Jeff Frankel

A Kansas teenager has earned a distinction before graduating from high school. Avery Hoy, 17, recently passed her national paramedic certification exam after completing a program at Hutchinson Community College, KWCH reported. She began at 15 when she enr... See more

EMS providers are being urged to call on Congress to act on a bipartisan bill that would allow Medicare to reimburse EMS agencies for treating patients on scene, rather than requiring transport to a hospital. Advocates say the measure could save lives, cu... See more

One crew member was killed and two others critically hurt in a LifeFlight helicopter crash Saturday afternoon, according to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. “Vanderbilt University Medical Center is deeply saddened to confirm that a Vanderbilt LifeFli... See more

A firefighter’s quick response to save a choking four-year-old has triggered a dispute between fire departments over territorial boundaries in Kentucky, LEX18 reports. The incident occurred Friday evening when emergency dispatchers received a call about a... See more

The New York City Fire Department held a Line of Duty Death funeral Saturday for Paramedic Salih Abdur Rahman at the Islamic Cultural Center in Manhattan. Abdur Rahman, 46, of Manhattan, died Wednesday after completing a shift at the FDNY Fire Academy on ... See more