The man, 44, deeply slashed his own throat with a folding knife after being accused of shoplifting
Source: ems1.com
Monthly Archives: May 2016
Fire dept. purchases EMS body armor for active shooter response
The $118,488 purchase of ballistic helmets and body armor is for the San Antonio Fire Department’s technical rescue team and medical special operations unit
Source: ems1.com
NY ambulance service fails response-time mark
The agency had an 83 percent compliance rate; their contract requires a 90 percent rate
Source: ems1.com
Fire chief: Ambulance transfer service an 'early success'
The transports are conducted by off-duty personnel; the ambulances used are also pulled out of reserve
Source: ems1.com
Pa. plant worker gets arm caught in machine
Paramedics brought the bleeding under control and transported the man to the hospital
Source: ems1.com
Paramedics teach Conn. students hands-only CPR
The event was part of the 2016 AMR World CPR Challenge
Source: ems1.com
Officials: 3 dead after train-truck collision in Miss.
A 35-year-old man and his two children, ages 7 and 1, died instantly of blunt-force trauma
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Officials to probe Va. fire dept. over sexual harassment claims
Board members voted Tuesday to examine the department in light of firefighter-paramedic Nicole Mittendorff’s suicide
Source: ems1.com
EMS agency calls on others to participate in 'We Remember Night'
Join the St. Charles County Ambulance District and other EMS agencies in remembering first responders who have died by suicide.
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EMS body armor: What providers need to know
EMS personnel must be familiar with the types of body armor and its practical on-duty use during patient assessment and care
Source: ems1.com