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N.M. hospital denies ransom payment after cyberattack diverts ambulances
Ransomware group Byod claims it accessed 36,000 systems and patient data, but UNM Health officials say the attack only hit end-user devices,…
Fla. county seeks harsh sentence for air ambulance chief’s drug cover-up
The former Trauma Star captain convicted of covering up the chief flight nurse’s theft of fentanyl and other painkillers faces up to…
Pa. first responders rescue 3-year-old boy from septic tank
The boy held onto a rope for about 25 minutes while standing knee-deep in sewage after falling through a foot-wide vent pipe…
High-speed train collision kills over 60 in Spain
A rail control center mistakenly ordered one high-speed train to resume movement while others were stalled, sending it slamming into a stationary…
Gun regulation activist arrested for spray-painting 9/11 Memorial
The man caused more than $2,550 in damage after spray-painting his website across victim panels at the memorial’s north pool, an act…
Pa. law eases youth fire, EMS restrictions
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed House Bill 2014, letting 14- and 15-year-old volunteers train until 10 p.m. on weekends and summer breaks instead…
Va. ambulance billing program generates $13M in first year
Virginia Beach’s “compassionate billing” program, which doesn’t charge residents co-pays or deductibles, funded seven new ambulances and 43 new EMS hires while…
Wis. municipalities double fire, EMS funding to avoid district disbandment
Facing a $2.2 million budget shortfall driven by low Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, Baraboo and surrounding municipalities agreed to raise their combined…
Number of injured in Va. deck collapse rises to 39
Williamsburg officials revised the number of people hurt in the homecoming party deck collapse from 28 to 39, with 13 taken by…
Cyberattack forces N.M.'s only Level 1 trauma center to divert ambulances
UNM Health System canceled clinic appointments and sent ambulances elsewhere as it worked to resolve a cybersecurity incident involving a claimed theft…
Calif. first responders train for mass casualty scenarios ahead of Sikh Parade
About 15 regional firefighters and EMTs practiced triaging simulated patients ahead of the Nov. 1 Sikh Parade, which draws roughly 150,000 attendees…
1 dead, 2 injured in Mich. ambulance crash
A 36-year-old patient died after the Aspire Health System ambulance transporting her rolled over when struck by a Jeep Grand Cherokee in…