Paramedic who was hurt after wrong-way driver hit ambulance recalls crash
January 16, 2019
Paul Sanchez hopes to return to work by the end of the year after being suspended by his seat belt in the head-on collision
Mass. first responder crisis intervention bill signed into law
January 16, 2019
The new law requires mental health services to be available for all first responders to help them cope with psychological trauma
Ky. county sets aside $300K for new EMS station
January 16, 2019
Rowan County officials voted unanimously to set aside $300,000 toward the acquisition of a new piece of property to build a more suitable home for
Tribute to 9/11 first responders takes shape
January 16, 2019
A tribute to thousands of responders is taking shape in Vermont; it will be installed this spring at the national Sept. 11 memorial
Ohio EMS providers fighting for PTSD protocol speak out
January 15, 2019
Anonymous paramedics shared their struggles with PTSD and urged the city to recognize mental trauma in their new contract
Police officers honored for saving newborn in cardiac arrest
January 15, 2019
Officers Austin Battcher, Ben Norris and Jesse Bratcher gave 6-week-old Avery CPR after her parents called 911
First responders on coffee run save woman in cardiac arrest
January 15, 2019
Three firefighter-paramedics were stopping to get coffee when they were stopped by a friend of Janice Winter, who was about to go into cardiac arrest
Opioid deaths in NC town decrease less than a year after program’s launch
January 15, 2019
Greenboro’s GCSTOP prevents repeat overdoses by counseling “persistent users to enter treatment or adopt evidence-based harm-reduction practices”
How to safely provide off-duty assistance at crash scenes
January 15, 2019
Know when to stop, how much assistance to provide and how to hand off patient care to responding authorities
Okla. responders save colleague who suffered heart attack at station
January 15, 2019
Johnny McCabe was treated by the fire chief and his fellow firefighters after he collapsed