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Winter Toll: Over Two Dozen Dead, Hundreds Hurt
Hundreds of injuries, including frostbite, broken bones, heart attacks and carbon monoxide poisoning.
IAFC issues Survival Alert due to fire, EMS personnel injuries, deaths
The alert encourages personnel to postpone non-emergency tasks and focus on safety and survival training, as well as the loss of fellow…
IAFC, IAFF, NFPA, NVFC oppose required degrees for medics
In a joint statement, four national organizations state the reasons they oppose requiring college degrees for entry-level paramedics
Patient steals ambulance, hits two cop cars during chase
During a hospital transfer, a patient overpowered two MedStar employees and took control of the rig
EMS Physicians Honored with Professional and Research Awards at NAEMSP® 2019
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The National Association of EMS Physicians® (NAEMSP®) celebrated outstanding professional achievements and research abstracts during the NAEMSP® 2019…
Ground, air emergency services face challenges in rural areas
Dwindling volunteers and low medical reimbursement rates create a hardship for volunteer agencies in sparsely populated areas
Suspect arrested after shots fired in hospital ambulance bay
An employee of the University of Maryland Medical Center was wounded after shots were fired in the hospital ambulance bay
Suspected arrested after shots fired in hospital ambulance bay
An employee of the University of Maryland Medical Center was wounded after shots were fired in the hospital ambulance bay
Public memorial planned for crew of medical helicopter crash
Pilot Jennifer L. Topper and and flight nurses Bradley J. Haynes and Rachel L. Cunningham were killed in a crash while en…
7 injured in N.Y. ambulance-involved crash
A multi-vehicle crash Sunday involved a privately owned ambulance, and seven people sustained minor injuries
California Search and Rescue Team Member Killed in Crash
A minivan carrying a family was traveling too fast for the wet conditions, lost control and plowed into members of the team.
Calif. county to build ‘first-of-its-kind’ psychiatric ER
The Be Well Orange County Regional Mental Health and Wellness Campus will offer mental health treatment, drug-abuse and psychiatric crisis-stabilization units