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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
Md. telemedicine program helps decrease ER trips
Through the Chronic Care Management Program, patients are given tablets, blood pressure monitors pulse oximeters and scales for free
NC teachers undergo training to save lives
The teachers learned how to perform CPR, use the AED, execute the Heimlich maneuver, administer an EpiPen, and perform basic first aid
Healthcare Industry Strength Fuels Need for EMTs and Paramedics
EMTs and paramedics are in demand around the country, with some 37,400 jobs set to be added through 2026, a 15 percent…
Idaho bill would give first responders immunity for rescuing pets
First responders who break into vehicles to rescue dogs or cats would get legal immunity under a proposed bill