Milwaukee fire department grows more reliant on medic services
Mirroring a nationwide trend, in 2013 88% of the department's calls were for medical rather than fire-based emergencies
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View ArticleMilwaukee Fire grows more reliant on medic services
Mirroring a nationwide trend, in 2013 88 percent of the department’s calls were for medical calls rather than fire-based emergencies
View ArticleDo EMTs or MDs have greater authority on a medical emergency scene?
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View ArticleAriz. medic shows off medication box
A medic explains what is kept on hand for 80 percent of his department's calls.
View ArticleVideo: Man being rushed to hospital stopped for speeding
Driver yells "He can't breathe!" for man having asthma attack; video shows man in distress and waiting for ambulance to arrive
View ArticleMedic's portable CO detector averts tragedy
Small alarm, clipped to jump kit, alerted medics, patient, and family to dangerous levels of CO inside home
View ArticleCollege basketball player collapses during game
Athlete treated by paramedic on the court before being wheeling off conscious and alert
View ArticleIll. fire department upgrades to ALS
Higher level of care available in new year for traumatic injuries and medical emergencies
View Article2 N.Y. school buses collide; 1 driver died
Ambulances transport 10 children with non-life threatening injuries to hospitals
View ArticleWash. EMTs using cheaper 'Epi Kit' instead of EpiPen
Program has saved King County EMS $150,000 and along with training epi use has more than doubled
View Article2 Ga. ambulances collide in a fiery collision
A medic blacked out at the wheel and collided with the ambulance he was following; both medics in stable condition
View Article2 Ga. ambulances collide in a fiery collision
A medic blacked out at the wheel and collided with the ambulance he was following; both medics in stable condition
View ArticleCop crashes into building after suspected stroke
SANDY, Utah — A police officer who crashed his patrol car into a parked car and then a building is believed to have suffered a stroke. Sandy Police Department officer Dean Carriger, 55, was on a...
View ArticleMedics pronounce man dead; an hour later he moves
The paramedics document the unresponsive man was "cold to the touch and in rigor" and did not attempt resuscitation; man taken to hospital instead of morgue
View ArticleBaltimore police often disregard suspects' medical emergencies, records show
By Mark Puente and Meredith Cohn The Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE — When Baltimore State’s Attorney Maryliyn Mosby charged six police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, she said they had ignored Gray’s...
View ArticleMedics pronounce man dead; an hour later he moves
By Gretchen Ehlke Associated Press MILWAUKEE — A man was pronounced dead after collapsing at his Milwaukee apartment, but began to move his limbs as he was about to be taken to the morgue, authorities...
View ArticleFirefighter/EMT critical after suffering medical emergency on scene
BURTON, S.C. — A firefighter is in critical condition after suffering a medical emergency while working an accident scene Sunday afternoon. The Island Packet reported that firefighter and EMT Stuart...
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