Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Remember any patient can turn violent, and make a patient assessment/search a part of your situational awareness approach to scene safety
While exposed to the same on-the-job dangers as their male colleagues, female firefighters, EMTs and paramedics have different levels of risks
Remembering and honoring two AMR paramedics killed in an ambulance collision for their devotion to family, dedication to community and compassion for others
Flight nurse Chad Frary, 38, and pilot David Schneider, 51, were killed; paramedic Derek Boehm, 38, was seriously injured
The 34-year veteran firefighter was working a crash scene Friday in central Wisconsin when a vehicle struck him
Funeral and memorial honored Mark Zielinski who died after performing CPR on a cardiac arrest victim
Paramedic Kyle Juarez, 37, flight nurse Marco Lopez, 42, and pilot Thomas Hampl, 49 died when their medical helicopter crashed
The SkyLife air ambulance went down Thursday night in central California killing the paramedic, nurse, pilot and patient on board
James V. Maguire is remembered for his decades of public service as a Marine, EMT, police officer and paramedic
The bill will ensure that a commemorative work is created in the nation鈥檚 capital that will recognize the EMS providers who died in the line of duty
Mark Zielinski, 49, responded to a scene where a shopper was down in cardiac arrest requiring CPR
Rick Hartley was a paramedic who embodied the ideals of servant leadership and community service
Rick Hartley, 63, was killed Friday in a crash involving his ambulance and a tractor
John Mackey was critically injured in the line of duty after his ambulance collided with another vehicle
Rick Hartley, 63, is remembered as a local hero who went out of his way to help others
Events will remember and honor EMS providers who have died in the line of duty
Officials aren鈥檛 sure if firefighter Larry O鈥橬eil died while en route to the scene or when arriving; they believe he suffered a heart attack
Kevin Kelly, 55, struggled with PTSD and respiratory illnesses since his 9/11 response
Barry Miller died in the line of duty when the ambulance he was riding in rear-ended a construction vehicle
Daniel Hampton, 35, died in the line of duty after his ambulance collided with a semi
Stuart Hardy, 31, suffered an extensive brain injury; he leaves behind a wife and three young daughters
Barry Miller, 50, was in the front-passenger seat of the ambulance when it rear-ended a slow-moving construction vehicle
The EMT was driving the ambulance at the time of the rear-end collision; the condition of other patients has not been released
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Shane Clifton, 38, of the St. Paul Fire Department died of a heart attack after exercising
The firefighters were identified as Tom Zbyszewski, 20, Andrew Zajac, 26, and Richard Wheeler, 31; survivor Daniel Lyon, 25, suffered burns to over 60 percent of his body
Questions that need to be answered well before an on duty loss of life or serious injury
All proceeds will go to the Janice Keen Livingston Memorial Park, which will be built to honor public safety providers who lost their lives helping others
The family of Samantha Agins, 22, is comforted knowing that she died doing what she loved; the funeral service is today at 2 p.m.
The 80-year-old patient, his daughter, the pilot, co-pilot and paramedic were all killed when the plane went down
An artery was dissected as she performed CPR on a woman in cardiac arrest, causing her to suffer a series of strokes on her brain stem
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