Tennessee family’s lawsuit against police, paramedics over use of force dismissed

Nashville, Tennessee — A lawsuit alleging Bristol, Tennessee, police officers and paramedics used excessive force on a 23-year-old man having a seizure and failed to give him access to medical care has been dismissed. A federal judge ruled Monday in favor of the city of Bristol and the officers and paramedics, who argued the statute … Read more

Underground and surrounded by tech, Israeli paramedics watch and wait for Iranian strikes

TEL AVIV — The main nerve center for Israel’s primary emergency service could resemble any dispatch hub in any American city — a hive of uniformed first-responders surrounded by ceiling-height monitors and an expanse of computers. But Magen David Adom’s dispatch unit in Ramla, about 12 miles southeast of Tel Aviv, is more than 100 … Read more