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EMSA: New Tool Could Save Lives

Emergency Medical Services Authority paramedics have a new tool to save patients who incur sudden cardiac arrest.

Posted Thursday, January 7, 2010

Critical Burn Patient

Learn how first responders treated this burn patient, whose skin flaked off his body every time he was touched.

Posted Monday, January 4, 2010

St. Louis Nurse Campaigns for Ambulance Upgrades

Her campaign started three years ago, when St. Louis Fire Department chief of paramedics Monroe Yancie asked for her help.

Posted Friday, November 13, 2009

Michigan Man Denied Ride, Steals Ambulance

Authorities said a 31-year-old Detroit man who was stranded at a southeast Michigan hospital face charges after he stole an ambulance.

Posted Thursday, November 5, 2009

EMS Services Begin to Charge Extra for Obese Patients

As the nation battles the obesity crisis, ambulance crews are trying to improve how they transport extremely heavy patients, who become significantly more difficult to move as they surpass 350 pounds.

Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009

Intoxicated 21-Year-Old Takes Ambulance in Kansas

Hadl says the man was intoxicated and believed he had no other way home. He led police on a brief, low-speed chase.

Posted Monday, October 12, 2009

Protect your Rear by Putting your Best Lights Forward

Here's A.J.'s take on how to effectively use rescue vehicles and police cruisers to block traffic at collision scenes.

Posted Thursday, October 1, 2009

Seagrave Truck POD System

This truck and POD system was built by Seagrave (fire and specialty apparatus manufacturer). The special PODS are loaded and unloaded like custom container and refuse trucks.

Posted Monday, September 21, 2009

Despite GPS, Instructions, Md. Amb. Never Arrives on Scene

Firefighters on the scene tried unsuccessfully to guide the ambulance from Riverdale VFD to the scene. Eventually a second ambulance had to be sent to transport the patient.

Posted Friday, September 4, 2009