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Northwest N.Y. Town Scrambles to Replace Volunteer Ambulance Service
The town board appointed five people to a new ambulance committee last week after the town's all-volunteer ambulance squad announced it would…
NY EMTs Exhausted and Underpaid; Fighting for Higher Wages and More Resources
EMTs in New York state plagued by long hours, low wages and limited sleep with little hope that anything will change amidst low…
Ark. telehealth partnership reduces stroke-related deaths
The AR SAVES partnership established a broad hospital-based telehealth network and is testing first responder technologies to improve stroke response
Student named ‘heartsaver hero’ after helping save man’s life
The American Heart Association honored Logan Hill for saving a post office custodian who went into cardiac arrest
Lessons learned from 2013 tornado help first responders with possible disasters
The massive devastation and the size of the tornadoes that hit Pekin and Washington in 2013 changed the way first responders prepare…
Doctor and Paramedic Pull Woman from Burning Ambulance
Doctor recounts story of heroism, when he helped a paramedic unload a patient from a burning ambulance as the Butte County wildfire…
EMS Council of New Jersey (EMSCNJ) Names EMT Faith Lancaster ‘Squad Member of the Year’
The EMS Council of New Jersey (EMSCNJ) has named Middle Township Ambulance Corps (MTAC) EMT Faith Lancaster “Squad Member of the Year.”…
Community Ambulance Mourns After Tragic Accidental Shooting in Las Vegas
A tragic accidental shooting involving two AEMTs from Community Ambulance in Henderson/Las Vegas, Nevada, has the ambulance company and the entire EMS…
Smoke Spreading From California Fires Sparks Health Concerns
Increases in doctor visits or hospital treatment for respiratory infections, bronchitis and pneumonia in otherwise healthy people are often found during and…
1 Dead in Wrong-way Crash on Interstate 85
News outlets report troopers said a driver entered the southbound lanes of the interstate and headed north before hitting another car around…
Salmonella Outbreak Results in Ground Turkey Recall
NEW YORK (AP) — Jennie-O Turkey recalled packages of ground turkey in a salmonella outbreak, and regulators say additional products from other…
2 dead after three-way car crash involving ambulance
A three-vehicle crash involving an ambulance left two people dead after a driver lost control and crossed the center line