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It's getting so hot, EMTs are putting overheated people in iced body bags
Heat stroke can become serious quickly, so EMTs are treating patients by putting them in body bags …
Jenny McGrath
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A New York cop is on desk duty after arresting an EMT who hit his police car with an ambulance door while bringing a patient into a hospital: report
Video of the incident appears to show the investigator pulling the EMT from a patient's side and sl…
Katie Balevic
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2 EMTs had their licenses suspended for failing to give critical care to Tyre Nichols after he was beaten by police
A member of the Tennessee medical board said the first responders were Tyre's "best shot, and they …
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Michelle …
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The EMTs dispatched to help Tyre Nichols after he was beat and pepper-sprayed have been fired, according to the Memphis Fire Department
Tyre Nichols, who was injured on Jan. 7 by several officers, died from his injuries three days late…
Hannah Getahun
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A Mississippi man died strapped in a restraint chair after deputies arrested him while he was hallucinating. Almost a year later, his family are still waiting for answers.
Cory Jackson's family told Insider that they were trying to take him to the hospital but deputies a…
Kenneth Niemeyer,Hannah Beckl…
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30% of NYC emergency medical workers are out sick amid the Omicron surge
As New York City faces a surge of COVID-19 cases and 911 callouts, many vital emergency medical wor…
Bethany Dawson
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An EMT labor shortage might mean you have to wait longer after calling 911, report says
NBC News reports that the already short-staffed EMT industry has seen a bigger labor crunch during …
Juliana Kaplan
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Louisville police conducting a drug bust charged into Breonna Taylor's house and shot her 8 times. Her family says they were at the wrong address.
The family of the 26-year-old EMT has enlisted the help of prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crum…
Rhea Mahbubani
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What happens after you call 911 for the coronavirus
Paramedic Hanan Cohen explains exactly what would happen should you call 911 with the suspicion tha…
Justin Gmoser
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First responders say years of low pay and chronic turnover have put coronavirus patients' lives at additional risk during the pandemic: 'We're screaming for help'
EMTs and paramedics say there's a potentially deadly lack of experience in their ranks as they cont…
Dave Mosher,Rhea Mahbubani
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A Chicago firefighter-EMT lost their job after an investigation uncovered racist and violent social media posts advocating for hitting protestors with cars
The city's inspector general's report said the firefighter-EMT advocated for running over protestor…
Madison Hall
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An EMT proposed to her partner in the middle of the New York City pride parade
"This parade is monumental for us because of the Orlando shooting. It hit really close to home. We …
Caroline Praderio
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Inside the life of a volunteer EMT first responder in NYC, who decontaminates himself after every shift and has to pay for his own equipment: 'I still see people who won't take this seriously.'
I've been leaving my day job at 3:30 p.m. for a 4 p.m. to midnight shift on the ambulance. I usuall…
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Judalon Smyth was involved in the Lyle and Erik Menendez murder trial, as seen in Netflix's 'Monsters' season two. Here's what happened to her.
"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" about two brothers who murdered their parents in the '…
Eammon Jacobs
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A baby boomer says he collects enough in retirement benefits to live a good life in Germany but doesn't think his money would go as far in the US
Gary Hohenstein, 73, retired early and moved to Germany with his wife. He said his benefits go furt…
John Towfighi
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A self-employed couple lost their home and livelihoods in Hurricane Helene. Their home insurance doesn't come close to enabling them to rebuild their lives.
Andrew Marsh and Lindsay Thomas's home in the Blue Ridge Mountains was destroyed in seconds by by H…
Serafina Kenny
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I broke away from my traditional Amish community. Here's what grabbed me most in the modern world — and what I miss.
Daniel Beiler grew up in an Old Order Amish community. After leaving he embraced cars, planes, and …
Mia Jankowicz
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I take my wife and 5 kids with me to war zones as a crisis volunteer. People think I'm crazy, but we work as a family.
Daniel Beiler left an Amish community to help others. He's volunteered in war zones including Iraq …
Mia Jankowicz
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Amazon pushing injured warehouse employees to keep working says a report by Wired
First-aid clinics at Amazon warehouses are directing injured employees to get back on the job, risk…