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‘Accidental Fentanyl Overdose is Not a Thing’
"Fake news" stories that tell tales of EMS personnel being hurt or injured by touching or inhaling fentanyl are prevalent today, but…
Meth Playing Bigger Role in US Drug Overdose Crisis
NEW YORK (AP) — A bigger share of U.S. drug overdose deaths are being caused by methamphetamine, government health officials reported.
Video: Calif. paramedic rescues skier who fell hundreds of feet
A Squaw Valley Fire Department paramedic was lowered to the injured skier who fell from Mount Tallac near Lake Tahoe
SD city officials consider writing off $1.7M in unpaid ambulance bills
Of the 2,676 unpaid bills, around 98 percent of them are either past the six-year statute of limitations or are uncollectible because…
Md. officer hurt in series of crashes involving ambulance, cruiser
Officials said an ambulance at the scene was struck by a vehicle trying to pass a fire truck, and another vehicle struck…
Man donates EMS scholarship in honor of paramedics who saved him
The Jerry W. Waters Scholarship Endowment will help students in Aiken Technical College’s EMS department receive training to help save other people's…
Wash. AMR EMTs set strike date
Hundreds of unionized EMTs in Seattle have set a deadline of Dec. 21 to go on strike
Shooting at Christmas Market in France Leaves 1 Dead, Several Wounded
Witnesses said after the gunfire near a Christmas market that they tried to resuscitate a victim after dragging him into a restaurant…
Ada County (Idaho) Paramedics Unveil New Armored Ambulance
The new MedCat armored ambulance is designed to take paramedics into dangerous situations.
Keys Left in Ambulance Prior to Thief Leading Police on Chase
EMS personnel failed to follow company policy when they parked the vehicle outside a hospital back in September, which enabled a suspect…
Gunman Fires at Mass in Brazil Cathedral, Kills at Least 4
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Authorities say an armed man entered a cathedral in southern Brazil and opened fire during Mass, killing…
South Carolina Man Establishes Scholarship After EMS Saves His Life
After three Aiken County EMS personnel responded and helped save him after a cardiac arrest, Jerry Waters has established scholarships to help…