Thieves steal ambulance while paramedics treat patient in Wales

Thieves steal AMBULANCE while paramedics treat patient in Wales as health chiefs say theft could have caused ‘very serious harm’ Paramedics were treating patient when ambulance stolen in Shotton, Flintshire  Forced to dispatch another vehicle to assist the paramedic crew at the scene  North Wales Police found the ambulance a while later damaged and abandoned … Read more

More than a THIRD of firefighters and FDNY paramedics caught coronavirus

More than a third of New York City firefighters and first responders with the FDNY likely caught coronavirus at the height of the pandemic’s grip on the city, a new study reveals.  Scientists at New York University (NYU) assessed data on nearly every frontline worker at  the Fire Department of the City of New York … Read more

Paramedics rush 13 teenage children to hospital after ‘eating sweets’ at north London school

Paramedics rush 13 teenage schoolgirls to hospital after falling ill from ‘eating sweets’ at all-girl Catholic high school in North London Paramedics were at La Sainte Union Catholic School in Highgate, Camden, today Pictures show ambulances and first responder vehicles parked outside school Police said nobody is thought to be seriously unwell and no arrests … Read more

Paramedics rush 13 teenage children to hospital after ‘incident’ at north London school

Paramedics rush 13 teenage schoolgirls to hospital after ‘incident’ at all-girl Catholic high school in North London Paramedics were at La Sainte Union Catholic School in Highgate, Camden, today Pictures show ambulances and first responder vehicles parked outside school Did YOU see the incident? Email [email protected] By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 14:36 BST, 5 … Read more

Mom of Detroit woman, 20, wrongly declared dead by paramedics is ‘devastated’ by daughter’s ordeal

The mother of a 20-year-old Michigan woman with special needs says she’s ‘devastated’ by the ordeal her daughter went through after she was declared dead Sunday, only for funeral home staffers to find the woman with her eyes open and breathing later that day.    ‘I’m devastated that my daughter is going through what she’s going … Read more

Thousands saved if paramedics gave antibiotics for sepsis, researchers say

‘Let 999 crews treat sepsis’: Thousands of patients suffering from blood poisoning could be saved if paramedics gave intravenous antibiotics, study finds Sepsis UK death rate of 44,000 a year is halved if treatment starts within an hour Researchers say lives could be saved if paramedics are trained to use antibiotics There are no national guidelines … Read more

Police taser man after two paramedics stabbed in West Midlands

Neighbours describe hearing ‘blood-curdling screams’ as attacker ‘with two knives’ stabbed two paramedics in the chest on house call – as man is Tasered and arrested Emergency workers called to Ashmore area of Wolverhampton at 12.15pm Paramedics sent out an emergency alert that they had been stabbed in the house Police officers were called to … Read more

Police Taser man after two paramedics were stabbed while on house call in West Midlands

Neighbours describe hearing ‘blood-curdling screams’ as attacker ‘with two knives’ stabbed two paramedics on house call – as man is Tasered and arrested Emergency workers called to Ashmore area of Wolverhampton at 12.15pm Paramedics sent out an emergency alert that they had been stabbed in the house Police officers were called to the scene and … Read more

Father stumbles on paramedics trying to save his son’s life after road crash appeared on his street

A father worried that an accident blocking his street had made his son late home was distraught to discover paramedics desperately trying to save the boy’s life on the side of the road. Terry White saw flashing blue lights outside his home, so approached police to see if his son, Louis, 14, was trapped on … Read more

Angry Mercedes driver demands paramedics move ambulance

Moment angry Mercedes driver demands paramedics move their ambulance so he can get past while they treat patient Driver mouths off at paramedics responding to incident in Earl’s Court, London The ambulance is parked with lights on and back door open as cars wait patiently But Mercedes driver stomps over to the paramedics and confronts … Read more