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Texas fire departments are fighting stigma and pushing to provide firefighters mental health help
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFirefighters at Fire Station 48 in Houston on Nov. 22, 2023. Credit: Mark Felix for The Texas...
Rural Texas — already starved for health care — faces a dearth of volunteer first responders
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoInstructor Doug Anderson works with students in the back of an ambulance while Sabrina Rodriguez,...
Texas Health, Rockwall County EMS shine light on hypertension
Rockwall County Herald-Banner, Greenville, Texas via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOct. 18—Texas Health Hospital Rockwall and Rockwall County EMS are stepping up their efforts to combat high blood pressure — sometimes referred to as the "silent killer" because it can suddenly ...
Emergency room visits and 911 calls for heat illness spike during Texas heat wave
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoRecord-setting heat in Texas has sent hundreds of people to emergency rooms in recent weeks,...
First responders to host fundraiser for 8-year old burn victim during National EMS Week
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn celebration of National EMS Week, several partnering emergency services are coming together to...
UT Health EMS to train Guam officials in advanced life support
Athens Daily Review, Texas via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 21—UT Health East Texas EMS will host about 20 emergency medical technicians from the island of Guam this summer so they can receive clinical field training to become accredited in advanced ...
Paramedic blamed for Pflugerville man's death set to have certification revoked
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Texas Department of State Health Services is proposing to revoke the certification of a paramedic from a private company who has been accused of being responsible for a patient's death in ...
Abbott’s plan to fight fentanyl overdoses won’t reach drug users. Here’s a better way | Opinion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 12 months agoGov. Greg Abbott’s response to the opioid overdose epidemic in Texas is insufficient and...
Lexington Fire receives international accreditation — making it one of top U.S. departments
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Lexington Fire Department announced Wednesday it had received Accredited Agency status with the...
Former Austin police Chief Joe Chacon now director of emergency services in Pflugerville
Gannett via AOL· 3 months agoWith concerns about the quality of service by its private ambulance provider, the city of...
