Mechanical Failure Caused D.C. Ambulance Shutdown

Faulty valve interrupted transport to hospital with gunshot patient.

Posted Friday, June 7, 2013

Air Evac Lifeteam Helicopter Crashes in Kentucky Killing Three

Crew killed as chopper goes down in dense fog.

Posted Friday, June 7, 2013

Berries Blamed for California Man's Hepatitis A in National Outbreak

On the second night of a trip to Yellowstone National Park, the Sozas called paramedics who examined Geoff and recommended he visit St. John's Medical Center. They thought they could wait until morning, but after a few hours, Rita drove three hours on dark rural roads to Jackson, Wyo.

Posted Thursday, June 6, 2013

Worker Injured at Hudson Valley Bridge Project in New York

A crane and basket was used to lift injured construction worker to the bridge deck, where he was evacuated in a helicopter.

Posted Thursday, June 6, 2013

Indiana's MedFlight Obtains New Helicopter

The new Eurocopter EC145 features additional space for medical personnel to treat a critically ill patient.

Posted Thursday, June 6, 2013

Maine House Votes to Override Veto of School CPR Bill

A majority of Republicans joined Democrats in the Maine House on Wednesday in voting to override Gov. Paul LePage's veto of a bill that would require school districts to offer students instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automated external defibrillator.

Posted Thursday, June 6, 2013

Georgia EMTs and Patient Killed in Crash

Coffee County ambulance was struck by tractor-trailer.

Posted Thursday, June 6, 2013

Survivor Freed from Rubble Nearly 13 Hours after Philadelphia Building Collapse

Rescuers continue to remove debris at Market Street scene.

Posted Thursday, June 6, 2013

Reflections on Houston’s Fatal Friday

A.J. Heightman, editor-in-chief of JEMS, shares personal reflections on the memorial service for four Houston firefighter/EMTs killed in the line of duty.

Posted Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Ventura, Calif. Emergency Personnel Teach Hundreds in 'Sidewalk' CPR Sessions

Hundreds of people learned CPR or brushed up on their knowledge as part of "sidewalk" CPR sessions organized at 10 locations across Ventura County, Calif.

Posted Wednesday, June 5, 2013