Apple Watch calls 911 after 2 hikers fall off NJ cliff
October 25, 2019
James Prudenciano had bought the watch two days earlier and chose to activate the "fall detection" feature
Taking action on the shrinking availability of EMS in rural America
October 24, 2019
NAEMT encourages all states to recognize EMS as an essential service and urges Congress to fund the SIREN Act
Medical billing becomes consumer issue for Congress
October 24, 2019
Surprise medical billing and high air medical transport costs are getting attention and triggering legislation
2 EMS providers, patient hurt in Pa. ambulance crash
October 24, 2019
A chain-reaction crash began when the Penn State Health Life Lion ambulance clipped a car attempting to move to the right
Conn. college student EMTs to help fire dept. with calls on campus
October 24, 2019
The Res-Q students can give basic first aid and critical care, including stopping bleeds and administering CPR
Body-cam footage shows Fla. police officers saving choking baby
October 24, 2019
The 18-month-old was not breathing and unresponsive after choking on a goldfish cracker
NC county to garnish wages for outstanding EMS bills
October 24, 2019
"The cost of providing emergency medical services is significantly more than we recoup," county manager Brian Epley said
Pa. House passes bills to address volunteer fire, EMS shortage
October 24, 2019
Length of service awards, college loan forgiveness, tuition assistance and local property tax credits may soon be among the incentives available to responders
Pa. House passes bills to address fire, EMS shortage
October 24, 2019
Length of service awards, college loan forgiveness, tuition assistance and local property tax credits may soon be among the incentives available to responders
Chicago paramedic hurt after car slams into parked ambulance
October 24, 2019
A car driven by a 38-year-old man drove into the ambulance, which contained two paramedics and a patient