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Over 100 agencies ran preparedness exercises at Amon G. Carter Stadium and 14 other sites, testing communication and active-threat response ahead of FIFA World Cup crowds
Paramedic Abdur Rahman joined FDNY in 2002, served at EMS Stations 8, 16 and 13 before being promoted to paramedic in 2021, and was assigned to the Training Academy
Penn State Health has treated more child e-bike and scooter injuries in 2025 than in the past three years combined
An 81-year-old pilot was injured when a propeller struck his arm while moving a plane at the Paso Robles Municipal Airport
A 39-year-old in Brooklyn and a 43-year-old in Manhattan were found dead in flooded basements as downpours inundated streets, swamped subways
Wrightsville Firefighter Chad Wombles’ right hand and left thumb were severed in an unprovoked attack before a police officer fatally shot the attacker
Garden City officers say the EMT smelled of alcohol at a death scene and refused a breath test
The Springville Fire Department will use the AFG money for new EMS equipment and to strengthen emergency response capabilities
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COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
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AAA, IAFC, IAFF and NAEMT write to Secretary Pete Buttigieg to restore production levels
Join NREMT leaders Bill Seifarth, Kevin Mackey and Maia Dorsett as they answer question about this dramatic period of events
The NREMT Chair gives a behind-the-scenes look at the comment period and talks transparency
PRODUCT NEWS
The Butterfly iQ+, EchoNous’ KOSMOS, and GE HealthCare’s Vscan Air will be on display for conference attendees
View live demonstrations at the North American Rescue booth #2317 during the conference
Students in Learn4Life’s EMT program learn to stay calm under pressure
Point Pleasant Fire Department enhances EMS with Hinckley Medical’s OneWeight ambulance gurney scale
OneWeight’s two-button design is easy to use, allowing providers to obtain accurate weight measurements with minimal training quickly
Over 1,000 suppliers will distribute only aerosolized chitosan for managing bleeding
A finalist in the EMS World Innovation Awards 2024
ETI has been the primary method to help patients breathe; however, in the last decade, there’s been a significant shift toward using SGA, especially for cardiac arrest patients
Jefferson County 911 is in the process of using artificial intelligence to improve operations and help with dispatcher shortage
The new devices aims to improve cardiac arrest survival rates and is designed by firefighter-paramedic Steve Islava
FlowMSP is a pre-incident planning software platform for the fire service with approximately 500 customers.