The state is now considering a bill to give paramedics the same authority that police have to direct patients to the facility best suited to treat them
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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Colleagues mourn death of Wash. paramedic, fire commissioner
Erik Shouse, 40, who also served as a fire commissioner, died of cardiac arrest while at home
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Police: Patient choked paramedic, injured officer
EMS crews were assessing Jesus Ceja, who was reported to be under the influence of an unknown substance
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Paramedic's license suspended after practical joke with ambulance
Tawny Long said she was “very, very wrong” for moving the ambulance, which she said had been done to her multiple times while on shift
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Critically injured paramedic waiting to get prosthetic leg
Rory Barros was hit by a drunk driver while responding to a crash last August
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Medical helicopter crashes in Wis.; 3 killed
The three people killed were all flight crew members; no patients were on board
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EMS providers: Potholes are putting patients at risk
EMS providers with TLC Ambulance said the potholes around Syracuse are causing bumpy rides, which can sometimes make symptoms worse for patients
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6 characteristics of en route crashes
Discuss these ambulance crash characteristics with your department’s emergency vehicle operators
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NREMT launches EMS certification app
The iPhone app allows EMS personnel to manage their continuing education and recertification components
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Report: Naval base first responder training records falsified
A federal investigation was launched after a whistleblower alerted authorities about records that falsely showed his attendance at trainings he never completed
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