New Yorkers are dying as ambulance response times surge amid coronavirus
Citywide, the average ambulance response time to the most life-threatening cases -- cardiac arrest and choking -- rose from 7:37 in February to 9:24 last month. Responses to all emergencies jumped from...
View ArticleItalian comic book artist pays homage to female EMT heroes
A comic book artist in coronavirus-ravaged Italy has crafted a set of drawings paying homage to the real-life female heroes of the pandemic. Milo Manara, 74, is spending his time in self-isolation in...
View ArticleNY issues do-not-resuscitate guideline for cardiac patients amid coronavirus
New York state just issued a drastic new guideline urging emergency services workers not to bother trying to revive anyone without a pulse when they get to a scene, amid an overload of coronavirus...
View ArticleNYC paramedic could only give daughter ‘air hug’ on her birthday
Erika Smith is a 38-year-old FDNY paramedic working out of Battalion 26 in the South Bronx. The Middletown, NY, resident is staying at a Four Seasons Hotel in Manhattan rather than risk infecting her...
View ArticleColorado paramedic, 66, who volunteered in NYC dies of coronavirus
A veteran Colorado paramedic who traveled to the Big Apple to volunteer during the coronavirus crisis has died of the disease, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday. Paul Cary, 66, “came very bravely...
View ArticleFDNY orders ambulance workers to snitch on social-distancing scofflaws
The FDNY has ordered all EMTs and paramedics to report anything that violates New York state’s social-distancing mandate — but some first responders think this is a terrible idea. “There’s no better...
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...
View ArticleNew Yorkers are dying as ambulance response times surge amid coronavirus
Citywide, the average ambulance response time to the most life-threatening cases -- cardiac arrest and choking -- rose from 7:37 in February to 9:24 last month. Responses to all emergencies jumped from...
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