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N.Y. motorcyclist critical after crashing into car, sliding into AMR ambulance
A 38-year-old man is in critical condition after his motorcycle crashed into a car and then slid into an ambulance Thursday night
N.Y. motorcyclist critical after crashing into car, sliding into rig
A 38-year-old man is in critical condition after his motorcycle crashed into a car and then slid into an ambulance Thursday night
Keep smartphone, smartwatches 6 inches away from pacemakers, ICDs
Researchers confirm that iPhone 12 and Apple Watch static magnetic fields, if held too close, are high enough to place implanted cardiac…
Mass. FD ordered to reinstate FF-medic fired over ‘rude’ interaction with patient
Thomas Swartz was fired for allegedly making judgmental comments regarding drug use to an 18-year-old and the patient's mother
Inside the paramedic-led team conducting homeless sweeps in San Francisco
The Healthy Streets Operations Center team includes members of EMS-6, plus clinical social workers from the city's Department of Public Health
Texas paramedic arrested on charges of sexual assault, theft
Lumberton EMS Paramedic Jordan Quillen surrendered himself to sheriff’s deputies following multiple charges
Study: Program improved AED use by first responders, highlights race disparities
North Carolina's HeartRescue program was also shown to improve bystander CPR rates, but only increased survival rates for white people, not Black…
Turning learning into action: Leaders top takeaways from Pinnacle 2021
When EMS leaders can inform, interact, collaborate and inspire “a solution shared is a problem halved”
Chicago pilot program partners mental health clinicians, medics, police
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the pandemic has exacerbated the need for improved mental health services, saying more than half of Illinoisans…
Calif. county to limit 911 responses as calls for ambulances increase
Kern County plans to move to the second level of its surge plan, a move which stops ambulances from responding to "low…
Kan. county approves $2.5K signing bonus for paramedics
Sedgwick County Commissioner Jim Howell suggested $2,500 may not be enough to attract paramedics, given the competition with other regional EMS providers
Next generation monitor and defibrillator is here, now
It’s not your Baby Boomer model – it’s an all-out, high-tech, fully-integrated Millennial model representing the present and future tense of cardiac…