Quiz: Test your cardiac emergency knowledge
October 29, 2018
More than 90 percent of people who suffer from cardiac arrest outside of a hospital die, so EMS providers have to act fast; are you ready to respond?
Rapid Response: Is EMS response different when the active shooter survives?
October 28, 2018
Despite the shooter’s despicable intent and multiple murders, he becomes another patient to triage, treat and transport
Calif. EMS providers express frustration over ‘frequent fliers’
October 28, 2018
Alameda County EMT Tonya Powell said she often spends the majority of her shifts transporting people who don’t actually need an ambulance
Ill. officials promise to improve private EMS regulations
October 28, 2018
Officials said they plan to increase background checks after it was revealed that an EMT involved in a fatal ambulance crash had a long criminal history
Ohio fire dept. gets rid of paramedic requirement for firefighter applicants
October 28, 2018
To bring more recruits into Springfield Fire-Rescue, the department is no longer requiring applicants to be at a paramedic status
Ill. fire dept. gets rid of paramedic requirement for firefighter applicants
October 28, 2018
To bring more recruits into Springfield Fire-Rescue, the department is no longer requiring applicants to be at a paramedic status
LODD: Ohio paramedic dies in ambulance crash
October 28, 2018
Officials said Portsmouth Ambulance Service paramedic Jennifer Cross was part of a crew responding to a call when their ambulance collided with another vehicle
Man assaults paramedic during mountain rescue
October 28, 2018
Paramedics and firefighters were able to wrestle the man to the ground, and they were forced to administer a sedative to calm him
Ohio fire dept. officials seeking fire levy to maintain joint service
October 28, 2018
If approved, Issue 39 would generate about $1.93 million annually to help fund the township’s part of the Miami Valley Fire District
Ex-firefighter-EMT who hung doll with noose gets prison
October 28, 2018
Glenn Halfin was given the maximum punishment based on his guilty plea to the misdemeanor charge of interfering with an African-American family's rights