News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Photo of the Week: Ore. field amputation, rescue training | Friday August 28th, 2026 |
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Portland firefighters, OHSU trauma surgeons and AMR crews trained on a simulated structural collapse requiring a field amputation, technical rescue and whole blood administration |
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| $30.6M study to examine whether prehospital blood improves trauma survival | Friday August 28th, 2026 |
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University of Arizona researchers will compare blood with crystalloid fluids in nearly 2,000 trauma patients treated by ground EMS agencies |
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| Hurricane Katrina-damaged NOLA hospital set for $500M transformation | Friday August 28th, 2026 |
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Tulane University plans to turn New Orleans’ long-vacant Charity Hospital, shuttered after Hurricane Katrina, into a medical research and biomedical innovation hub |
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| Kan. county boosts EMS funding by 18.5%, adds 15 positions | Friday August 28th, 2026 |
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Sedgwick County’s $4.6 million EMS funding increase will add three ambulances and 15 full-time positions, including 10 EMTs and five paramedics |
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| Iowa firefighters use EMS simulation to train for high-risk, low-frequency calls | Thursday August 27th, 2026 |
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Muscatine firefighters used Simulation in Motion–Iowa mobile ambulance and ER simulators to practice rare emergencies, including childbirth and pediatric calls |
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| Ore. man tries to steal ambulance with patient inside | Thursday August 27th, 2026 |
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A Portland EMT grabbed the keys from the ignition and stopped a man accused of trying to drive away in an ambulance while a patient was being treated inside |
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| State grant helps Pa. EMS tackle staffing shortage | Thursday August 27th, 2026 |
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Cumberland Goodwill EMS will use a $70,000 state grant to provide free training and help EMTs advance to paramedic through its Rescue Ready workforce program |
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| Trial date set for accused Sept. 11 terror attacks organizer Khalid Sheikh Mohammed | Thursday August 27th, 2026 |
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A military judge scheduled Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three alleged accomplices to stand trial beginning June 5, 2028, more than 26 years after the Sept. 11 attacks |
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| Former N.Y. EMS captain, fire chief found dead at home | Wednesday August 26th, 2026 |
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Melinda Brugger, a former Plattekill EMS captain, and James Brugger, a former fire chief, were found dead at a Milton Turnpike residence |
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| Watch: Fla. flight paramedic jumps from helicopter to reach fisherman in cardiac arrest | Wednesday August 26th, 2026 |
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Volusia County Flight Paramedic Matt Brunelle jumped about 20 feet into Lake Woodruff to reach a fisherman as rescuers raced to the remote scene |
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