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The best employee you never hired
A guide for hiring for longevity and fit as opposed to the best technician/clinician
Code 3 Podcast: Is naloxone necessary?
Board certified emergency medicine physician Bryan Bledsoe says EMS providers rarely need to administer naloxone
Conn. bill would allow paramedics to treat, transport injured K-9s
Proposed legislation co-sponsored by members of the Connecticut House and Senate would allow paramedics to treat injured K-9s on scene
Nev. city to begin AED drone delivery service
Beginning in 2020, Flirtey, a drone delivery service, will begin sending AEDs to cardiac arrest victims identified by 911 dispatchers
Kansas Bill Relaxes Rules on Rural Ambulance Drivers
The bill is in response to a statewide shortage of trained personnel for ambulances in rural areas.
Florida Fire Department Rebounds from Problems, Trains Firefighters to be Paramedics
Brooksville Fire Rescue begins training to improve response times and EMS.
Patient Steals and Crashes Portland Ambulance
Patient somehow got behind the wheel of the AMR ambulance and led police on a chase.
Police Arrest Gunman Who Fired on Florida Paramedics
He would place an automated call to 911, shoot at the first responders upon arrival, insert himself as a witness and implicate…
Video Shows Ohio Pizza Employees Save Co-Worker’s Life
Three employees of an Ohio Little Caesars are being hailed as heroes, credited with helping save a co-worker's life.
Unvaccinated Boy Becomes Oregon’s 1st Tetanus Case in Years
A 6-year-old Oregon boy contracted tetanus in 2017 -- the state's first pediatric case in over 30 years, according to a report…
Paramedic with Rare Heart Condition Suffers Complications after Open Heart Surgery
Paramedic and firefighter Brandon Bolyard was born with a rare heart defect affecting fewer than 20,000 people a year.
Dozens Rescued after being Trapped on Lake Erie Ice Flow
Sheet of ice broke loose and left nearly four dozen fishermen stranded.