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Emergency services organizations are struggling to meet the escalating needs for medical supplies, equipment and vehicles
Magen David Adom paramedics and EMTs are being targeted as they assist the victims of the terrorist attack
The Beirut incident commander, Dr. Shawky Amine Eddine shares insights from the largest non-nuclear explosion in history
From locally, to Ecuador and Ukraine, EMS and fire organizations stepped up to make a difference both at home and internationally
The donation was made in coordination with the International Fire Training Force, a Chicago nonprofit effort to aid overseas fire departments
A union leader said staff shortages and delays would continue until the British government increases wages
Roughly 1,700 emergency workers were dispatched to the scene where ambulances lined streets and EMS providers and bystanders performed CPR
CDC issues Health Advisory Network Health Advisory, for healthcare workers to be aware of the Ebola outbreak
The ambulance service is spending more than $3M on the new safety measures
Paid and volunteer firefighters worked together to answer hundreds of calls for rescues
What to expect as task forces deploy to hurricane ravaged areas
Yuliia Paievska, who was held captive for three months, gave the Helsinki Commission a detailed, searing account of detainees鈥� suffering and deaths
The tech company and the advocacy group said they plan to focus on guidelines, goals and strategies
Setting the example: 4 leadership traits Queen Elizabeth demonstrated
Senior EMT Jeremy Williams 鈥渓ooked like he was about to die,鈥� said a colleague with the East of England Ambulance Service
Australia EMS medics join the podcast to discuss their efforts to fill U.S. positions with their paramedic surplus
While trying to film a message for the awareness day, two members of the East of England Ambulance Service couldn鈥檛 keep a straight face
Richard Webb-Stevens responded to the 2017 Westminster attack and has led improvements for people with hearing impairments working in EMS
Firefighters landed in second place on a list of 29 jobs
A CNN news team saw the tactic firsthand as they accompanied paramedics responding to a call to help a wounded man
鈥淭hese medical supplies will help alleviate the suffering of Ukrainian civilians and soldiers injured in the war,鈥� said NAEMT President Bruce Evans
The proposed medical support also includes armored ambulances and transporting some patients to a U.S. military hospital in Germany
While next to the wounded woman and with others injured nearby, the medic yells, 鈥淪tay on the ground! Don鈥檛 get up! Keep lying down!鈥�
Katya Korshenbaum deployed with Magen David Adom, which has sent ambulances and field hospital staff
The Santa Fe Fire Department鈥檚 Rollin Tylerr Jones spent four weeks providing aid and working at trauma stabilization points
The American College of Surgeons is also seeking donations to help send bleeding control supplies to the region
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think there鈥檚 a single firefighter that watches what鈥檚 happening in Ukraine right now and doesn鈥檛 feel a little heartsick,鈥� said Greg Zimmerman
Departments in California, Florida and Ohio have been collecting PPE, medical supplies, food and more
Two people were killed in the onslaught; sources say the ambulance may have been donated by the London Ambulance Service
Crews were dispatched to a Bogota hotel to treat Taylor Hawkins for chest pain
Cathy Trainor will be using her medical training and Russian language skills with the Global Disaster Relief Team
A FirstWatch alert warns of attacks on communications and public-safety critical infrastructures in the next week to 10 days
Some U.S. medics have deployed with Team Rubicon, and one started his own nonprofit
