2018 national opioid overdose data released
November 28, 2018
A report from ESO found that most opioid overdoses are unintentional and involve illicit drugs, and many overdose patients are interested in rehabilitation
Man finds explosive substance in old first aid kits
November 28, 2018
John Harahus picked up the first aid kits from his father, Craig, and called 911 after opening them and finding picric acid inside some of the bandages
LODD: Minn. paramedic dies from complications of on-duty stroke
November 28, 2018
Nicole Van Heel, 34, died of a pulmonary embolism, a complication from a stroke she suffered in June
Plow truck helps ambulance get patient to hospital in blizzard
November 28, 2018
Clyde Thrush II led the way in a snow plow through “extremely slick” conditions so that a critically ill patient could get to the hospital as quickly as possible
Father-daughter duo arrested for assaulting responders at crash scene
November 28, 2018
A police report said Gene Southworth refused to let responders pull a victim from a crashed car, and his daughter caused a disturbance as he was detained
Opioid related non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema
November 28, 2018
The opioid crisis increases the odds that pre-hospital field providers will encounter NCPE
Opioid related non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema
November 28, 2018
The opioid crisis increases the odds that pre-hospital field providers will encounter NCPE
Paramedics reprimanded after participating in viral video challenge on the job
November 27, 2018
A video shows two Johannesburg, South Africa, paramedics pretending to faint while on the road in an ambulance as part of a popular video challenge
2 injured after highway collision with ambulance
November 27, 2018
A Honda Odyssey crashed into a Riley County EMS ambulance on the I-70 in Kansas, causing the ambulance to spin and crash into a ditch
The pee color chart
November 27, 2018
A pee color chart can help EMTs, paramedics and firefighters know if they are properly hydrated