Regardless of title, an EMS company officer culture focuses on accountability, supervision, structure and crew resource management
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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Firefighter-paramedic finishes Ironman race in full firefighting gear
Diana Woolf competed to help raise money and awareness for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and her personal campaign, Rescue 4 PTSD
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EMS From a Distance: Citizen medics
You don’t have to work in EMS to make an EMS education worthwhile
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Paramedic spends birthday saving life for the second time
Brewster Ambulance paramedic Erika Apicella said her “greatest birthday present” was being able to spend her last two birthdays saving patients’ lives
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Mo. county 911 dispatchers to view school cameras in emergencies
Marion County 911 and the Hannibal public school district are teaming up to access any of the security cameras in operation throughout the school district
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Former FDNY EMT indicted in woman’s hit-and-run death
Police said Daniel Coppolo struck Taranjit Parmar, 18, and dragged her through a parking lot after a minor fender bender
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3 training scenarios for suctioning the upper airway
With a range of techniques and tools for upper airway suction in the prehospital environment, it’s important to assess the patient and choose the right approach
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EMT involved in fatal ambulance crash failed to disclose criminal history
James Wesley, who was driving an ambulance involved in a fatal crash, did not disclose his extensive felony record
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FDNY paramedic arrested for allegedly molesting patient in ambulance
Police said Karel Delgado exposed himself and fondled the woman after asking if he could examine her
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Google, Youtube donate $280K to first responder foundation
After a shooting at YouTube headquarters, Google and YouTube are donating to the San Bruno Community Foundation to fund an initiative aimed at responders
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