Peter Canning
JUNE 25, 2025
There is the possibility that someone may use opioids and die of something unrelated to the opioid use such as a heart attack or stroke and be called a fata overdose. Their bodies are never sent to the medical examiner’s office and they are lost to opioid tracking. No resuscitation attempt.
JEMS
JULY 30, 2025
That’s the new average response time for emergency medical services (EMS) in Delaware County in the wake of the closures of Crozer-Chester and Taylor hospitals on April 30, county officials say. million on new ambulances to improve emergency response times. 30—Twelve minutes.
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JEMS
AUGUST 6, 2025
Delfavero, a Cayuga County 911 dispatcher, gave a 911 coin on July 18 to Auburn City Ambulance staff Dan Tomasino and Dan Cooper in gratitude for their help when she had a heart attack March 7. “My arm went numb, and I knew it was my heart,” she said. Due to her training, she knew what was happening.
JEMS
AUGUST 4, 2025
1—DANBURY — The emergency medical services community is mourning the death of one of its own, former paramedic and regional EMS coordinator Blair Balmforth. He will be remembered for the empathy and humanity he brought to every interaction — qualities that defined his career as much as his medical expertise.
JEMS
AUGUST 3, 2025
EMS Operations News News Feed California Headlines News Feed Stabbing More News Former CT Paramedic and EMS Coordinator Known for His ‘Kindness and Dedication’ Dies at 41 The emergency medical services community is mourning the death of one of its own, former paramedic and regional EMS coordinator Blair Balmforth.
The Skeptics' Guide to EM
NOVEMBER 25, 2023
Lauren Westafer an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School – Baystate. She is the cofounder of FOAMcast and a […] The post SGEM#421: I Think I’d Have a Heart Attack – Maybe Not in a Rural Area? first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.
JEMS
AUGUST 4, 2025
EMS Operations News News Feed Crash Hawaii Headlines News Feed More News Former CT Paramedic and EMS Coordinator Known for His ‘Kindness and Dedication’ Dies at 41 The emergency medical services community is mourning the death of one of its own, former paramedic and regional EMS coordinator Blair Balmforth.
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