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Study: Cardiac arrest response time longer for low-income areas
Researchers who looked at thousands of 911 calls found that response times for cardiac arrest incidents in low-income areas are 10 percent…
$2M grant allows Fla. fire dept. to hire 21 new responders
A SAFER Grant will pay for 75 percent of the newly-hired firefighters’ and EMS providers’ salaries for the next two years
NY campaign seeks to protect future of air medical services
The Save Our Medical Resources campaign includes legislation that would require transparent cost data to be submitted to the U.S. Department of…
Paramedic praises George H.W. Bush for making his ‘dream come true’
Paramedic Josh Grzyb, who worked for President Bush and his wife at their Maine home, said Bush helped him get into medical…
Mass. EMS agency: Nursing home contractor ‘blunder’ causes delayed response time
Wester EMS officials said a nursing home contractor reported the wrong location of a gravely ill patient, resulting in a 22-minute response…
1 Child Dead, 45 People Hurt in Arkansas Charter Bus Crash
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A third grader was killed and at least 45 people were injured when a charter bus carrying…
French Paramedics Join Cost-of-Living Protests
Paramedics joined in on Monday's demonstrations, protesting against France's economic inequalities and complaining about changes to working conditions.
Witnesses Rushed to Help Medic, Patient Killed in Nashville Ambulance Crash
A patient and a medic were killed when an ambulance crashed on I-40 East at Charlotte Pike in Nashville.
Mental Health Training for Victim’s Families Also Helping Las Vegas First Responders
TIP, the Trauma Intervention Program of Southern Nevada, are often called to the scenes of tragedies to help victims and their families.…
National EMS Management Association (NEMSMA) Announced 2019 Board of Directors
The National EMS Management Association (NEMSMA) announced four new board members, three seats are for two-year terms and one is for a one-year…
Over 100 Injured in Paris Riot
More anti-government protests took place Monday as ambulance workers took to the streets near the National Assembly in Paris to complain about…
Illinois Tornado Injures at least 20
The severe weather in Illinois was part of a line of thunderstorms that raked areas of the central U.S. late Friday and…