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LIFE FORCE is now the first EMS agency in Tennessee and the fifth air medical program in the nation equipped and trained to transport critically ill or injured working K-9s.
Symbols have been an important societal element since time immemorial, but have you ever wondered how certain symbols came about? Moreover, did you know a certain medical symbol we stumble upon ...
Emergency Medical Provider Report Final 2024-10-25 “What really got us looking at this issue was the fact that we have had a number of EMS providers that have become insolvent over the last 10 ...
Rochester, N.Y. — A new boost is on the way to expand the workforce of lifesavers in the area. In celebration of EMS Week, local leaders announced a new training program Monday aimed at ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — Providence leaders announced the return of the fire department's EMS bike program to downtown area on Wednesday. The program, first launched in summer of 2023, aims to ...
A medical caduceus symbol is posted on the Greenville Rescue Squad building on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, on Route 32 in Greenville, N.Y. Greene County is considering centralizing the various rescue ...
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - One career that is always in demand is EMS, or Emergency Medical Service providers. Those who work in the emergency medical service field provide critical care in ...
The use and misuse of the red cross, red crescent and red crystal emblems are clearly set out in the law. The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols contain several articles on the emblems.
Michigan’s EMS system has faced numerous challenges in recent years including increasing costs, staff shortages and due to its growing population of seniors on Medicaid (2.7 million), a rise in ...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS welcomed new members on Friday. Mayor Ed Gainey swore in eleven new emergency medical technicians. Those technicians included: Marino Barbabella ...
Proposed legislation in Nevada, Assembly Bill 20, could change how medical conditions are indicated on Nevada driver's licenses and identification cards. Sponsored by the Assembly Committee on ...
You've probably noticed a symbol on an ambulance featuring a snake inside a six-point star, but you may not realize how it represents the medical field.