EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Up to 10,000 employees face layoffs as part of a major overhaul led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., following President Trump’s move to end their collective bargaining rights
Everett Edwards served Clark Fork Valley Ambulance for 46 years, and was a volunteer firefighter for 50 years
Nearly 60% of leaders cited documentation as a critical concern impacting billing, compliance and patient care, according to a report by the PWW Advisory Group and AIMHI
A 4-year-old boy was airlifted to a Denver hospital after his foot was severed in a lawn mower accident near Mitchell
Slain Idaho firefighters identified; law enforcement will accompany firefighters on all future calls
Coeur d’Alene is mourning the loss of two firefighters killed in a targeted shooting, with residents lining highways in tribute and Gov. Brad Little ordering flags lowered
The man who fatally stabbed FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo outside her Queens EMS station
Rock Hill first responders teamed up with the community to collect enough cereal for tens of thousands of servings during the Healthy Over Hungry Cereal Drive
The 2024 Public-Release Research Dataset is the largest of its kind, featuring over 60 million EMS activations nationwide
San Francisco firefighters rescued a young man who fell from a 13-story building onto an awning
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The NAEMSP Town Hall panel explored how outdated habits, legal risk and new evidence collide, and what EMS leaders must do to build legally sound, evidence-based care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
Front-line workers can find information on PPE, priority testing, alternative housing, discounts and donations, self-care and childcare on the website
A paper published in the Journal of Rural Health calls for changes to paramedic scopes of practice for airway and ventilator management in response to COVID-19
The Santa Fe Fire Department has adjusted its protocols in an effort to keep its personnel safe during the COVID-19 crisis
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services allows providers to obtain verbal consent to sign when contamination of a stylus or recording device is of concern
The defense department will invest $133 million to increase domestic N95 production capacity
Fire-Dex says the AAMI Level 3-compliant garments exceed CDC guidelines for COVID-19 response
The service says the ultraviolet C lights can be activated remotely and sanitize an ambulance in about two minutes
The guidelines cover actions both employees and employers in essential industries, such as public safety, should take
In their weekly webinar, members of the IAFC COVID-19 Task Force provided updated guidelines and advice for members battling the virus
The COVID-19 “Heroes Fund” would increase pay for first responders and other essential employees by $13 per hour