Basic Life Support (BLS)

The increase would offset the costs of inflation and salary increases for EMS providers, officials said

"Whatever you don’t bring is what you’re going to need," one commenter wrote

Boston EMS transported a patient with hand injuries by BLS ambulance from Northeastern University

Martin County is providing BLS and relying on mutual aid while seeking a sponsoring hospital and getting ambulances inspected

The search for Decatur's new agency has been narrowed down to RuralMed EMS, Lakeside EMS, Echo Response EMS and Abbott/AMR EMS

Be prepared for the unique challenges of law enforcement officers wounded on the job

Olympia Assistant Fire Chief Mike Buchanan explained that decreasing availability of private providers for BLS calls results in increased on-scene times

Medicaid ALS reimbursement would increase from $300 to $400 per trip, and BLS would increase from $180 to $325 per trip

Each vehicle carries an EMT and basic life support equipment

An Oklahoma City Council vote also put in place free, in-house paramedic training

This year's topics include video-based dispatch systems, COVID-19 infection risk to rescuers, an extensive review of neonatal cord management and more

Medic Deputy Director John Studnek says response configuration change is "going to help us bridge the gap of the long-term problem of staffing”

All 60 members of the Ames Fire Department are on track to be EMT-certified by January

In this episode, our hosts discuss a Pinnacle presentation by Bryan Bledsoe, and do a deep dive on the industry aspects he identified as needing an overhaul

Bryan Bledsoe: “EMS must be fixed with bulldozers not tweezers”