Tenn. EMT, former NFL player pulls gun on teens
October 4, 2019
EMT Jimmy Robinson was arrested for threatening teenagers who were playing pranks in his neighborhood
FDNY directs EMS to prep in advance of screenings of ‘Joker’
October 4, 2019
Law enforcement and emergency services are on alert across the country due to talk of possible attacks at advanced screenings of 'Joker'
Neb. police stop speeding ambulance transporting illegal drugs
October 4, 2019
Levi Weintraub was driving a surplus ambulance containing cocaine, LSD, ecstasy, ketamine and mushrooms when a police officer stopped him for speeding
EMT, paramedic injured when patient becomes combative, steals rig
October 3, 2019
A patient being transported for mental health issues assaulted the treating provider, forcing the medic driving the rig to stop, enabling the patient to steal the ambulance
Video: FDNY probationary EMT proposes to girlfriend after graduation
October 3, 2019
FDNY officials congratulated Probationary EMT Frederick Benjamin, who proposed to his girlfriend following the graduation ceremony
15 Houston elementary students treated after being pepper sprayed
October 3, 2019
Spence Elementary School student pepper sprayed 15 students while they were riding on a school bus full with 50 passengers
Mass. man on dialysis trains EMS providers on home hemodialysis machine
October 3, 2019
Local paramedics and EMTs were trained on how to disconnect and properly operate a home hemodialysis prior to Eugene Tradd using the system at home
Former Ga. convent could become state’s first responder mental health center
October 3, 2019
Proposed state legislation would provide funding to convert the former convent into Georgia's first treatment center for first responders
Is a Medicare buy-in for retired first responders over 50 a good idea?
October 3, 2019
In this episode, our co-hosts discuss new legislation introduced to Congress that would offer a Medicare buy-in option to retired first responders over 50
Rural NY providers seek to establish ambulance district
October 3, 2019
Long ambulance wait times in rural New York force regional EMS officials to seek solutions at the state and federal level