paramedics
'Second-class first responders': Mayor Adams 'breaking' 2021 campaign pledge by 'underpaying' city medics: NYC pol
A Brooklyn pol considered a frontrunner to become NYC’s next comptroller is demanding Mayor Eric Adams honor a 2021 campaign promise by raising city medic salaries on par with other...
'NYC doesn't heart you': 80% of New Yorkers who suffer cardiac arrest die due to slow FDNY response
Four out of five New Yorkers who go into cardiac arrest die as response times for NYC's first responders to medical emergencies continue to soar, startling new data shows.
Mom's sad sight at cafe leads her to call for drastic change
Should emergency service workers be allowed to skip queues at cafes?
My heart stopped — then the paramedic treating me had a heart attack
"I'm so grateful to him and grateful he was OK," Daisy Devane said about senior emergency medical technician Jeremy Williams.
FDNY paramedic blows bagpipes in Central Park to decompress
"I get people who will clap and come up to me as I'm playing a tune," said Lt. Robert Walsh, a bagpiper and FDNY paramedic. "They always say there's some...
Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain’s death in rare case against medical responders
A Colorado paramedic was sentenced to 5 years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders leaving officials thinking how they treat people...
FDNY lieutenant suspended 4 weeks after choking out EMT over disagreement to help unconscious person
An FDNY lieutenant who was arrested for allegedly choking a city emergency medical technician during a heated on-the-job altercation has been suspended for four weeks without pay, officials said.
Attacks on NYC EMS workers are through the roof
The troubling tally is an eye-popping 2,320% higher than the 15 attacks reported on medics in 2011, when the agency began recording attacks.
I'm an ex-paramedic — here's how to tell if a child's head bump is serious
A 2020 government health survey found that 6.8% of American children had, in their lifetime, experienced symptoms of a concussion or brain injury.
NYC responders taking longer to get to emergencies and fire deaths are rising, data shows
Big Apple first-responders took longer to get to fires and other emergencies, while more people died in blazes, at the start of this fiscal year compared to last year's, City...
FDNY lieutenant arrested for choking NYC emergency medical technician on the job
An FDNY lieutenant was arrested Saturday for allegedly choking a city emergency medical technician, sources said.
NYC pols renew push to mandate body armor, self-defense training for EMTs as assaults rise
The City Council will take a second crack at passing legislation guaranteeing the first responders access to body armor vests and yearly self-defense training.
'Just nosey' off-duty paramedic arrested for snooping on plane crash
Joseph Salvatore Schifano, 66, was spotted by officers lurking near the fiery wreckage on Feb. 1.
Colorado officer learns his fate for role in killing of Elijah McClain
Former Aurora police officer Randy Roedema, 41, who faced up to three years in prison, was found guilty by a jury in October of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault.
NYC ambulance workers sound sirens over $15 congestion toll's impact on response times
The city's life savers -- paramedics and EMTs -- are having a panic attack over a controversial plan that will force them to pay a $15 congestion toll just to...
Paramedics found guilty in death of Elijah McClain, who they injected with an overdose of ketamine
The verdict was announced after two days of deliberations.
Teen critically injured after falling from notorious waterfall: 'People have died here'
A teenage boy is in a critical condition in hospital after falling from a waterfall near Cairns.
Israeli paramedic recalls brutality of Hamas attack that left him with PTSD after aiding countless victims
Ari Yonatan, 32, a New York City native, says he needs treatment for PTSD after witnessing the brutality of Hamas’ terrorist attack that also claimed the lives of three of...
Life-saving NYC medics treated like zeroes with low pay: ex-FDNY boss
The city's life saving ambulance medics are being treated like zeroes with low pay, despite promises to provide them comparable pay with firefighters and other uniformed officers.
FDNY ambulance failed to reach teen stabbed on MTA bus as NYPD cops rushed dying boy to hospital: officials
Syles Ular was fatally stabbed with a knife multiple times in the chest by another 13-year-old on an MTA bus in Staten Island.