EMS

Emergency responders across Massachusetts are now learning how to care for police dogs following the implementation of Nero’s Law. The legislation is named after the K9 injured in a shooting that killed his partner, Yarmouth Police Sgt. Sean Gannon in 2018. Up until it was signed into law this year, Massachusetts did not allow emergency medical personnel to treat and…

Following the passing of Nero’s Law, more attention is being paid to the care provided to wounded police dogs.

Boston MedFlight says it has experienced a major increase in demand in the last year as Massachusetts has dealt with a shortage of EMTs on the ground. When a man was bitten by a shark in Truro, and a person was hit by a car in Natick, and when a small plane went down in a remote location, Boston MedFlight…

The shortage of EMTs is having an impact on the need for airlifts from Boston MedFlight.

Agencies across Massachusetts are pushing to find more paramedics and EMTs. During the pandemic, the ambulance industry saw a wave of early retirements and people leaving for jobs in other medical fields.

Massachusetts is facing a shortage of paramedics. Here’s what’s being done to staff up ambulances.

An elderly patient was killed and a paramedic injured Wednesday night after an ambulance combusted in Kailua, Hawaii.

With many communities raising concerns about shortages in personnel that could slow ambulance response times when seconds or minutes matter, a new facility is under construction in New England that plans to offer workforce development and training opportunities for EMS providers. A former restaurant on Route 30 in Newfane, Vermont is being transformed into a state-of-the-art facility for educating EMTs…

Three people were rushed to the hospital after a shooting broke out overnight in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, Boston EMS said. Boston police said they found three men with gunshot wounds after a shooting broke out around 11 p.m. on Warren Street, a busy area near Nubian Square. All three were taken to local hospitals. The extent of their injuries...

Three people were rushed to the hospital after a shooting broke out overnight in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, Boston EMS said. The extent of their injuries was not immediately clear.

A man was rushed to the hospital for a laceration on his leg after an incident at the MBTA’s Symphony Station. A man was seen in the track area at Symphony Station around 6 a.m., according to the MBTA. It wasn’t immediately clear how he was injured. Boston EMS confirmed that they treated and took the man to an...

One woman was stabbed and another woman was arrested at a gas station in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood early Tuesday morning, police said. Police and Boston EMS responded to a report of a person stabbed at the Mobil Gas station located at Blue Hill Avenue and Morton Street just before 2 a.m. Tuesday. Quasaia Smith, 22, of Dorchester, was arrested and…

One person was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening-injuries after a shooting on Massachusetts Avenue overnight, Boston EMS said. The shooting occurred in the area of 1261 Massachusetts Avenue just before 2 a.m. Tuesday. No further information was immediately available.

A man was rushed to the hospital after he was stabbed Tuesday morning, Boston police said. Boston police and EMS found the man suffering from a stab wound in the area of Huntington Avenue and Ruggles Street shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday. An investigation is ongoing. No further information was immediately available.

The pandemic-induced shortage of emergency medical technicians and paramedics nationwide is so dire that ambulance service providers warn of sharp cuts to services and longer waits for 911 calls — even when it’s a matter of life or death.

A person was injured in a shooting in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood during the early hours of Tuesday morning. Boston Police and EMS said they were called just after midnight Tuesday for a gunshot victim near 622 Dudley Street. The victim was taken from the 600 block of Dudley Street to a local hospital. No further information was immediately available.

A man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a deadly shooting earlier this month in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Police say 38-year-old Aisha Shepard of Roxbury was killed and five other people were injured in the shooting at a party on Irma Street in the early morning hours of Aug. 9. Shepard was pronounced dead at the scene. Police found two…

The gunfire erupted at a party on Irma Street overnight.

One person has died and several other people were injured after a shooting in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood overnight.

A woman died and five other people were injured after a shooting at a party in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood shortly after midnight Monday. Boston police responded to 27 Irma Street around 12:30 a.m., when gunshot detection technology was activated. Officers found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound when they arrived. She was pronounced dead on scene. Police have not…