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Lessons to apply: Welfare check incident became a LODD
NIOSH line of duty death investigation recommendations for conducting welfare checks are applicable to every EMS agency
Pa. EMS chief: ‘Who will rescue the rescuers’ from crisis?
Susquehanna Township EMS Chief Matthew Baily wrote a letter in response to a Senate commission report and said responders are “woefully underfunded”
Mich. students hear reality messages about opioid abuse
A panel of speakers shared their stories with middle and high school students about life-and-death reality of opioid addiction
Video: Responders rescue man clinging to tree in rain-swollen river
A dramatic video shows a man who was “mid-stream, clinging to a tree and in need of immediate rescue” being hoisted to…
Calif. ambulance company owner wins EMT of the Year honors
Medic Ambulance’s Jimmy Pierson was among 33 Californians to be honored for their heroic acts and extraordinary contributions to EMS
Mom meets paramedics who saved baby after premature birth
When baby Leo was discharged from the NICU after a four-month stay, mother Yazmeen Tuskan stopped by the fire station to say…
American Red Cross to Launch New Resuscitation Curriculum to Save More Lives
A collaboration with HealthStream will provide innovative curriculum to healthcare market.
PatientCare Executives Appointed to American Ambulance Association Board and Committees
Employees appointed to Board, Communications Committee and Bylaws Committee.
Armstrong Ambulance Drops Santa Off at Saugus Fundraiser
Armstrong Ambulance is pleased to announce that one of its ambulances recently dropped off Santa Claus to a fundraiser in Saugus to…
NAEMSP 2019 Annual Meeting Will Reunite Governor with Lifesaving First Responders
The National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) has several inspiring and informative presentations lined up for its 2019 Annual Meeting, which will…
Montgomery County EMS Worker Charged after Inappropriately Touching Patient in Ambulance
An employee with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services has been charged after officials said he inappropriately touched a female patient in…
Stranded Man Rescued after Setting Fire on Mountain
A man who was stranded on Bluff Mountain in Tennessee for three days set a brush fire to alert that he needed…