Photo of the Week: Mo. ambulance district opens 2 new stations
October 16, 2020
St. Charles County Ambulance District's Wentzville and St. Peters EMS stations will serve two of the district's busiest response zones
Ill. EMS, police officers sued by family of man who died after arrest
October 16, 2020
The lawsuit claims paramedics cleared the man to be taken to the police station, where he collapsed about an hour later
EtCO2 monitoring: You’re doing the right thing
October 16, 2020
Amid protocol changes and airway/respiratory procedure modifications due to COVID-19, it’s comforting to know that when it comes to EtCO2 monitoring, you don’t need to change anything
Tenn. EMS requests compression devices for all county ambulances
October 16, 2020
Cumberland County EMS is set to receive four Lucas devices but says it would be unfair for areas served by its other four ambulances to not have the same equipment…
Video: Sudden cardiac arrest survivors under 40 raise awareness, encourage CPR training
October 16, 2020
The Citizen CPR Foundation's 40 Under 40 Committee released a PSA on Oct. 16 to coincide with World Restart a Heat Day
1 dead, 2 hospitalized after ambulance crash in Cincinnati
October 16, 2020
Two Cincinnati Fire Department members were injured and another driver died after the collision Thursday night
Tiered vaccine plan laid out in Idaho; healthcare workers on 1st tier, FFs and LEOs on 2nd
October 16, 2020
An advisory group formed by the state said it will consider local input before announcing the finalized distribution plans
Video: 13 burned in boat explosion in Florida, multiple victims transported
October 15, 2020
When Fort Lauderdale fire crews arrived, nearby boaters were plucking people out of the water and off the boat
Conn. FF-EMT saves cat suffering smoke inhalation
October 15, 2020
Chesterfield Firefighter-EMT Amie Barnes said she had never given oxygen to an animal before but followed her instincts to save the "feline member of the family"
Mo. ambulance catches fire with crew inside
October 15, 2020
The two Ava Ambulance District employees managed to escape uninjured, but the rig was destroyed