EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Extreme heat at Paterson graduations led to 150 treated for heat exhaustion and 16 hospitalized, forcing officials to cut one ceremony short
A Las Vegas retirement community has been without power since July 2, leaving 155 residents without AC, elevator access or medical device support
A bus carrying at least 20 people overturned after hitting railroad tracks in Lancaster
MultiCare and Spokane Fire Department responded to 892 total incidents during the basketball tournament, down from nearly 1,200 last year
A dispatch system outage in Baltimore delayed medic response during a 40-minute wait for EMS
The AIMHI awards recognize standout agencies, individuals and programs advancing high-value, integrated mobile healthcare
After a boat explosion left a family with severe burns, they were rushed to Jackson Memorial’s Miami Burn Center for immediate care and long-term healing support
The film will recount how James O. Page’s leadership brought paramedics to national attention and shaped the evolution of emergency services
Central Virginia saw a record spike in heat-related ER visits last week, with 146 cases of heat exhaustion and heat stroke reported in just three days
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Highlighting a joint statement from EMS associations, Chief Brian Schaeffer argues for a shift towards broader, evidence-based performance metrics to enhance EMS quality and effectiveness
Review how your own community prepares for special events for these essential elements
A 536-pound bedridden man questions why emergency staff can’t transport him to doctor’s appointments
We must consider patient evacuation, resource allocation and training ourselves and our communities in the wake of an assassination attempt on former President Trump
EMS Chief Peggy Fonseca was fired due to budget overages and personally responding to calls
New labor regulations will increase the salary threshold for overtime exemptions – Steve Wirth shares how this impacts EMS roles
PRODUCT NEWS
Updated mobile capabilities, longitudinal record and dispatch integrations provide EMS agencies with powerful tools, including auto-generated narratives
EMS providers and industry stakeholders can now improve data management, streamline workflows and reduce the risk of double documentation through data interoperability
“We are excited by what’s to come for each of these companies as well as the value we believe a spin-off will create for our employees, customers, and shareholders,” says Ola Rollén, Chairman of the Board for Hexagon
Mark Russell hopes his story will inspire support for the Huntsville Hospital Foundation’s initiative, which aims to place 500 AEDs in Madison County schools, recreational facilities and sports venues
This advancement will improve prehospital patient care by providing EMS professionals with an intuitive, real-time solution for medication dosing, protocol adherence, equipment selection, gurney-scale integration and more
More than 23,000 EMS providers have completed Refresh 2021, a free offering of CAPCE-approved lectures and NCCP curriculum hours