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Recent incidents in Colorado have brought prehospital ketamine administration and police/EMS interactions under debate
As government and health officials caution large gatherings, conference leaders are heeding the warnings
Here’s how to integrate the NFPA 3000 Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response Program standard into your agency’s training and response plans
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Many were treated on scene after reports of a possible shooting in Los Angeles’s Hyde Park
The paramedics came to the aid last month of a police officer knocked to the ground by a man who was pummeling him with punches while yelling “I’m going to kill you”
Sally Yates will lead a probe into whether Minneapolis LEOs crossed a line and urged paramedics to inject members of the public with ketamine
The report said that Hennepin Healthcare EMS providers, in the presence of police, injected suspects of crimes and others who already appeared to be restrained
Officer Nadia Siconolfi says the mother deserves credit for staying so calm
With increasing public expectation that police officers will render care on scene, what is the interface of law enforcement and prehospital care?
East Liverpool Police Department officers found a woman unresponsive in a black SUV; they ended up transporting her to the hospital after an ambulance no-show
The state’s success is based on law enforcement partnerships that have led to successful collaborations in care
The Las Vegas shooting demonstrated that the true first responders are those in attendance when an incident takes place
Sgt. Robert Watson pulled William An to his patrol car and rushed him to the hospital
The officer remains in critical condition and is scheduled to undergo brain surgery
“He hit the ambulance and I closed my eyes and lost sight of the officer, and didn’t see her”
Officer Daniel McDade was presented a plaque for his efforts in capturing Jose Gonzales
The high-speed network aims to equip police, firefighters and EMS with a single network that allows real-time communication during crises
Failure to effectively communicate during multidisciplinary response may result in serious repercussions
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Plan involves including a staff of 600 police officers devoted to the RNC and almost 2,300 officers from outside the city to help
Jim and Doug discuss how the first responder disciplines can train together for more effective multi-disciplinary response
There are plenty of firefighters and EMS personnel willing to respond to these dangerous active shooter incidents when they know that they have the proper equipment, training, and police assistance
Homeless man claimed he was heading to strip club in the stolen vehicle
If rioting involves businesses being looted and burned, our brothers and sisters in the big red trucks will be summoned — and any FD or EMS response in the hot zone will require a dedicated police presence to protect the responders
Police1 video producer Ray Kemp was sickened watching the violence as police aided other first responders
Connecticut State Police honored more than 300 people, including state and local police, firefighters, emergency dispatchers, paramedics, psychiatrists and forensic examiners
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Police and paramedics were trying to help victim when demonstrators threw bottles, bricks, rocks, and other heavy objects at them
Business co-owner called 911 and told the dispatcher not to send police
Attorney General Eric Holder has urged first responders to use an overdose-reversal drug to help save lives amid a nationwide resurgence in heroin abuse
Lakeland PD trains officers to use defibrillators to shock stopped hearts.
Man got within three feet of a paramedic trying to do a medical assessment of a drunken man and continued recording after the paramedic asked him to stop
Three police trainers agree that forging a common terminology can help police, fire, and EMS agencies implement a truly multi-disciplinary response to active-shooter incidents
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