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January 21, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Calif. mass overdose highlights severe new phase of opioid epidemic

Thirteen people at the same party overdosed all at once, making it one of the worst mass overdose events in Northern California…

January 21, 2019 • JEMS News

Hard Terrain Slows Rescue of Spanish Boy Trapped in Hole

Drill used to create a vertical shaft parallel to the waterhole has increasingly hard rock.

January 21, 2019 • JEMS News

Man Set Himself on Fire Amid Czech Commemoration Event

Event was to remember student who burned himself to death 50 years ago.

January 20, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Mass. bill would allow EMS providers to treat injured K-9s

Police called the proposed legislation a common sense move that would save dogs serving the community

January 20, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Wash. first responders teach school nurses how to control bleeding

Pasco Fire Department PIO Ben Shearer said he hopes to eventually see a ‘Stop the Bleed’ kit in every classroom, as well…

January 20, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

‘Innovative’ partnership allows police officer to double as paramedic

Mikeal Tordsen is sanctioned to also serve as a paramedic while on duty as a police officer after proposing a unique partnership…

January 19, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Seattle health officials urge safer drug use after 7 overdoses in one day

Health officials are advising people who use drugs to have naloxone on hand, which can be obtained at needle exchanges and other…

January 19, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Ind. mayoral candidate calls for reinstation of city-run ambulance service

Kokomo mayoral candidate Kevin Summers claimed residents have seen delays in receiving medical assistance because of no available ambulances

January 19, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Civilians save man who suffered medical emergency from burning vehicle

Nicholas Arens, 38, was subsequently airlifted from the accident scene by Life Link helicopter to the Hennepin County Medical Center

January 19, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Radio Ramblings: The Art of Hospital Radio Reporting

The EMS radio report to the hospital done well communicates vital information to help the hospital prepare for the patient's arrival

January 18, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Mich. first responders rescue man trapped between semi tires

Officials said the trapped man was servicing the tractor-trailer's refrigeration unit when another person attempted to move the truck — unaware that…

January 18, 2019 • EMS1 Daily News

Rescue operation riddled with mishaps including falling tree, burning car

A rescue operation at Shaver Lake during a fierce winter storm turned into an all-day saga for a stranded couple and group…

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