SC sheriff: Panic button app on teachers’ phones
September 8, 2018
Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster said when someone hits the button, it alerts police, paramedics, firefighters, school administrators and calls 911
Authorities blame increase in fatal overdoses in Ohio county on fentanyl mix
September 7, 2018
Tests to determine which drugs contributed to a fatal overdose can take months, but a preliminary examination points to fentanyl
Pa. man charged after assaulting two medics
September 7, 2018
Andrew M. Rimoldi, 28, was charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, reckless endangerment, harassment, reckless driving and following too closely
Miss. county launches 911 texting service
September 7, 2018
To send a text, the user creates a new message and instead of using a contact or a phone number in the "to," field, they simply type 911 and send
Paramedics grant dying man’s wish for McDonald’s sundae
September 6, 2018
The paramedics asked palliative care patient Ron McCartney what he wanted to eat if he could have anything after learning he hadn’t been eating much
Lawyer: FDNY ambulance swastika vandal is an ‘artist’
September 6, 2018
Jem Ibrahimov’s attorney is arguing that he should not face stiff bail because “he’s an artist” who “worked as a painter”
Ga. EMT, 2 others killed in wrong-way vehicle crash
September 6, 2018
Kennis Harrell died after crashing his car head-on into another vehicle, resulting in his death and the deaths of Michael Fullwood and Kathy Stevens
Ga. EMT, 2 others killed in wrong-way vehicle crash
September 6, 2018
Kennis Harrell died after crashing his car head-on into another vehicle, resulting in his death and the deaths of Michael Fullwood and Kathy Stevens
Pharma company funding nonprofit’s over-the-counter naloxone
September 6, 2018
Purdue Pharma, the embattled maker of OxyContin, announced a $3.42 million grant to support a nonprofit pharmaceutical company's development
Implementing crew resource management tactics in emergency medicine
September 6, 2018
CRM strategies include a consensus among crew members and confirmed communications that make tasks more efficient