South Australia’s volunteer firefighters are already attending a growing number of medical emergencies and are not trained to deal with the trauma, according to the head of the Country Fire…
The family of Canberra woman Brontë Haskins has asked the ACT coroner to make adverse findings about several people involved in her case before and after her suicide in 2020.…
Paramedics stand by their ambulances at Toronto Western Hospital on Oct. 27, 2020.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press Paramedics across Canada are struggling to answer emergency calls and provide care because of…
As investigations continue into the death of a six-year-old girl and the suspected neglect of her five siblings, the case is drawing attention, once again, to South Australia’s child protection…
Victorian authorities have announced the expansion of a virtual emergency department program in a bid to free up ambulances and hospitals which are under increasing strain. Key points: The expanded…
A man has been rushed to hospital after a trench collapsed in North York Monday morning. Toronto police said they were called to assist paramedics near Warlock Crescent and Sawley…
When paramedic Tessa Williamson is called to help someone in an acute mental health crisis, she knows the patient will likely spend hours in emergency department waiting rooms before being…
A woman suffering an ectopic pregnancy was turned away from an Adelaide hospital stretched to the limit last week, a report from the doctors union has found, as the state…
Tammy Donovan’s job involved attending to car crash victims, but the South Australian paramedic had to stop when she herself became injured. “We have to climb into cars to help…
The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) has confirmed it deployed staff from ACT Fire and Rescue to complement its ambulance crew numbers due to a staffing shortage on Saturday night.…