EMS hiring and firing in the social media age
November 12, 2019
Use a comprehensive social media policy to set expectations for appropriate social media use on duty and off the job
5 questions you should ask about your mobile devices
November 12, 2019
Securing data in an EMS environment is critical to avoiding breaches of patient information and triggering mandatory reporting
Ky. hospitals fund FD’s cash-strapped community paramedicine program
November 12, 2019
The program, which was set to run out of funding in January, has helped reduce ambulance runs while providing non-emergency medical care to those in need
Social media group casting a dark web over EMS reputation
November 11, 2019
Social media is a weapons-grade platform and it is very capable of blowing up in our hands
Deputy shoots, kills man threatening EMS providers with knife
November 11, 2019
EMS personnel responded to a South Carolina home where a man threatened them and a responding deputy with a knife
Paramedics remove 7-inch fish from man’s throat in unexplained incident
November 11, 2019
First responders managed to dislodge the fish, but neither witnesses nor the patient, who was unable to speak during treatment, could explain what happened
Fire truck, stolen ambulance involved in separate crashes in Detroit
November 11, 2019
The Detroit Fire Department said an advanced life support ambulance was seriously damaged after a male suspect stole and crashed it on the same day a Detroit fire truck was…
Ore. paramedics receive defense training after increased attacks
November 11, 2019
A rash of assaults on paramedics in Portland has lead the city's 911 contract to mandate defense training for more than 500 employees
Marine veteran, 65, starts new career as paramedic
November 11, 2019
Curtis Raetz, a Marine pilot who served six years on active duty and retired from an IT career in 2015, became a certified paramedic after going back to school at…
Officials: Chemical mixture resulted in death of Buffalo Wild Wings employee
November 10, 2019
A preliminary investigation found that an employee was overcome by fumes after another employee combined two cleaning agents to the restaurant's kitchen floor