Paramedic allegedly hurt patients, bragged about it online
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A Tennessee paramedic is accused of intentionally hurting patients and then bragging about it online. The Tennessean reported Monday that state records say 43-year-old Gordon Brett...
View ArticleParamedic drives drunk to emergency call, gets license suspended
BATH, Maine — A Maine firefighter who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence while working as a paramedic has been sentenced to a 150-day license suspension. The Bangor Daily News reports...
View ArticleParamedic resigns over nude ‘blackmail’ photos of co-workers
This female first responder provided a lot more than basic life support. The Florida paramedic stepped down from her post over nude photos of colleagues she kept as “insurance” if she ever needed to...
View ArticlePlane passengers grounded for hours with dead body on board
Horrified plane passengers were grounded with a dead body for two hours after bungling staff brought wrong-sized steps for paramedics to get on board. Airport sources said there was a “comedy of...
View ArticleFDNY paramedic promoted to captain despite failing recertification twice
An FDNY paramedic was promoted to captain last month despite failing her state recertification exam for the second time — and landing on a restricted list, The Post has learned.
View ArticleHero EMT recalls race against time to save man’s severed arm
The FDNY paramedic who rescued a man’s severed arm on Staten Island told The Post on Thursday that his knowledge about the local bar scene helped save the man’s limb. Frank Jost, 25, was working at a...
View ArticleParamedic suspended after punching accident victim in ambulance
A paramedic in Florida had his state certifications suspended and lost his job after repeatedly punching a combative motorcycle crash victim, knocking him unconscious, officials said. Kendal Evans...
View ArticleMissing FDNY paramedic has been located safe
An FDNY paramedic who went missing last week is back at his Queens home, officials said Monday Police had been searching for Jesan Avila-Hyde, 39, after he went missing Friday from his 137th street...
View ArticlePatient stabs Boston EMT multiple times, ‘maces’ partner in ambulance
A Boston EMT was stabbed multiple times by an “emotionally disturbed” patient that she was transporting on Wednesday afternoon — who also proceeded to “mace” her partner, according to police officials....
View ArticleParamedic reveals the life-or-death details of her job
This paramedic loves what she does. Erika Smith’s typical work day involves saving lives in the back of an ambulance. How does she cope with the pressure? And who gets to drive the truck? She sat down...
View ArticleMan found alive on roof after jumping from adjacent building
A 26-year-old man was in critical condition after he was found on a Lower East Side roof — after apparently falling or jumping from an adjacent building Saturday morning, police said. The man was found...
View ArticleWoman fatally stabbed while paramedics treated heart attack victim in next room
A Detroit woman was stabbed to death inside a city home while paramedics were in the next room treating an elderly heart attack victim, according to news reports. EMS and fire crews were in the Arizona...
View ArticleFDNY, EMS assaults up 36% this year amid mental health crisis
The city's mental health crisis is taking a physical toll on first responders, who are being attacked on the job more frequently by increasingly volatile patients.
View ArticleAssaults on EMTs are soaring — but de Blasio has no help on the way
Assaults by emotionally disturbed persons on city first responders are soaring — yet the main change City Hall’s imposing is to end use of the term “EDP.” This year has seen 146 EMTs, paramedics and...
View ArticleArkansas paramedic stole dead patient’s diamond ring: cops
An Arkansas paramedic was busted for allegedly stealing a dead patient’s diamond by cutting the ring from the woman’s finger, officials said. Lisa Darlene Glaze, who works at CHI St. Vincent Hospital,...
View ArticleParamedics didn’t notice woman fell out of ambulance until 16 miles later
A woman is “lame for life” after she tumbled out of the back of an ambulance in Russia — and the oblivious paramedics didn’t notice for 16 miles, according to a new report. Galina Dmitriyeva, 56, was...
View ArticleParamedic who helps terminally ill patients with bucket lists takes couple on...
A terminally ill couple had their dying wish granted by a former paramedic who took them to visit a beach for the last time. Kees Veldboer, 60, from the Netherlands, set up a charity that gives dying...
View ArticleNYC first responders resent lack of coronavirus equipment
FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro issued an internal video telling firefighters and EMS to report to work even if exposed to COVID-19 infected people — including patients — unless and until they suffer...
View ArticleCity paramedic compares coronavirus crisis to ‘war zone’— and he should know
A city paramedic says the Big Apple’s fight against the coronavirus is like being in a “war zone” — and he should know. “I’ve actually been in a war zone. It is a pretty good analogy,” said EMT Phil...
View ArticleNYC paramedic says coronavirus patients brought to hospitals ‘to die’
City paramedic Megan Pfeiffer is on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in New York — and said the situation has surpassed anything she could have imagined. “It’s like battlefield triage right...
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