emergency

Lengthy checklists from public health officials on handling emergencies miss vulnerable seniors who can’t always follow the recommendations.

A program offered by the Ryder Trauma Center teaches marine rescue officers about how to treat traumatic injuries that happen on or near the water to produce better health outcomes.

The Emergency Policy Group that has guided Hillsborough County through the pandemic likely had its last meeting Monday. County commissioners are set to...

Florida has improved its ranking in an annual report that rates states on how prepared they are for public health emergences.

A Florida police officer has been disciplined for not turning on her lights and siren when responding to the scene of an accidental shooting death.The…

A Tampa area firefighter is recovering from serious injuries after falling out of a fire truck on the way to a call.Hillsborough Sheriff's officials say…

People living in Palm Beach County have a new way to reach 911 in an emergency: by text message. Anyone in the county with a cell phone can send a text...

An agency that advises Congress recommends a 30 percent reduction in some federal reimbursements to free-standing ERs that are within 6 miles of a hospital.

With the recent Parkland shooting, a local hospital that responded to the Pulse nightclub shooting wants to start a nationwide conversation about…

Inaction by a group of Florida teenagers who videotaped a man's drowning rather than calling for help has prompted legislation in the Arizona Senate that…