Firefighter-medic Judy Rottinghaus donated a kidney in 2010; crews are challenging each of the state’s 99 counties to register 100 people in 100 days
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Monthly Archives: April 2016
Rise in drug overdoses prompts push to hire more paramedics
Officials said fire and EMS departments have been going on 10 to 12 overdose calls a day this year
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Pa. EMT follows country music dream
Gina Miller co-wrote a tribute single, Tree of Life, to acknowledge the unsung heroes of EMS who died in the line of duty
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Wis. firefighters, medics to begin wearing body armor
The gear will also be optional for EMTs and paramedics on more routine medical calls, which make up the vast majority
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Colleagues rally around dispatcher diagnosed with ALS
The disease has ravaged Ute Spearman’s body, limiting her use of her right arm and leg
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Boston bombing EMT to run in marathon
Walter Dunbar said April 15, 2013 changed his entire outlook on life
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Ambulance company helps out with 'Prom-posal'
Erin enlisted the help of AMR to ask her date, Mitchell, to the prom. (Photo courtesy of AMR)
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Union may reject contract over paramedic license
The city wants firefighters to maintain their license throughout their career; the union is advocating for it to be required only a portion of that time
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Paramedics question firefighters' use of Narcan
The rationale for firefighters being equipped with the medication was a spike in overdose drug deaths
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Woman texts 911 to report kidnapping while held at gunpoint
The woman was able to text a vehicle description and a location while traveling along a highway
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