Officials began receiving reports of a large number of people caught out in inclement weather
Source: ems1.com
Monthly Archives: August 2017
4 hurt on deadly ride at Ohio State Fair remain hospitalized
An 18-year-old man was killed and seven people injured when the swinging and spinning Fire Ball ride broke apart
Source: ems1.com
Blast at Minneapolis school kills 2, injures others
Assistant Fire Chief Bryan Tyner believes the blast was caused by a natural gas explosion
Source: ems1.com
Life Flight Network and PeaceHealth Oregon Network renew First Call agreement
The agreement improves patient care and operational efficiency for patients who need ICU level medical transportation
Source: ems1.com
Federal agency calls for transparency in air ambulance industry pricing
The Government Accountability Office studied prices charged by air ambulance providers and found that they are able to set any price they want
Source: ems1.com
Indy mayor joins responders to launch integrated health care program
Mayor Joe Hogsett is teaming up with police, EMS and Eskenazi Health to launch the city’s first Mobile Crisis Assistance Team
Source: ems1.com
No mention of EMS from Trump's opioid commission
EMS experience, overdose patient data and funding needs aren’t mentioned in commission’s national emergency declaration request to President Trump
Source: ems1.com
A step in the wrong direction: Reducing EMS certification levels
Crumbling volunteer EMS infrastructure requires radical thinking and strategies to provide quality emergency care
Source: ems1.com
Police in at least 4 Dallas suburbs contend with 911 woes
Some T-Mobile customers were able to call 911, but were not being heard when a dispatcher answered
Source: ems1.com
Paramedic denied workers’ comp after his mother died in his arms
Olivier Mireault responded to a cardiac arrest call at his mother’s home several minutes before his shift began
Source: ems1.com