Off-duty firefighters save teen’s life while playing basketball
October 15, 2018
Columbia Fire Department Captain Kareem Spain and Kiah Thomas were playing a pickup game with some high school students when a teen collapsed
Man jailed for bogus emergency calls, abusing paramedics
October 15, 2018
John Harvey, who has a history of making hundreds of bogus calls for help, was jailed when he began asking bystanders to call for him instead
Mass. island residents raising money for AEDs
October 15, 2018
Plum Island residents are aiming to make their isolated island safer by raising money to install two AEDs and train community members on how to use them
My ‘why’: How the first responder community helped me heal
October 15, 2018
After losing her sister six years ago, EMS1, FireRescue1 Associate Editor Sarah Calams explains how she was able to heal by working closely with the first responder community
EMTs grant dying woman’s final wish to see lighthouse
October 15, 2018
EMTs Brian Costa and Era Koroveshi drove the ambulance for over an hour to take hospice patient Laura Mullins to see the Scituate Lighthouse
2 Ga. EMS providers hurt in ambulance crash
October 15, 2018
Witnesses said the Community Care ambulance had its lights and siren going when a vehicle hit the rear driver’s side of the rig, causing it to overturn
9 issues stroke systems of care must address to improve outcomes
October 15, 2018
EMS triage and destination, emergency department, transfer and stroke team protocols are essential to rapid definitive treatment for ischemic stroke
5 tips to continue momentum while waiting on a grant
October 15, 2018
Government grants often mean long waiting periods with your application pending
Why all EMS providers should be pre-planning hospital evacuations
October 15, 2018
Pre-plan, build an equipment stock and consider future ambulance and specialty vehicle design to serve as an evacuation function in your community
Dispatcher awarded for lifesaving efforts during apartment fire call
October 14, 2018
Savannah Lovell was awarded the Life Saving Award for her efforts in a 911 call about a fatal fire at an apartment complex