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2 Ala. hospitals duel in final ambulance hearing
Officials from Decatur’s two public hospitals took opposing sides, each bringing doctors, hospital executives and ambulance directors to support their cases
Police: 20 dead in fatal NY limo crash
New York State Police say two vehicles were involved in the crash Saturday afternoon
NY legislators call for permanent funding of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
A bipartisan group wrote a letter to their counterparts in Congress permanently fund the program designed to help responders and other victims…
Ohio fire dept. moves medic unit, shaves minutes off response time
Hamilton Fire Chief Mark Mercer said that move will shave as many as four minutes off of many emergency medic runs to…
Wash. health dept. investigating 9 responders in ‘tube check’ incident
Though an investigation said 11 department members admitted to intubating a deceased patient, only nine of them were actually credentialed healthcare providers
Incoming President of AAA Lays Out Vision of Cooperation and Inclusion
The incoming president of the American Ambulance Association (AAA), Aarron Reinhert, intends to use AAA's voice of influence to advance the design…
Delay in fire department response leaves toddler locked in car
Fire Chief Tommy Mayville told officers firefighters were on their way, but after several minutes, officers tried to contact him and got…
Practicing on the deceased: ‘I get it’
The human body is an ideal training tool, but fire/EMS training protocols and the law must be followed
Report released on estimated cost of NG911 upgrades
The report said nationwide Next Generation 911 implementation will cost between $9.5 billion and $12.7 billion over 10 years
Body cam footages shows driver saving squirrel with CPR
Police body camera footage that went viral captured a young driver successfully giving CPR to a squirrel that he thought he hit…
Calif. bill would require EMTs, paramedics to stay on-call during breaks
Proposition 11 would require these paramedics and EMTs to be on-call for their full shifts as they have for years
RI city donates ambulance, gear to Haitian community
The city of Lincoln donated an ambulance and 10 sets of gear to Belle-Anse, a community that has no hospital or emergency…