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HHS, CDC commit opioid funding grant money to public health based models for combating the crisis
A New Mexico paramedic, educator and attorney encourages EMS providers to be innovators and promote the profession
EMS experience, overdose patient data and funding needs aren’t mentioned in commission’s national emergency declaration request to President Trump
Read a Q & A with Lundy about EMS on the Hill, leadership and his long career in EMS
Vision is only a powerful daydream until it matches what really matters to personnel in an organization, community or country
Q&A with Sabina Braithwaite, M.D., M.P.H. on the importance of safety culture, EMS week and why the public needs to better understand EMS
Volunteerism - though noble - hides and skews the real cost of providing EMS in low-volume environments