EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Amid preliminary 2024 data showing more than 3,100 overdose deaths, 79% involving opioids, the Department of Health’s new tool directs residents to free naloxone statewide
Coworkers recall the dedication of the N.C. crew who died in the Chesapeake wrong-way collision
An OMB memo directs departments to plan “reductions in force” for lapsed-funded programs, going beyond past furloughs by eliminating positions
From sudoku to crosswords, the games are a tool for law enforcement and public safety professionals to relax and stay mentally sharp
A gunman fired from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas, then took his own life
After a miter saw injury, Orangeburg County paramedics applied the algae-based gel, stopping the bleeding and saving the firefighter’s hand
After AMR doubled rates to $4,700 per transport, Spokane Fire District 9 plans an in-house ambulance
A woman died after falling from a six-story building in Brooklyn
The Nov. 18 event will feature expert-led sessions that support operational excellence and leadership readiness
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Being assaulted may be part of the job for EMS providers, but it must not be tolerated or condoned by employers, leaders and peers
Preservation of evidence and scene documentation can help bring the guilty to justice and also ensure an innocent person is not wrongly convicted
Develop restraint polices, train to apply restraints and adhere to those policies when behavioral emergency patient restraint is indicated
It is critical for EMTs and paramedics to check in with one another and advocate nationally for recognition of PTSD as a work-related illness
The mass murder of college students strikes painfully close to home for me and we must not accept this as normal
With heavy- and binge-drinking on the rise, EMS providers can go beyond basic protocols to help connect patient behavior to consequences
PRODUCT NEWS
Area Ambulance Service is the latest U.S. agency to donate a used rig instead of selling it
After an ambulance with its lights and siren on was forced to drive onto a median to avoid a collision, Harmony EMS issued a reminder to pull over
Crews rushed to move the injured recruits off a live electrical wire downed in the crash and stabilize as many patients as possible
Central EMS EMT Gina Ayres, 57, was driving the ambulance in a turn lane with its lights and siren activated
‘We need a tourniquet': LASD recruits render aid to wounded after driver plowed into them during run
“We need an airway for him,” one recruit shouted, while another was heard repeatedly saying, “We need help, here. Help, here.”
All four people were transported to area hospitals
Video shows how officers blocked in the ambulance as the driver pulled into a gas station
Monticello Fire Department crew members extricated a Wayne County EMS provider from the ambulance
Madison County providers reportedly had to shake the woman, who was unresponsive at the wheel of her vehicle, causing her to hit the gas pedal
MedStar increased staffing and “dispatchers used ... pen and paper to keep track of where paramedics and ambulances were”