A Montana BMW driver ran a red light, hitting an AMR ambulance with four people in it
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Monthly Archives: June 2016
10 obsolete EMT skills
Nothing makes me feel older than when I drop a casual reference to an EMT skill in a continuing education class and several bewildered young EMTs raise their hands hesitantly and ask, "Kelly, what are MAST pants”" It got me to thinking how different the EMS profession is now from what it was when my career began. Medicine is a continually evolving process, and advances in technology come so …
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Police: Man drowns in agricultural waste
The death of a 26-year-old farm equipment operator has been ruled an accident
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Suicide attackers kill 41, injure scores at Istanbul airport
More than 230 people were injured by gunfire and explosions
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Private equity struggles to make EMS profitable – Is anyone surprised?
Here are four takeaways from The New York Times investigation into the failed private equity investments and mismanagement of EMS businesses
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Report: Privatization of EMS services lower quality of care
Numerous EMS agencies acquired by private equity firms, are aimed at making a profit from emergency calls while cutting costs and increasing prices
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Fire chief: Medic's death changed our roadside response
The volunteer fire district now blocks roads at crash scenes after a newly minted medic was hit and killed by a truck
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Russian paramedics attacked by kickboxers
Kickboxers started a fight, lost and then attacked the medics called to help them
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4-year-old survives Colo. crash that kills family
The girl’s family was killed after a train hit their van at a railroad crossing
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Watch: FDNY EMTs get engaged at NYC Pride parade
The proposal was captured on video as the couple embraced and kissed as onlookers cheered. (Photo courtesy Facebook)
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