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Overdose deaths in Baton Rouge spiked during the COVID-pandemic and are now on a decline
There were nearly 3.1 million deaths last year in the U.S., down from 3.3 million in 2022
New Chapel EMS will no longer provide service to Clark County residents after receiving a notice to vacate firehouses
Camden County officials said the decline is likely due to outreach efforts and agency collaborations
Acadian Ambulance personnel are assisting residents with special needs and local ambulance services in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Debby
An average of over 50 calls per day is highlighted in Monongalia EMS annual report
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners rejected a plan that would change AMR staffing to make up for a paramedic shortfall and reduce response times
The Toms River mayor directed dispatchers to stop sending calls to Silverton EMS due to alleged criminal financial irregularities
The Colorado Springs Fire Department is using grant funding to purchase and place 500 Narcan kits on apparatus and be available to AMR
Regional Medical Center in San Jose changed course after county officials said the closure would lead to unnecessary deaths
Journal of the American Medical Association research studied cash stipends for low-income people in Chelsea, Mass. and found 27% fewer visits
The Chehalis Fire Department begins the use of its new paramedic ambulance service, working alongside AMR
The Vancouver Fire Department’s leave-behind program aims to reduce second overdoses among patients who initially refused treatment
The new cases bring the U.S. total to nine since the first human case of the current outbreak was detected in 2022
First responders are turning to ice baths to quickly cool overheated Floridians
Seattle Fire Department medics responded to 253 overdoses in June 2024 compared to 386 in 2023
Plum EMS is working to get overdose patients who refuse transport to the hospital into treatment programs
Preston County officials are working to expand their EMS area of operations
Providence hospital officials said an an anesthesiologist who may not have followed infection control practices
Over 142 million people across the U.S. have been under heat alerts
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea responded negatively to the proposal of having lifeguards on duty following the death of a 7-year-old girl buried in the sand
Millions are without power after Hurricane Beryl swept into Texas
The high temperature prevented a medical helicopter from transporting a patient in Nevada
Circle the City introduced its IV rehydration program as a way to protect homeless people in Arizona as temperatures soar
Since 2010, 149 rural hospitals have either closed or stopped providing in-patient care
Drowning is the second leading cause of death among children 5 and younger
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