NJ students stress need for stricter CPR requirements
August 13, 2018
A student-run nonprofit is pushing for a law that requires minors provide proof of CPR training before sitting for a driver’s license test
Young boy calls 911, saves grandmother after medical emergency
August 13, 2018
Max Velez, 4, is being hailed a hero after calling for help when his grandmother stopped breathing due to a case of pneumonia
DHS offers $1.8M grant to train high schoolers for MCIs
August 13, 2018
The Department of Homeland Security is accepting applications for the School-Age Trauma Training grant
At least 20 killed after highway bridge collapses in Italy
August 13, 2018
A bridge on a highway linking Italy with France collapsed in the city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging
Seattle officials pushing for better EMT wages
August 13, 2018
City council declared EMTs deserve more money in a resolution that calls on Mayor Jenny Durkan's administration to raise EMT wages and benefits
DARTdrones offering Round 2 of public safety drone training grant
August 13, 2018
DARTdrones awarded $300,000 in grants toward free drone training in the six months of Round One funding
EMS agency transports 100-year-old woman to state fair
August 12, 2018
Catherine Krause was determined to make it to the Wisconsin State Fair for the 80th time, despite injuring her ankle on her birthday
Video: EMS agency demonstrates safe ‘Kiki Challenge’
August 12, 2018
Mary Greeley Paramedics used their safety gear to participate in the viral challenge prompted by Drake’s “In My Feelings”
EMS agency pilot program decreases night shift ambulances
August 12, 2018
Manatee County EMS is hoping to relieve fatigued EMS providers by decreasing the number of ambulances making nighttime runs in a year-long program
Woman creates way for responders to communicate with special needs children
August 12, 2018
Jenna Newman created cards using the Picture Exchange Communication System that include images broken down into categories