3 hurt after RI boy, 13, crashes ambulance during evaluation
August 23, 2018
Police said the boy, who has autism, got into the ambulance while he was being evaluated and drove it down an embankment
Family loses home in fire after 911 cell tower is struck by lightning
August 23, 2018
Keith Guest and his family tried calling 911 for an hour and a half as they watched their $1.7 million home burn to the ground after it was struck by…
Powerful moments: The rollercoaster of life in EMS
August 23, 2018
Making connections with the patients you treat and transport can allow you to feel the magic
How to transition from the apparatus to a power position
August 23, 2018
Our co-hosts answer an email from a listener asking for help in transitioning to a position of power from the fire truck
2 EMTs receive Medal of Valor after pulling man from burning car
August 22, 2018
Shane Sharkey and Ian King jumped into a “fly car” after overhearing that a crash had occurred and found that a man was trapped inside a burning vehicle
‘Rosie’s Hugs’ brings happiness to kids in emergency rooms
August 22, 2018
Stefanie McAlister, an emergency room nurse, started “Rosie’s Hugs” to gift children with stuffed animals in their time of need
Ohio addicts get help from response teams after overdoses
August 22, 2018
Project FORT (Fairfield County Overdose Response Team) works to help residents who are addicted to opioids and other drugs get clean and reclaim their lives
Officials concerned after survey shows high abuse rate against paramedics
August 22, 2018
Peterborough Paramedics Chief Randy Mellow said that 66 percent of paramedics surveyed reported some form of abuse while on the job
Ill. paramedic sentenced to prison for stealing fentanyl
August 22, 2018
Jason Laut was sentenced to 9 years in prison for stealing fentanyl and morphine from ambulances
How EMS leaders can increase 12-lead capture frequency
August 22, 2018
Make a strategy and pick the tactics for your agency to improve its 12-lead EKG use for patients with non-traumatic chest pain