News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Rescuer runs 1.5 miles through N.C. gorge to deliver whole blood to injured climber | Monday August 31st, 2026 |
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A Burke Rescue volunteer carried whole blood across rugged terrain to help stabilize a climber injured in a high-angle fall during a five-hour rescue in Linville Gorge |
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| LODD: Ohio EMS mourns sudden loss of dedicated paramedic | Monday August 31st, 2026 |
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Spirit EMS Paramedic Karl Kleinekathoefer was found unresponsive in a bunk room while on duty |
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| 2 Boston EMTs hospitalized after assault at Caribbean Festival | Monday August 31st, 2026 |
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The Boston EMS union said two EMTs were bitten, kicked in the head and struck by thrown objects while responding to a call |
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| Fla. fire department uses double sequential defibrillation in cardiac arrest care | Monday August 31st, 2026 |
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Palm Beach County Fire Rescue’s new protocol uses two defibrillators and four pads to deliver dual shocks earlier for some cardiac arrest patients |
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| Boston hazmat team responds to chemical exposure at Mass General | Sunday August 30th, 2026 |
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Boston firefighters responded to Massachusetts General Hospital after a patient was treated for chemical exposure |
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| Hoarding conditions create access, safety risks for Ohio EMS, fire crews | Sunday August 30th, 2026 |
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Geauga County officials say severe hoarding can delay EMS access to patients, expose crews and ambulances to contamination and complicate responses involving older residents |
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| AED donated by N.Y. doctor saves his life 19 years after first heart attack | Saturday August 29th, 2026 |
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An AED donated by Dr. Michael Tamul helped save his life after he suffered cardiac arrest at the same church 19 years later |
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| Ala. health system opens operations center with plans for up to 250 jobs | Saturday August 29th, 2026 |
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Huntsville Hospital Health System and Marshall Medical Centers opened a 32,000-square-foot operations hub in Arab to support scheduling, billing, customer service and other health care functions |
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| Photo of the Week: Ore. field amputation, rescue training | Friday August 28th, 2026 |
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Portland firefighters, OHSU trauma surgeons and AMR crews trained on a simulated structural collapse requiring a field amputation, technical rescue and whole blood administration |
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| $30.6M study to examine whether prehospital blood improves trauma survival | Friday August 28th, 2026 |
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University of Arizona researchers will compare blood with crystalloid fluids in nearly 2,000 trauma patients treated by ground EMS agencies |
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