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EMS Week 2012: "More than a job. A calling"

- 05/23/2012

In honor of EMS Week, we asked you to tell us about the moment you realized you were meant to work in EMS. We'd like to thank everyone for participating in our contest, and we're delighted to ...


Airway management: The past, present and future

- 05/20/2012

There have never been as many products, procedures and monitors available to assist in managing an emergency patient’s airway and ventilation. In this special report, ...


Officials debate putting overdose antidote in addicts' hands

- 04/26/2012

Narcan, widely sold under its generic name, naloxone, counteracts the effects of heroin, OxyContin and other powerful painkillers and has been routinely used by ambulance crews and emergency ...


Report: Collapsed Ind. fair stage didn't meet code

- 04/16/2012

The stage rigging that collapsed and killed seven people during last summer's Indiana State Fair wasn't up to industry standards and the tragedy was compounded by the lack of a fully developed ...


Laptop-based ePCRs: Downsides you should know

- 04/12/2012

Steve Whitehead points out a couple of important tips for those who use an ePCR laptop as part of their patient care reporting in this edition of Remember Two Things.


LA budget chief raises bankruptcy concern without layoffs

- 04/10/2012

Offering a dire warning about potential bankruptcy, Los Angeles City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana said Friday the city will need to raise taxes, clamp down on employee pay and consider ...


The Star of Strife

- 04/02/2012

The NREMT announced a new, easier exam, and a Wyo. town is preparing ...


Mich. ambulances agree to cross boundaries for cardiac arrests

- 03/26/2012

In a Mich. county, three ambulance companies have agreed to major changes in how they respond to cardiac arrests after a Target 8 investigation raised questions about the handling of a recent ...


LA mayor to chief: Stop withholding response data

- 03/22/2012

A day after the Los Angeles Fire Department declared it would stop releasing basic information to the public and media about many of its emergency calls, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa ordered the ...


Cop accused of stabbing Va. responders faces more charges

- 03/19/2012

A Virginia Beach police officer accused of attacking two firefighters at the scene of a car crash is facing more charges. Bradley Colas was previously charged with two counts of malicious wounding ...





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We have all been on hotel airport shuttle busses. Ask yourself, what would you have done if you had been...