 30 sickened at fatal W.Va. chemical leak
A toxic gas release at a silver recovery facility in Kanawha County left two people dead and about 30 others hospitalized as…