Boston EMS personnel star in new 5-part ABC series
The first episode features the men and women of Boston EMS delivering expert and compassionate care
View ArticleDispatcher accused of hanging up on Spanish-speaking callers
The Mass. dispatcher is on paid leave during an investigation after one person who may have needed help never called back
View ArticleWoman wins fight to make GPS mandatory in Mass. ambulances
The ambulance sent to assist Paulette Sadberry's brother got lost and the man died of an asthma attack.
View ArticleShooting causes chain-reaction crash involving ambulance
The ambulance was transporting an elderly patient, who was not injured, back home.
View ArticleWoman prescribed oxycodone hours after recovering from heroin overdose
The woman died in her home hours after returning from the ER with a prescription for opioid painkillers.
View ArticleWoman prescribed oxycodone hours after recovering from heroin overdose
CBS SALISBURY, Mass. — Police and investigators with the Essex District Attorney’s office are looking into whether a Salisbury woman died from the opiate-based painkillers doctors gave her after...
View ArticleOldest paramedic to work at Ground Zero dies at 93
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Benjamin Franklin Jones, the oldest paramedic to work at Ground Zero following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, died Jan. 14. He was 93 years old. Jones became a paramedic after a...
View ArticleFirefighter investigated for Facebook post against Narcan, addicts
WEYMOUTH, Mass. — A firefighter is under investigation after posting a Facebook status criticizing addicts and the drug Narcan. WCVB reported that the Weymouth firefighter called Narcan, an...
View ArticleRetired nurse dies in Mass. house fire
Boston Herald NATICK, Mass. — A retired nurse has become the 12th Bay Stater to die in a fire this year, despite the efforts of a Natick firefighter who happened upon the blaze on his way to work and...
View ArticleEMS crew meets baby delivered in back of ambulance
WINCHESTER, Mass. — A Massachusetts couple visited the EMS crew that helped deliver their baby in the back of an ambulance in a hospital parking lot. According to the Armstrong Ambulance Facebook page,...
View ArticleMass. fire dept. struggles to meet EMS staff requirements
UPTON, Mass. — A fire department in Massachusetts is struggling to fulfill staffing requirements after being licensed as an ALS-level service in 2014. The Milford Daily News reported the Upton Fire...
View ArticleTsarnaev convicted in Boston Marathon bombing
The jury will now decide whether the 21-year-old should be sentenced to death or receive life in prison
View ArticleBus bursts into flames on Mass. turnpike
All 47 passengers that were onboard are unharmed and were able to retrieve all their belongings
View ArticleParamedic announces candidacy for president
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Charles Robichaud, a paramedic since 1993, announced his write-in candidacy for president in a video press release. Robichaud calls on 2016 presidential election voters to consider...
View ArticleEMT charged in 'dare game' killing of firefighter, friend
By Laurel J. Sweet Boston Herald STONEHAM, Mass. — An EMT and former military police officer videotaped himself swallowing a bullet with a beer chaser before prosecutors say he fatally shot a rookie...
View ArticleMass. EMTs, firefighters help citizens fight summer heat wave
By Jill Harmacinski The Eagle Tribune ANDOVER, Mass. — As temperatures soared into the 90s again Wednesday, locals stuck by fans and air conditioning and dipped in pools and ponds trying to ride out...
View ArticleMass. paramedic volunteers at Rio Olympics
NEWTON, Mass. — Paramedic John-Paul Couce arrived in Rio de Janeiro this week to offer volunteer medical support services during the Olympic Games. Couce, 25, said he had wanted to volunteer at the...
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