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  • New medical service brings blood onboard flights for transfusions Play Video

    February 10, 2020 10:23 PM

    MCALLEN – A new medical service in the Rio Grande Valley is aimed at saving lives. A company is now starting to bring packets of blood on their emergency calls. When the minutes count, there's no time for traffic lights, winding roads or stalled traffic. AirMed, based in... more »
  • Alientan a comunidad a llamar al 911 en emergencias médicas Play Video

    December 11, 2019 5:30 PM

    MCALLEN - Autoridades del Valle del Río Grande buscan concientizar a la comunidad sobre la importancia de llamar al 9-1-1 y quieren que recuerde que su estatus inmigratorio no es relevante en casos de emergencia. EMS del condado Hidalgo inició una campaña a principios de diciembre para motivar a... more »
  • Conductor acusado en accidente fatal busca volver a trabajar Play Video

    November 19, 2019 9:52 PM

    EDINBURG - Un juez delibera si un hombre que espera su jucio en corte por un accidente fatal podría obtener permiso para trabajar. Su abogado solicitó un examen de drogas para su cliente, Mitchell Garcia Treviño, que está bajo fianza desde julio. Es acusado de manejar intoxicado y chocar... more »
  • EMS de condado Hidalgo asegura estar bien tras declararse en bancarrota Play Video

    October 9, 2019 10:15 PM

    EDINBURG - Dan servicios médicos a más de un millón de personas en el Valle del Río Grande; desde paramédicos, enfermeras y hasta emergencias por aire. El martes, la Fundación de Gestión de Emergencias, EMS por sus siglas en inglés, en el condado Hidalgo presentó su declaración de bancarrota.... more »
  • EMS advierte sobre riesgos de altas temperaturas Play Video

    August 14, 2019 2:42 PM

    WESLACO - Las altas temperaturas en el Valle son un recordatorio que no debemos de dejar a un niño o mascota en un vehículo. Una mujer del Valle enfrenta cargos por poner en peligro la vida de un menor por dejar a su hijo de un año adentro de... more »
  • Valley EMS Seeing Increase of Heat-Related Illnesses Play Video

    July 12, 2019 6:03 PM

    EDINBURG – It’s summer and we’ve all felt it across the Rio Grande Valley. Prolonged or intense exposure to hot temperatures cause heat-related illnesses. A Hidalgo County Emergency Medical Services representative, Paul Bazaldua, says the heat-related calls do not stop. Robert Martinez, the chief medical officer at... more »
  • Hidalgo Co. EMS Looking to Hire More Paramedics

    July 10, 2019 11:21 AM

    EDINBURG – Hidalgo County Emergency Medical Services is looking for more staff. Spokesman Paul Bazaldua says the 9-1-1 system in the Rio Grande Valley is short on paramedics. He says Hidalgo County EMS is working to handle the influx of those coming in from international bridges and needs... more »
  • Emergency Medical Air Transport Returns to the Valley Play Video

    June 12, 2019 5:13 PM

    MCALLEN – Medical helicopter transportation is back in the Rio Grande Valley. The only company that provided this service closed its doors in January. At the moment, a pilot, a nurse and a paramedic are on standby waiting for a call to treat and transport patients. Army... more »
  • Driver Charged in Fatal Ambulance Crash Makes Court Appearance Play Video

    June 12, 2019 11:23 AM

    EDINBURG – A man charged in a fatal crash that claimed the lives of a Hidalgo County paramedic and a patient appeared in court Wednesday morning. Family of the victims in the December wreck were present in the 398th District Court for Mitchell Trevino’s pretrial hearing. Trevino has... more »
  • Palmview EMS Vehicles to Serve in Alton Play Video

    April 17, 2019 5:15 PM

    ALTON – Emergency services in Alton continues with another company. The city of Palmview’s emergency medical services will serve the area. Alton will house two Palmview EMS vehicles and staff. The agreement for the cities to work together was finalized late last month. Hidalgo County EMS... more »
  • Duties of First Responders in Emergency Situations Play Video

    April 8, 2019 9:32 PM

    EDINBURG – Four first responders arrived in two ambulances to help save the state trooper who was shot over the weekend. KRGV’s Angelo Vargas met with the first responders who treated him and transported him to the hospital. We learned each first responder has different duties in order... more »
  • Local EMS Organization to Improve Medical Transportation with New Helicopter Play Video

    February 12, 2019 6:32 PM

    MCALLEN – The Rio Grande Valley does not currently have any air medical transport by helicopter but that will all change soon. The only company that provided this service closed its doors in January, but helicopter medical service is still needed in the Valley. KRGV’s Angelo Vargas explains... more »
  • Hidalgo Co. EMT Speaking Out About Dangers After Deadly Accident Play Video

    January 16, 2019 10:16 PM

    WESLACO – Hidalgo County Emergency Medical Technicians are speaking out about the dangers they face on a daily basis. Last month a deadly crash claimed the lives of 68-year-old Delia Cortines and Hidalgo Country EMT, 32-year-old Felipe Huerta Jr. KRGV’s Sierra Pizarro rode with the victims’ EMT partners.... more »
  • 2 Dead in Head-On Crash in Edinburg, Charges Pending for Driver Responsible Play Video

    December 16, 2018 11:06 PM

    UPDATE (12/17): Edinburg police have released information on the victims killed in a crash that happened over the weekend. According to a press release, EMS driver 32-year-old Felipe Huerta Jr. and patient 68-year-old Delia Cortines were killed when the driver of the Ford F250 truck drove into oncoming traffic,... more »
  • Brownsville Police Identify Woman’s Body Found in Resaca Play Video

    April 25, 2017 11:12 AM

    BROWNSVILLE – The Brownsville Police Department identified the woman whose body was found in a resaca Monday morning . Police identified the woman as 53-year-old Maria Del Rosario Buitureira of Port Isabel. It’s still unknown how she died and ended up in the resaca. A nearby resident spotted the body... more »
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