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BREAKING NEWS
Vansh Patel, who lost his arm in a fatal 2024 crash, is now partnering with Phoebe Putney and Dougherty County EMS to teach Stop the Bleed
Firefighter/Paramedic Jerry Guzman was assigned to Station 32 in Azusa
The Fayette County EMS assistant director of operations fled the scene and was arrested at home
Portland firefighters rescued a resident and, with the ambulance 10 minutes out, transported the patient themselves
After a first-year loss and a $527K shortfall in 2024, Cheshire EMS is in the black through the first half of 2025
Bitterroot Health will use funds from the Opioid Abatement Trust to provide tuition assistance for EMTs pursuing paramedic school
Wapello County’s EMS council weighed a high-school pipeline, community paramedicine and transit-aided transport among many items
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
Tonawanda Supervisor Emminger says it’s still moving forward amid criticism as Twin City Ambulance continues coverage without a formal deal
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The NAEMSP Town Hall panel explored how outdated habits, legal risk and new evidence collide, and what EMS leaders must do to build legally sound, evidence-based care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 California Highway Patrol is investigating the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District rig collision
Two EMS providers and a patient who was onboard were said to be alert and were taken to hospitals
“Our new pattern for FDNY EMS is shaving about a minute off ambulance trips from incident locations to hospitals,” said Professor Andrew Smyth
The lawsuit states that Vernon Roberson, 67, was left outside at the wrong address on a 97-degree day in Houston
Port St. Lucie Volunteer Ambulance had been dangerously low on donations
UT Health East Texas Paramedic David Eads, 42, died when the ambulance struck a truck that was backing up across the two lanes of traffic
Monongalia County EMT Anthony Oliverio was stabbed approximately three times in the torso and hand
The vehicles were responding to two different calls when the crash occurred
All the injuries were listed as minor, and Cleburne Fire Chief Scott Lail said both paramedics have recovered
Drug overdoses now surpass deaths from car crashes, guns, and flu and pneumonia