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May. 19, 2016

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May. 19, 2016

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EMS Workers Save Lives and Communities

Robert Mills was visiting relatives in southern New Mexico when he heard the sound of a crash. About 150 yards away, a neighbor riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) had driven into the side of a passing vehicle and was lying unconscious on the road, apparently unable to breathe.

EMS Workers Save Lives and Communities

Apr. 27, 2016

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Splash Medics Continue Mission to Prevent Child Drownings

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. – Splash Medics has provided life-saving water safety tips to more than 2,000 children since AFSCME Local 4911 members founded the nonprofit in 2015.

Splash Medics Continue Mission to Prevent Child Drownings

Mar. 29, 2016

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EMS Professionals File Charges, Appeal for City Oversight

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and dispatchers have filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge against American Medical Response, and are calling on the company to stop misleading the public when it comes to the employee retention problem.

EMS Professionals File Charges, Appeal for City Oversight

Jan. 01, 2016

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New Law Protects EMS from Assaults

NEW YORK – A two-year battle for legislation that would help stop assaults on Emergency Medical Services Paramedics and Technicians (EMS/EMT) has ended in a victory for the dedicated first responders throughout the state of New York.Attacks on EMS and EMT workers have been on the rise since EMT T

New Law Protects EMS from Assaults

Jan. 01, 2016

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Jan. 01, 2016

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EMS Workers Tackle Issue of Fatigue and High Turnover

Independence, MO — It’s clearly a problem when 20 percent of a company’s workforce vanishes within 16 months, especially when that company is a local unit of the nation’s largest private provider of emergency services.

EMS Workers Tackle Issue of Fatigue and High Turnover