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Mental Health First Aid Quick Take: Giving first care
Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour course that teaches how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or…
Quick Take: Mental Health First Aid: Giving first care
Mental Health First Aid is an eight-hour course that teaches how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or…
Former Fla. EMT receives 19-year prison term for child pornography
Bryan Matthew Cooney, 30, of Casselberry will be under 30 years of supervised release after his prison term
McConnell commits to vote on 9/11 victim fund, advocates say
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said the lawmaker committed to scheduling an August vote to renew the Sept. 11 Victim…
UN Health Agency to Remove Controversial Opioid Guidelines
The World Health Organization notified U.S. lawmakers last Wednesday that it will discontinue two publications on prescribing opioid painkillers in response to…
Ala. judge sets bond for alleged ambulance thief
A department spokesperson said the paramedics, who were inside the hospital when the ambulance was taken, did not deviate from procedures
In praise of the checklist for error prevention
Complex and life-dependent systems often fail in their reliance on experience and professionalism alone
Ga. county votes to extend contract with troubled ambulance provider
The DeKalb County commission voted to extend its contract with an ambulance provider that has faced criticism for years that it responds…
Mich. paramedic recognized in state, nation for 30 years of service
Frank DeLaTorre received two Stars of Life awards from the Michigan Association of Ambulance Services and the American Ambulance Association
Police: Firefighter fatally hit by ambulance had likely been drinking
Port Jervis Fire Department Firefighter Nicholas McKeon was sleeping in front of the bay doors and was killed after being struck by…
Port police chief: Firefighter fatally hit by ambulance likely had been drinking
Nicholas McKeon, a 22-year-old Port Jervis Fire Department volunteer since his teens, died after being struck by a Port Jervis Volunteer Ambulance…
What we can learn about documentation and duty from Michael Jackson
Paramedic Richard Senneff knew he would eventually be in court as soon as he recognized his cardiac arrest patient was the ‘King…