EMTs

The anonymous hotline was designed to give police, firefighters or EMTs a way to seek help for trauma they receive on the job.

In Manatee County, a drone delivery system recently started to speed up the arrival of lifesaving treatment for medical emergencies in which every second counts.

The purpose of the vehicle is to allow emergency responders to properly diagnose and treat stroke victims as they are being transported to the nearest stroke treatment center.

The Crisis Center teamed up with Ultimate Medical Academy to launch an apprenticeship program that offers students free tuition and paid jobs. They aim to remove barriers to getting certified.

When first responders are treating victims, manual compressions can be difficult to maintain. A Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System (LUCAS) can apply nonstop mechanical chest compressions.

Among the people still reluctant to get vaccinated are firefighters, many of whom also respond to medical calls as paramedics and EMTs and have witnessed the ravages of the pandemic firsthand.

Union president Stewart Eubanks says AMR recently boosted EMT wages in the county by 70 percent and paramedic pay by 58 percent.

A new law will takes effect next month that expands workers’ compensation benefits for firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, law enforcements officers and...

Legislation to expand workers’ compensation benefits to include post-traumatic stress disorder for firefighters, paramedics, EMTs and other first...

The Volusia County School board will meet today to approve a new partnership with Florida Hospital to establish the Healthy Futures Program at existing…