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Delayed treatment, disjointed command and outdated protocols are costing lives. Here鈥檚 how to streamline care from the crisis point to the trauma center.
TEMS medics need to be in top physical condition to respond with and care for SWAT officers
From a hoax school shooting to Boston Marathon planning, real-world incidents show how relationships and pre-event coordination determine outcomes
Authorities say the man climbed into the Brevard County Fire Rescue ambulance while medics were treating a patient so he could get through a driveway
Federal prosecutors will seek capital punishment for the kidnapping, carjacking and killing of Florence County Paramedic Phonesia Machado-Fore
Four people were stabbed after a crash on the Outer Loop near Annandale, prompting Virginia State Police to shoot a knife-wielding suspect
Police shot and killed the suspect after authorities say he opened fire with a pistol and rifle near Buford鈥檚 Backyard Beer Garden on Sixth Street in Austin
Meridian police say the woman faces federal charges after allegedly stealing an ambulance, crashing it into a St. Luke鈥檚-owned building with DHS offices and attempting to set it on fire
A white Ford F-250 crew cab with a black flatbed is believed to have struck a Little Fork Volunteer Fire & Rescue ambulance responding to a call, then driven off
Wisconsin Rapids paramedics were forced to exit the rig and leave their patient, who was strapped to a gurney in the back during the 40-minute pursuit
Burnsville remembers two officers and a firefighter/paramedic who were killed on Feb. 18, 2024, during an hours-long standoff
The new program makes Elyria one of only two Ohio cities authorized to give prehospital blood
A Fort Worth paramedic was arrested on an aggravated sexual assault charge after an alleged in-home assault in Saginaw
Police say the gunman was among three people killed in a targeted shooting tied to a family dispute at a Pawtucket hockey rink
The year-long program will deploy remotely launched drones to 911 scenes to provide live video, boost responder safety and potentially deliver critical medical supplies
The San Rafael SAFE Team, a two-person mobile unit pairing a crisis counselor with an EMT, responds to 3,000 nonviolent calls annually, reducing ER visits
Providers say fear, not illness, is keeping patients away, with some rationing medication or skipping specialist visits to avoid potential encounters with federal agents
Trooper/medic Hunter Bennett, 28, and Pilot Robert Skankey, 61, were killed while supporting ground units during an active shooter incident
Body camera footage shows an EMS dispatcher railing against Harford County deputies, expressing that she hoped they were killed and that 鈥渘obody likes cops鈥�
The nation鈥檚 longest-running charity football game honored fallen EMS, fire and law enforcement personnel as a Sacramento County paramedic delivered the only points in a hard-fought Pig Bowl
EMS agencies say unpaid bills for emergency transports and services provided to incarcerated patients are threatening payroll, staffing and response times
Three helicopters, 14 units of blood and a trauma team flown into action 鈥� the Jan. 12 crash shows how Maryland is redefining field medicine with hospital-grade interventions on-scene
A 15-month pilot program will explore diverting non-violent, non-emergency calls in Iowa City and Johnson County, to trained field mediators
After a yearlong delay, City Council is set to vote Jan. 26 on creating a 鈥渃are response鈥� that dispatches clinicians with EMS to certain mental health emergencies
The report indicates that Good had four gunshot wounds, and paramedics found her pulse 鈥渋nconsistent鈥�
A garbage truck struck a tractor-trailer, killing the driver and sending three others to the hospital during a response that included extended extrication and the use of whole blood
Under a new state law, EMS providers must report known or suspected overdoses to a Pennsylvania State Police system aimed at tracking trends and identifying dangerous drug batches
Authorities said the shooting in a parking lot outside an LDS church during a memorial service and does not appear to be a random or faith-targeted attack
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