EMS1 Daily News

Martin's family claims Oakland police restrained the retired running back until he stopped breathing and alleges a Falck paramedic crew failed to provide timely medical care

Worcester and three mental health advocacy organizations made progress toward resolving a lawsuit that challenges the practice of dispatching police to mental health emergencies

Bottled water will help the Las Vegas Rescue Mission serve people especially vulnerable to heat illness as Southern Nevada faces another dangerous summer

Clark County’s EMS system helped save 53 cardiac arrest patients last year while improving safety in airway procedures and reducing lights-and-sirens transports

Coworkers sought to include an ambulance in the funeral procession for Stephanie Sell’s infant son, but Harney District Hospital EMS leaders denied the request

Dangerous waves and rip currents turned the rescue effort treacherous, sending three divers to the hospital as crews searched for a missing young swimmer

Searsmont EMS Chief Sarah Tompkins remains hospitalized with severe burns from the Robbins Lumber explosion that killed two firefighters

University Hospital became the first EMS program in the nation accredited under new prehospital transfusion standards

Los Angeles County firefighters declared a mass casualty incident after a tractor-trailer crossed a freeway median and collided head-on with multiple vehicles

A South Orange EMT attending the parade used Narcan to revive a man who appeared to have overdosed after he collapsed atop a subway entrance canopy

Somerset County fire chiefs are arguing that county EMS crews are often first on a fire scene and could help departments facing staffing shortages

Oxford EMS Special Operations used drones, K-9 teams and medical personnel during its first out-of-town joint deployment to help locate a missing autistic man

Mount St. Mary’s Hospital has converted former operating room space where providers can train in realistic emergency scenarios from dispatch to hospital handoff

New regulations will require licensing, emergency response plans and stronger oversight of autonomous vehicle fleets following incidents in which robotaxis blocked first responders

Cabarrus County EMS is among 39 agencies receiving funding to strengthen mobile integrated health, behavioral health care and substance use disorder response

One person was hospitalized with burns after a child sprayed a highly flammable aerosol inside a parked vehicle while an adult was smoking

Montgomery Fire/Rescue Lt. Demetrius Gilmore was playing pickleball when he helped perform CPR and use an AED on a man in cardiac arrest

Fort Covington EMS added a new Ford ambulance to its fleet and held a barbecue fundraiser during the townwide yard sale to help cover the cost

The “halo” law package would create penalties for people who come within 25 feet of first responders to interfere with, threaten or harass them

The specialized off-road ambulance will deliver advanced life support in remote areas of San Diego County