EMS
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Law enforcement officers and paramedics regularly encounter profoundly agitated patients and need the medications to treat those patients as well as the support of their organizations
Incident videos help responders identify the physical and behavioral cues of a severe behavioral emergency that may or may not have a criminal component
Aerial footage shows the stolen rig speeding down the highway during the nearly two-hour pursuit
Three police cruisers were also damaged during the 20-minute cross-state pursuit
Neither a poor weather forecast nor an ongoing pandemic could halt the first responder couple’s wedding plans
Muskogee police will drive medics to calls and an ambulance will be dispatched if it is needed
All department employees are eligible to sign up
Officials say after a gunman shot two paramedics in the ambulance after an argument, one of the paramedics returned fire, killing the gunman
This will be the 10th year running that resident Dave Johnson has organized a meal for first responders working on Turkey Day
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the pilot program on Tuesday, calling the new approach “a big change in how things are done”
South Bend Paramedic Adrienne Taylor transported K-9 Luna for emergency surgery after she was wounded in a shootout on Oct. 13
Thomas Trommelen, an EMT and former police officer, said he was pressured to quit his EMS job and ultimately resigned from the police department “under severe duress”
Blue H.E.L.P, an organization dedicated to raising awareness for law enforcement suicide, is spearheading the project
Marshall Waters, who works part-time for the Mangham Police Department, was in stable condition as of Sunday, officials said
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said naloxone can be safely administered by first responders with proper PPE and other safety measures
Officer Matt Denton was shopping at Home Depot when he jumped in to perform CPR and save a man’s life
Recent incidents in Colorado have brought prehospital ketamine administration and police/EMS interactions under debate
Paramedic Johnathan Harrison said a tragic incident on his job inspired him to create a device that would make 911 callers’ homes more visible to first responders
An attorney for the protest medics argued that rendering medical aid was a form of protected free speech
The bill is based on a practice in Philadelphia known as “scoop and run”
Advocates for the proposed program say it would be a more humane way to treat people in crisis and police could still be called for backup
The plan is part of a $76 million overhaul to the city’s mental health care system
Both officers were on motorcycles escorting the vice president’s motorcade and sustained non-life-threatening injuries
A spokesman said the department has received “numerous complaints” and “additional information” about the use of ketamine to sedate Elijah McClain
The rig had its lights and sirens activated and reached high speeds during the pursuit on the Fourth of July
Deputy Cameron Kinsey dislodged a coin trapped in the child’s throat
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As government and health officials caution large gatherings, conference leaders are heeding the warnings
A Sunstar paramedic was denied service after being told by an employee “we don’t serve officers in here”
Many were treated on scene after reports of a possible shooting in Los Angeles’s Hyde Park
Mikeal Tordsen is sanctioned to also serve as a paramedic while on duty as a police officer after proposing a unique partnership between his two employers
Rookie officer Michael Filamore was fired from the police department after being accused of violating protocol by muting his body-worn camera, which recorded the alleged assault, and failing to report the incident
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