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Seattle EMS Week Honors Stroke Survivors

administrator — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:08:16 +0000

As part of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week from May 20-26, stroke survivors from King County will share their stories about how quick recognition of stroke symptoms and timely response and treatment through King County EMS helps patients survive and return to full health. [Read the whole story here.]

NZ Attempts to Crack Down on “Cowboy” Parameidcs

administrator — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:04:57 +0000

St John’s, NZ ambulance operations director supports standardized names for EMS workers to crack down on “cowboy” paramedics. [Read the whole story here.]

Crew Hospitalized After Ambulance Rollover

administrator — Wed, 09 May 2012 02:52:03 +0000

A Sedgwick County, Kansas ambulance crew is in the hospital after a driver ran a red light and struck their vehicle with enough force to turn it on its side. [Read the whole story here]

EMS Teaches Local Officers to Save Lives

administrator — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:33:38 +0000

On hostile scenes, EMT trained police officers could render life saving aid until medical help can be reached. To that end, Gig Harbor paramedics have been training local police officers in basic EMT skills. [Read the whole story here.]

Fire Chief Turns Stations Into Clinics

administrator — Fri, 04 May 2012 00:16:51 +0000

A Colorado Springs fire chief is opening up his fire stations as free community clinics. [Read the whole story at EMS1]

FDA Could Make Narcan Available to Laypersons

administrator — Tue, 01 May 2012 03:22:25 +0000

The FDA and government officials from around the country are paying close attention to Chicago’s policy of putting Narcan in the hands of drug abusers and their loved ones. [Read the whole story at EMS1]

DC Metro Officials Investigating AED Failures

administrator — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:30:12 +0000

DC Metro officials are looking into the maintenance and upkeep of their AED’s after one of their Automated External Defibrillators failed to work on Monday while a Metro rider lay in cardiac arrest. [Read the whole story on EMS1]

EMT Instructor Pleads Guilty to Fake Certifications

administrator — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:10:37 +0000

Friday, in Suffolk Superior Court, a former EMT instructor pleaded guilty to allowing multiple EMT’s, police officers, and firefighters, to sign attendance sheets for required training, even though they did not attend. [Read the whole story here]

Freedom House Trains At Risk Youth to Be EMT’s

administrator — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:36:11 +0000

Named after the historic Freedom House in Pittsburgh, “a program to train unemployed and underemployed black men and women as medical technicians” started in 1967, a former St. Paul firehouse is now home to the EMS Academy, which trains low-income youth to be EMTs. [Read the whole story here]

Puerto Rico Paramedics May Have Shot Rival Paramedic

administrator — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:37:19 +0000

Taking EMS turf wars to extremes, two San Juan paramedics are accused of walking in to a restaurant and shooting a paramedic from a rival ambulance service. The female paramedic victim is the wife of the owner of a competing ambulance service. [Read the whole story here.]