Retired firefighter-paramedic spends savings on naloxone, gives it away for free
December 3, 2018
Luis Garcia is giving away free doses of the lifesaving drug to local businesses that could potentially encounter an overdose
Study: Cardiac arrest response time longer for low-income areas
December 3, 2018
Researchers who looked at thousands of 911 calls found that response times for cardiac arrest incidents in low-income areas are 10 percent longer
$2M grant allows Fla. fire dept. to hire 21 new responders
December 3, 2018
A SAFER Grant will pay for 75 percent of the newly-hired firefighters’ and EMS providers’ salaries for the next two years
NY campaign seeks to protect future of air medical services
December 3, 2018
The Save Our Medical Resources campaign includes legislation that would require transparent cost data to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Paramedic praises George H.W. Bush for making his ‘dream come true’
December 3, 2018
Paramedic Josh Grzyb, who worked for President Bush and his wife at their Maine home, said Bush helped him get into medical school before he died
Mass. EMS agency: Nursing home contractor ‘blunder’ causes delayed response time
December 3, 2018
Wester EMS officials said a nursing home contractor reported the wrong location of a gravely ill patient, resulting in a 22-minute response time
Medic Mindset Podcast: Talking teaching
December 3, 2018
The science behind successful learning, classroom teaching and clinical precepting in EMS
Move over, urges paramedic who lost leg after being struck
December 3, 2018
Rory Barros, who was hit by a drunk driver while responding to a crash, explains why giving up has never been an option
How AMR’s therapy dog program is helping EMS providers cope with ‘unimaginable’ stress
December 2, 2018
Goldendoodles Saydee and Bodhi have made it their mission to relieve the emotional stress EMTs and paramedics experience while on duty and at deployments
Passerby calls 911 after being scared by Clark Griswold holiday décor
December 2, 2018
The Heerlein family’s display inspired by “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” prompted a retired veteran to call for help