Community Paramedic Pilot in Lexington, Kentucky, Resulting in Fewer EMS Calls
Ambulance runs in Lexington are down 2% since February of this year as a result of the Lexington Fire Department's community paramedicine pilot program. Before...
Boy Survives After Meat Skewer Pierces Skull
HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A 10-year-old Missouri boy is recovering after he was attacked by insects and tumbled from a tree, landing on a meat skewer that penet...
Albuquerque Fire Forms 'Home Engagement Alternative Response Team'
A new community paramedic program in Albuquerque hopes to reduce non-emergency 9-1-1 calls by 50% over the next year through home visits.
Carolinas Brace for Hurricane Florence and Widespread Flooding
The Latest on Hurricane Florence, whic has gotten a little bit weaker but it remains a very large and dangerous Category 3 storm.
AMR Activates National Command Center and Deploys Emergency Response Teams for Hurricane Florence
American Medical Response and its sister companies have deployed hundreds of paramedics and EMTs, and sent ambulances, aircraft and rotor wing craft in response...
Prepared for Florence: Health Information for Hurricanes & Tropical Storms
As Hurricane Florence targets the East Coast, the NLM Disaster Information Management Research Center has put together this health information for hurrican...