On this date the show that set in motion many careers was launched on TV. Emergency January 15, 1972 – May 28, 1977

Yana (Yara) Rykhlitska, 29, volunteer and paramedic of 93rd brigade, died near Bakhmut. Yana was killed while evacuating the wounded - the ambulance she was in was shelled. Eternal memory to Hero!

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May 21st to 27th is #ParamedicServicesWeek. I had the honour of visiting York Paramedics Station 16 to express my profound gratitude to our valued #firstresponders.🚑 Paramedics are part of the foundation of our healthcare system and a pillar of our communities.

The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, will present the inaugural Ontario Medal For Paramedic Bravery to 9 incredible paramedics Queen’s Park this evening.

Join us in welcoming the newest recruits to our team. Congratulations to Chris, Mitchell, Jessica and Chris. We are excited for you all on becoming Career Firefighters with Georgina Fire and Rescue Services. Be sure to congratulate them all when you see them out in the community!

This is 21 y/o Amit Mann, a paramedic who went to save lives at Kibbut Beeri. For 6 hours she hid with bodies and wounded. Texted her family that she loves them and doesn’t think she’ll make it. The last words on the phone from Amit were “they’re on me! They shot my legs”. Her

Hamas slaughtered every person - Jewish and Muslim, young and old. This is Awad Darawshe, a Muslim paramedic who raced to the site of the music festival massacre to treat the wounded. He too was murdered by Hamas. His ambulance was stolen and driven into Gaza. May Awad’s

Congratulations to Dr. Laurie J. Morrison (laurie morrison) – the first Canadian and second woman honoured with the American Heart Association Lifetime Achievement Award in Cardiac Resuscitation Science. Her contributions to resuscitation science transformed emergency medicine worldwide. 👏❤️

ALERT - The Sûreté du Québec confirms a collision involving an ambulance with serious injuries on Highway 10 East near km 104.5 (Eastman). The SQ confirms that an accident investigator is on the way and that the highway will be closed.

Thank you Chief Laing, your contribution will not be forgotten:

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When your former coworker Steve Urszenyi | Author writes a book and you have hours in a vehicle ✔️ Excellent read. Looking forward to your next one Steve!

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We're also thrilled to share that York Region Paramedic Services have joined the trial, with their first participant already enrolled since launch in early March! 🚀 THANK YOU: We appreciate all involved who contributed to making this launch possible! York Paramedics 🚑

April 1 2024 marks the start of the IMPACC clinical program with York Paramedics introducing an interprofessional primary care lens into paramedicine's core functions. A partnership with Department of Health & Society and dfcm.utoronto.ca/paramedicine-c……. Supported by Team Primary Care | Équipe de soins primaires. Stay tuned for more!

The fire service really IS a family. This daughter-father team is keeping it “all in the family this week” as they train together at FDIC in Indianapolis. Alyson Park (left) is a career firefighter with East Gwillimbury Fire while her dad Iain Park (right) is a paid-on-call

If you intubate you need to read the #PREOXI trial! -n=1301 people requiring intubation in ED/ ICU were randomized to preoxygenation with oxygen mask vs non-invasive ventilation (NIV) -NIV HALVED the risk of hypoxemia: 9 vs 18% -NIV reduced mortality: 0.2% vs 1.1% #CCR24 🧵 1/

Do you live in a green-light community? Support your local volunteer firefighters en route to an emergency by yielding the right-of-way to flashing green lights. Your consideration supports quicker response times. #GreenLights

This #IPD2025, join us in celebrating the paramedics and first responders who go above and beyond every day. This year we’re celebrating the courage, commitment, and compassion of paramedics and prehospital care professionals. Many thanks to our partners across Africa!