Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Confidence can only be obtained through realistic MCI drills that truly test the system
How small or rural fire departments can plan and train for MCIs
Real-world case studies from EMS Lawyer Doug Wolfberg reveal critical takeaways for EMS providers working alongside law enforcement
The firefighters, police officers and EMTs described sleepless nights, persistent memories and “basic sorrow” as they grapple with what they saw
Twenty-five people were taken to hospitals following a series of crashes involving at least two cars and a bus that crashed through a concrete divider
The community of Schoharie thanked the responders for their efforts at a vigil held near the site of a limousine crash that killed 20 people
Police said San Antonio paramedics left the truck running while they tended to a patient, and a suspect jumped inside and took off
“Our mission with this program is to eliminate or reduce casualties in active shooter or life-threatening incidents,” Ping4 CEO Jim Bender said
Project Leave Behind provides Orange County responders with naloxone kits to distribute to the families of those treated for overdoses
The Bethany Volunteer Fire Company firefighters were transported to the hospital after Syed Rahman, who died at the scene, struck the ambulance with his vehicle
A team consisting of a police officer, paramedic and a social worker has a goal of meeting with a person who overdosed to connect them with appropriate assistance
Fire Chief Tommy Mayville told officers firefighters were on their way, but after several minutes, officers tried to contact him and got no response
The human body is an ideal training tool, but fire/EMS training protocols and the law must be followed
A man ran into a subway tunnel and then attempted suicide, prompting a frantic rush by emergency responders
Several responders from different Haywood County departments all gave their time and talents to aid in the hurricane preparation and response effort
Hamilton Fire Chief Mark Mercer said that move will shave as many as four minutes off of many emergency medic runs to places further west of Station 21
Though an investigation said 11 department members admitted to intubating a deceased patient, only nine of them were actually credentialed healthcare providers
The Community Health Needs Assessment is the starting point for launching a mobile integrated health program the hospital will pay your department to run
Kansas City Fire Department responders helped Ken Hargis down from the attic and finished his insulation work afterwards
After learning he was suspended, Clearwater Fire Department Chief and EMS Director Scott Cooper resigned and was followed by several responders who did the same
Firefighter-EMT Vicki Kalmar was diagnosed with a fast-progressing form of Stage 3 cervical cancer in May and is currently undergoing her first rounds of treatment
Steps to implementing unified command, staging and access learned from the Route 91 Harvest Festival attack
Tom Laumann was diagnosed with pneumonia with sepsis after suffering back spasms and a dry cough and became unable to breathe
“If the patient is deceased at the scene, it becomes a law enforcement issue,” Whatcom County Fire District 14 Chief Jerry DeBruin said
Firefighters knew one of the shooting victims was eight months pregnant and went inside before police arrived “because they knew they could make a difference”
Witnesses told investigators that “tube checks” on deceased patients were “a widespread prior practice of paramedics” of the Bellingham Fire Department
Mobile 911 calls have been processed directly through the Barnstable Police Department’s new dispatch center, significantly reducing emergency response times
Officials said several department members practiced multiple intubations on a body that was awaiting transport to a funeral home
Off-duty West Allis firefighter Chad Staszak was praised by West Bend Police Chief Kenneth Meuler, who told the mayor he “should be proud” to have Staszak serving the city
The Blue Mass tradition was revived in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland after the terror attacks Sept. 11, 2001
A new commemorative stamp from the U.S. Postal Service honors first responders across the country who assisted during a Calif. wildfire and mudslide
Breaking the opioid overdose cycle with monitoring at home by community paramedics
Firefighter-paramedic Brent Jones said he decided to get help after five of his colleagues died by suicide in the past five years
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