EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Upstate’s ED has been know for years for being too busy and too small to meet the demand of being the region’s only Level 1 trauma center
The International Association of EMS Chiefs calls for national recognition of EMS professionals’ life-saving work and leadership in public safety
The federal EMSC Program continues its mission to enhance emergency services for children nationwide through training, support and recognition
The Empire State Building will shine blue, white and yellow with a signature heartbeat to honor NYC’s EMS workers, in partnership with the New York City Fire Department
Federal investigators are examining how a Mexican Navy ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, killing two sailors and injuring 19
Cass County’s EMS director sought $290,000 in pay raises over two years to retain and attract paramedics and EMTs, funded through billing, not taxpayer dollars
Despite video and eyewitness accounts placing him at the scene near Captain Alison Russo’s station, Zisopoulos testified he was asleep during the fatal stabbing
A report warns Berks County EMS faces underfunding, staffing shortages, and aging equipment, threatening response times and straining mutual aid
Residents in Kentucky and Missouri are assessing damage as more severe weather and potential tornadoes are forecast in the coming days
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
A no-holds-barred breakdown of the headlines you couldn’t ignore
The NAEMSP Town Hall panel explored how outdated habits, legal risk and new evidence collide, and what EMS leaders must do to build legally sound, evidence-based care
“The next evolution of EMS leadership will not be measured by how many calls we answer, but by how many crises we prevent.”
After the abrupt dismissal of the federal EMS advisory council, outgoing members are stepping up — ensuring the next cohort won’t start cold
Michael Fraley breaks down what paramedics need to know about what’s changed — and what hasn’t — in the new resuscitation guidance
New Florida data shows the profession must evolve or continue to lose talent at unsustainable rates
PRODUCT NEWS
The Immediate Response Project uses Artificial Intelligence to assess patients and guide bystanders through lifesaving procedures while waiting for an ambulance
The MedStat ASAP MS250 is an all-wheel-drive utility vehicle that is the size of a Mini Cooper but can transport EMTs, a patient and a full-size cot
eHome Heroes offers confidential video chats with a counselor to first responders in an effort to shatter the PTSD stigma
A response team was on a mission to map the Lower East Rift Zone when scientists spotted a resident as lava from Kilauea Volcano devoured the subdivision
Announced in April, the feature allows riders to call 911 directly from the Uber app
Oishei Children’s Hospital, Kaleida Health and AMR teamed up to design an ambulance to transport premature newborns in honor of EMS Week
The International Association of Fire Chiefs cited the PulsePoint app as a way to utilize responders and bystanders to increase sudden cardiac arrest survival
Dispatchers were able to quickly figure out exactly where Joshua’s grandmother was thanks to a new system
The GoodSAM App’s new “Instant on the Scene” feature gives flight medics the ability to see the patient’s condition with live streaming video
Caltech researchers have designed what they call a “personal rescue system” that was created to quickly get a patient to a hospital or doctor