EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Mark Bocian, a 40-year Pittsburgh EMS veteran and former chief, is remembered as a principled leader with a sharp wit and generous spirit
FEMA workers who joined a 180-signature letter warning that staff and budget cuts imperil disaster response have been put on indefinite paid leave
The Knox County EMS director had a blood alcohol content of nearly twice the legal limit
Lake County officials said the change will cut the average workweek to 42 hours and boost health, morale and staffing
Seattle has cut overdose deaths 20% since 2024 and strengthened its Health 99 post-overdose response team
Alexandria Police Officer Whitney Buerger, once saved by an AED herself, delivered a shock that revived a man in cardiac arrest
Experts say Katrina’s communication breakdowns, coordination gaps and aid delays still shape policy and should guide today’s debates over FEMA’s future
Honoring his parents’ care, a philanthropist gave $367,600 to buy an ambulance, easing response times after the Fairfield’s lone medical truck failed
Four grant-funded paramedics now staff Wakefield EMS around the clock
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
5 Texas EMS medical directors recount the operational and 911 triage challenges recent weather posed as power outages afflicted the region
MedStar’s Matt Zavadsky and NASEMSO’s Dia Gainor discuss traffic incident management and EMS’s role in multi-agency response after 133 vehicle pileup
Breaking down police, fire rescue, EMS roles in a traffic incident management system
EMS scenes are as safe as we can make them, but that’s not the same thing as being safe
AHA CPR Guidelines 2020 continue to emphasize early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt CPR beginning with chest compressions provides the best chances for survival
PRODUCT NEWS
EMS Products
Fremont becomes the first city to implement a drone as first responder program in both its police and fire departments
Research underscores the life-saving impact of administering whole blood transfusions as quickly as possible
EMS Products
Code Red Fire boots are constructed to meet NFPA certification
First Due’s comprehensive suite is designed specifically for EMS operations and includes highly configurable NEMSIS v.3.4 and 3.5 compliant ePCR software and applications for scheduling, assets, training, events, and more.
Lexipol places public safety wellness at the forefront with a week dedicated to education, community and support
EMS Products
As part of a $6.3 billion investment, FirstNet will become the exclusive wireless network to offer first responders uninterrupted priority and preemption across the entire AT&T 5G spectrum
A custom-developed CAD interface for omnicore dispatch sends an alert and message for CAD job dispatch information directly to the user’s radios ensuring no job is missed when the paramedics are away from the in-vehicle CAD terminals
A rope rescue system was used to raise a Fontana woman from an old septic tank 25 feet below the ground
National survey also finds 3 in 5 Americans believe that AI will lead to better heart care
The BD MiniDraw™ Capillary Blood Collection System enables lab-quality testing in convenient locations for patients, such as local pharmacies