NY EMT remembered for 16 years of service
June 23, 2019
Joseph V. Russo would go on to win the award for Staten Island’s “EMT of the Year” in 2015
Wash. officials consider criteria-based emergency dispatch
June 23, 2019
The criteria-based dispatch would allow dispatchers to rank emergency calls based on severity, and allow them to send the appropriate level of care
Baltimore ambulance company to to pay $1.25 million to settle Medicaid fraud case
June 22, 2019
The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought by the employee and joined by the federal government and doesn’t require Hart to Heart to admit liability
Trauma prevention specialist offers tips on how to ‘Stop the Bleed’
June 22, 2019
The movement to educate the larger community about Stop the Bleed is very similar to efforts to teach CPR
Mo. 911 Advisory Board takes first steps to replace dispatch system
June 22, 2019
The proposed dispatch system would cost approximately $200,000, which includes equipment and labor costs and would be purchased from Motorola
NC county discontinues funding to 2 EMS providers
June 21, 2019
Coastline VRS and Leland Fire Rescue's EMS franchise agreements will terminate, and Brunswick County EMS will take over those operations July 1
FDNY ambulance taken out of service for bedbugs
June 21, 2019
An FDNY spokesman said the ambulance was taken out of service on Monday and “sealed in accordance to department procedure.”
Shots fired as Ala. ambulance stolen
June 21, 2019
The vehicle was pursued by Mobile Police Department squad cars, traveling through the midtown area of the city, before eventually being boxed in by a police SUV
Mass. EMT saved by his peers
June 20, 2019
Raul Zecheru, EMT, responded to a call and started experiencing cardiac arrest symptoms
Texas air ambulance bill vetoed
June 20, 2019
The bill would have required air ambulance companies that operate subscription services to enter into reciprocity agreements