EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Minnesota Public Safety Dispatcher John Hutchins said access to traffic cameras were one of the best changes during his time on the job
Eight children at a Cambridge church concert were hospitalized with seizure-like symptoms possibly linked to cleaning fumes
A flatbed truck crashed into the Shriver Job Corps building in Devens, Massachusetts, injuring multiple people and prompting a multi-agency emergency response
The National EMS Memorial Service extended condolences and said EMT Frederick Whiteside’s LODD nomination remains under review pending more information
Dr. Yuko Nakajima, Medical Director for Metro Atlanta Ambulance and Assistant Professor at Emory, was honored by Japan’s leading financial newspaper for her groundbreaking contributions to emergency medicine
From pre-911 ambulance days to dispatching during wildfires and mass casualty scenes, Gordon Anderson’s 58-year career shaped generations of EMS providers
Pennsylvania’s emergency director urged FEMA to reconsider policy changes that could raise aid thresholds and cost shares, risking future disaster relief for the state
Maine’s MD3 program deploys doctors alongside EMS crews to overdose and emergency calls, expanding field treatment, education and follow-up care across Kennebec County
Under the new Public Safety Retention and Recruitment Act, Missouri firefighters, EMTs, police, and other first responders with six years of service can now receive full in-state tuition for degree programs related to public safety
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
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The NAEMSP Town Hall panel explored how outdated habits, legal risk and new evidence collide, and what EMS leaders must do to build legally sound, evidence-based care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
Ashely Roa, 15, and Stephanie Roa, 17, were presented Certificates of Heroism, the highest recognition for civilians presented by the Orange County Fire Authority
Pediatric emergency technology company Handtevy partnered with the state to roll out its resuscitation system and education courses
Books
“First Responder” covers EMT Jennifer Murphy’s experience throughout the pandemic and working under “the city’s long-broken EMS system”
A photo shows the man hanging from an emergency rope near the top of the building
The Kiwanis Club of Concord has supported the New Hampshire Technical Institute’s public safety programs for more than 30 years
The device’s software will allow the Pueblo West Fire Department to transmit heart rhythm data securely to the ER
The new 18,000-square-foot facility in Lake Charles will be Acadian’s administrative and fleet center for the region
The pickup was hanging from the bridge only by a set of “safety chains” attached to a camper trailer
A dozen ambulance services received boxes of masks, gowns and face shields from AHN and Highmark Health
Chattanooga Fire Department Capt. Brad Petty applied pressure to the gunshot wound as his daughter spoke with dispatchers