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2 EMTs receive Medal of Valor after pulling man from burning car
Shane Sharkey and Ian King jumped into a “fly car” after overhearing that a crash had occurred and found that a man…
‘Rosie’s Hugs’ brings happiness to kids in emergency rooms
Stefanie McAlister, an emergency room nurse, started “Rosie’s Hugs” to gift children with stuffed animals in their time of need
Ohio addicts get help from response teams after overdoses
Project FORT (Fairfield County Overdose Response Team) works to help residents who are addicted to opioids and other drugs get clean and…
Officials concerned after survey shows high abuse rate against paramedics
Peterborough Paramedics Chief Randy Mellow said that 66 percent of paramedics surveyed reported some form of abuse while on the job
Ill. paramedic sentenced to prison for stealing fentanyl
Jason Laut was sentenced to 9 years in prison for stealing fentanyl and morphine from ambulances
American Samoans Raise their Voices and Lend a Hand in Fighting California Wildfires
Firefighters from the American territory of American Samoa raise their voices and sing inspiring songs as they battle the wildfires still burning…
New Device Allows for Real-Time In-Home Patient Monitoring and is FDA Cleared
Handheld mobile relay device securely hosts and transmits the vital signs measured by a wearable biosensor, presenting this data locally for the…
How EMS leaders can increase 12-lead capture frequency
Make a strategy and pick the tactics for your agency to improve its 12-lead EKG use for patients with non-traumatic chest pain
5 tips to provide safe and effective ventilation
Assign someone to monitor the patient’s airway visually and with capnography using these five tips
Paramedic recalls trying to save couple from beach tragedy
"Here's a family who went to the beach and didn't come home. For most people that's not even a remote possibility," paramedic…
Police: Drunk man assaulted EMTs, tried to flee
The suspect kicked and attempted to head-butt the EMTs, and police noted it took substantial force to get him in the back…
Police: Drunk man assaulted EMT, tried to flee
The suspect kicked and attempted to head-butt the EMTs, and police noted it took substantial force to get him in the back…