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Texas EMS agency denies going ‘rogue’
Reps say they are within their rights under state law to answer medical calls and transport patients through private agreements or direct…
AAA study sets a benchmark for turnover in the EMS industry
Voluntary turnover and involuntary turnover of part-time and full-time EMS providers was studied to determine the overall EMS turnover rate
Wisconsin Bicyclist Ignores Barriers and Falls into Drawbridge Gap
Surveillance video shot July Fourth shows the woman ignoring the barrier and red flashing lights.
Volunteer first responders would be covered under proposed Pa. workers’ comp bill
Volunteer fire and emergency services personnel are exposed to the same dangers as members of paid companies, and they certainly deserve the…
HHS encourages EMS data integration to combat opioid crisis
The CMS reminded state Medicaid directors that existing funding sources can be used to better integrate information systems
Pa. EMS treats more than 100 for heat-related illnesses at concert
Washington County EMS called the crisis a “mass casualty incident,” and 27 concert-goers were transported to the hospital
NTSB eyes engine failure in Chicago medical helicopter crash
The three crew members on board were injured in the July 7 crash, as the helicopter landed upright along Interstate 57
Former paramedic arrested for stealing fentanyl
Jason Howard confessed to police he took the drugs and has been charged with felony drug possession and misdemeanor theft
California Beachgoers Describe Finding Crash Survivor
A self-described beachcomber says it was her luckiest find yet: A woman who survived a 250-foot car plunge off a cliff and…
40 of Dallas’ ambulances without functioning A/C
The higher than normal air conditioner failure rate is a “real challenge for both patient and first responder”
23 Injured after Lava Explosion Hits Hawaiian Tour Boat
A woman in her 20s was transported to Honolulu in serious condition with a broken thigh bone. The other 22 people injured…
EMTs help disabled pilot visit former airport
Two EMTs volunteered to help a former patient visit the airport where he was a pilot before suffering an aneurysm