How are EMS personnel asking for police response to unsafe scenes
January 22, 2019
Lee County EMS conducted a short survey of EMS leaders to determine if code words or plain language are used to request police to an unsafe EMS incident
How to keep your EMT certification current
January 22, 2019
EMT recertification is a straightforward process, but you can't miss the deadlines
New Ill. law requires hospitals to implement violence prevention protocols
January 22, 2019
Under the law, EMS providers, nurses and healthcare workers will be protected from violent patients through better communication and new policies
Kan. ambulance responding to crash rolls over after spinning out on icy road
January 22, 2019
A Kansas Highway Patrol report said the EMS provider driving the ambulance lost control on the icy roadway and spun 180 degrees into the median
First responders awarded for breaking STEMI response record
January 22, 2019
Brad Carroll and Jerry Donaldson received the STEMI Star Award after identifying and treating a STEMI patient within 18 minutes
How much do you know about prehospital stroke care?
January 22, 2019
Are you ready to respond to a stroke emergency call? Find out by taking our quiz
Video: Verizon debuts first responder tribute campaign
January 21, 2019
“The Team that Wouldn’t Be Here” shares the stories of NFL players who were saved by first responders
Wash. fire dept. staffs first all-female paramedic unit in its history
January 21, 2019
Spokane County Fire District 8 firefighter-paramedics Meg Williams and Jennifer Raudebaugh said the milestone felt like just another day on the job
Audio: Dispatcher helps save baby born unresponsive in back seat of car
January 21, 2019
Dispatcher Ryan Bancroft instructed the father how to carefully unwrap the umbilical cord, which was around the baby's neck, and told him how to administer CPR
Fla. fire dept. hires 23 paramedics despite pushback from firefighter union
January 21, 2019
Union president Ronald Glass argued the Orlando Fire Department should be hiring more firefighters, who can provide medical services and respond to fires