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Boston hazmat team responds to chemical exposure at Mass General
Boston firefighters responded to Massachusetts General Hospital after a patient was treated for chemical exposure
Hoarding conditions create access, safety risks for Ohio EMS, fire crews
Geauga County officials say severe hoarding can delay EMS access to patients, expose crews and ambulances to contamination and complicate responses involving…
AED donated by N.Y. doctor saves his life 19 years after first heart attack
An AED donated by Dr. Michael Tamul helped save his life after he suffered cardiac arrest at the same church 19 years…
Ala. health system opens operations center with plans for up to 250 jobs
Huntsville Hospital Health System and Marshall Medical Centers opened a 32,000-square-foot operations hub in Arab to support scheduling, billing, customer service and…
Photo of the Week: Ore. field amputation, rescue training
Portland firefighters, OHSU trauma surgeons and AMR crews trained on a simulated structural collapse requiring a field amputation, technical rescue and whole…
$30.6M study to examine whether prehospital blood improves trauma survival
University of Arizona researchers will compare blood with crystalloid fluids in nearly 2,000 trauma patients treated by ground EMS agencies
Hurricane Katrina-damaged NOLA hospital set for $500M transformation
Tulane University plans to turn New Orleans’ long-vacant Charity Hospital, shuttered after Hurricane Katrina, into a medical research and biomedical innovation hub
Kan. county boosts EMS funding by 18.5%, adds 15 positions
Sedgwick County’s $4.6 million EMS funding increase will add three ambulances and 15 full-time positions, including 10 EMTs and five paramedics
Iowa firefighters use EMS simulation to train for high-risk, low-frequency calls
Muscatine firefighters used Simulation in Motion–Iowa mobile ambulance and ER simulators to practice rare emergencies, including childbirth and pediatric calls
Ore. man tries to steal ambulance with patient inside
A Portland EMT grabbed the keys from the ignition and stopped a man accused of trying to drive away in an ambulance…
State grant helps Pa. EMS tackle staffing shortage
Cumberland Goodwill EMS will use a $70,000 state grant to provide free training and help EMTs advance to paramedic through its Rescue…
Trial date set for accused Sept. 11 terror attacks organizer Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
A military judge scheduled Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three alleged accomplices to stand trial beginning June 5, 2028, more than 26 years…