paramedics
Heroic Israeli paramedic died saving others inside clinic raided by Hamas
October 11, 2023 | 1:53pmParamedic Amit Mann was hailed a hero by Israel's ambulance service.
Off-duty paramedic saves young woman from suicide attempt with random act of kindness
September 26, 2023 | 10:13pmLauren Elizabeth, 23, a mom of two, apparently wanted to take her own life.
I'm an ex-paramedic — here's why you shouldn't give kids marshmallows
July 8, 2023 | 1:55pmThis is tough news to swallow.
Age exception could open up FDNY test to 300 EMTs and paramedics
July 1, 2023 | 10:45amHundreds of EMTs with dreams of fighting fires aged out of the opportunity when the last promotional test was postponed due to COVID, but they're seeking a one-time extension.
Starting pay for EMS workers less than food app delivery drivers: union
June 22, 2023 | 6:37pmThe starting pay for New York City emergency medical technicians and paramedics first to treat sick and contagious coronavirus patients during the peak of the outbreak is now less than...
Medics rescue Beyoncé’s mom, Tina, from getting trampled in Beyhive fan section
May 17, 2023 | 10:21am"Can you imagine Beyoncé seeing this? 'MAMA what y’all doing?'" quipped one fan. "Beyoncé gone be mad when she see this."
Paramedic warns against common party item that poses serious choking threat to children
March 14, 2023 | 10:50amA paramedic has issued a terrifying warning about a popular party item that could pose a fatal choking hazard to your little ones.
New York paramedics save mom, baby in harrowing second-trimester ambulance delivery
March 10, 2023 | 12:35am"None of us had any idea that baby was coming, honestly, not even mom. So that was a big surprise."
Florida paramedics suspended after pronouncing living man dead
February 22, 2023 | 10:53amTwo Florida paramedics may need a refresher after they pronounced a man dead who was very much alive -- despite his daughter's insistence that he was still breathing.
Fighting back: New City Council bills would guarantee body armor vests and self-defense training for EMTs
February 4, 2023 | 9:02amA Staten Island councilman is pushing new legislation that would guarantee city medics have access to body armor vests and yearly self-defense training.
Paramedic unknowingly tried to save daughter's life after horrific car crash
November 24, 2022 | 3:42pmA Canadian paramedic treating a car crash victim so badly injured she was left unrecognizable later learned that her patient — who died from her injuries — was her 17-year-old...
Suspect in murder of FDNY paramedic pleads not guilty from psych ward
October 6, 2022 | 12:23pm"I do not consent," Accused killer Peter Zisopoulos said when asked by Queens Judge Ushir Pandit-Durant if he agreed to the arraignment being done remotely.
Murdered FDNY paramedic laid to rest as distraught father rips her killer
October 5, 2022 | 3:17pm“That man murdered my daughter and she would be the first one to come to his aid if he ever needed help,” Lt. Alison Russo-Elling’s father Frank Fuoco said during an unplanned...
Madman accused of stabbing FDNY lieutenant not medically cleared for arraignment: sources
October 3, 2022 | 12:34pmPeter Zisopoulos, 34, has been laid up at the Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward undergoing a psychiatric evaluation since Friday after police slapped him with second-degree murder and weapon possession raps...
Paramedic's death will fuel mass exodus of city EMS, union head fears
October 1, 2022 | 1:25pmAs of Sept. 28, there were 199 reported assaults of emergency medical service workers this year.
Daughter of slain FDNY paramedic: Remember my mom as hero
September 30, 2022 | 2:33pmAn FDNY paramedic lieutenant who was stabbed to death by a madman in an unprovoked attack in Queens should be remembered as "the hero that she was," her grieving daughter...
Ambulance explodes at Hawaii hospital, killing patient
August 25, 2022 | 6:22pmAn ambulance was transporting a 91-year-old patient to Adventist Health Castle hospital in Kailua, Hawaii, when it was rocked by an explosion and became engulfed in flames, leaving the patient...
FDNY seeks firewall to stop doxxing, hacking of rescue workers' personal data
June 12, 2022 | 10:26pmThe FDNY is seeking to build a digital firewall to protect the city's thousands of rescue workers from cyberattacks, including "doxxing," The Post has learned.
Attacks on EMS workers skyrocket as some blame 'soft on crime' policies
May 22, 2022 | 7:12pmAssaults and other threats leveled against emergency medical service workers have skyrocketed 137% from 2018 through last year, according to city data.
Captured Ukrainian medic's smuggled footage reveals horror of war-torn Mariupol
May 19, 2022 | 5:04pmA Ukrainian medic chronicled her life-saving efforts in war-ravaged Mariupol using a tiny data card later smuggled out of the country inside a tampon by daring reporters.