EMS News
Need the most up-to-date news on prehospital field operations, staffing, training, management and provider safety? Catch up on the latest industry news on EMS1.
BREAKING NEWS
Highlighted by the PWW Advisory Group, the South Dakota Ambulance Association-backed series details funding woes, long response times
An internal probe found the Waterbury recruits used phones and computers during the proctored test
Cadet Class 8 joins one of the nation’s busiest EMS systems
Picketing nurses rushed inside to assist, but Henry Ford Genesys Hospital administrators ordered them out, saying staffing was adequate despite the code-black influx
ATF agents found four “simple” improvised explosive devices during the investigation of the Grand Blanc Township Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints attack
A gunman opened fire outside the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino in Eagle Pass, then fled 180 miles before his arrest
Worshippers pulled victims to safety after a man rammed a pickup into a Grand Blanc Township chapel, opened fire and set a blaze
Launched in 2012, the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Medical Unit has grown from four to 14 cross-trained deputies
The gunman drove a flag-bearing pickup into a Grand Blanc Latter-day Saints church, opened fire and started a blaze
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Whether public or private, your employer can take action. Understand when your words — on or off duty — cross legal and professional boundaries.
The Overrun weighs in on how the dismissal of all NEMSAC members could reset priorities at the federal level
A Galveston officer’s near-fatal submersion has fueled public outrage over EMS response times. Clinical science tells a different story — and reveals why cooperation, not conflict, is needed now.
Why the termination of NEMSAC is a giant loss to EMS
Why we need to build active bystandership cultures in emergency services
EMS leaders hail the grant as a critical step toward better access and reduced overdoses
PRODUCT NEWS
Great Lakes region ECCs lead adoption of new protocol to guide dispatchers in handling suicidal callers
The acquisition of TyTek Medical marks a significant expansion of Sam Medical’s proprietary offering of emergency medical products
Axon to acquire AI-powered 911 communications company Prepared, strengthening the public safety ecosystem from call to closure
Srini Gopalan uniquely positioned to lead T-Mobile’s next era of growth and digital-first transformation
Combined company will deliver improved network experiences, low prices and new benefits to millions more customers across the U.S.
If your agency has a moment to highlight — big or small — that reflects the courage and care of your team, Axon wants to hear it
First Candle’s Safe Sleep Response Training equips first responders and others to counsel families on safe sleep and support those affected by SUID