Ohio custodian with past EMS experience saves student from choking
February 16, 2021
Kim Deaton, a custodian at Amanda Elementary and a past Gratis Village EMT, performed the Heimlich maneuver on the choking fifth-grader
Ohio city rolls out pilot program to tackle mental health crisis intervention
February 16, 2021
The program will begin with the training of police officers and paramedics to respond to mental health calls and provide additional follow-up and services
Video: First responders race to get donor lungs to Cincinnati hospital in snowstorm
February 14, 2021
Fire/EMS and law enforcement personnel worked together to bring the organs and doctors to Cincinnati Children's Hospital amid gridlocked traffic
Neb. man dies, EMS providers injured after ambulance crash with SUV
February 14, 2021
Nebraska State Patrol officials said the man's vehicle crossed the center line and collided with the ambulance
Seattle FF-EMT accused of sending threats to city council member from work email
February 14, 2021
The firefighter-EMT was arrested while coming off duty on Friday morning
Medical director myths: Clearing the air
February 12, 2021
3 misconceptions that make your medical directors shake their heads
Ga. paramedic wins valor award for helping suicidal man while off-duty
February 12, 2021
Chatham Emergency Services Paramedic Mindy Cauley is the first woman to receive the Medal of Valor from the Two Hundred Club of the Coastal Empire
MCHD’s Sean Simmonds on COVID-19 and life after the pandemic
February 12, 2021
Our co-hosts welcome Sean Simmonds, EMS preparedness and safety coordinator for Montgomery County (Texas) Hospital District, to discuss all things COVID-19
Community raises more than $100K for Calif. firefighter-paramedic with cancer
February 12, 2021
A fundraiser for Vista Firefighter-Paramedic Andy Valenta, 33, who was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma, raised more than $80,000 in 3 days
CDC to host online national forum on COVID-19 vaccine
February 12, 2021
The forum aims to facilitate information exchange on strategies to build public confidence, optimize equitable access and use data to drive distribution