EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel evaluated over a dozen passengers after a DART light rail train caught fire
The 9/11 Memorial and Museum hiked executive pay to $850K amid big deficits and taxpayer aid, angering victims’ families
The “Katrina Declaration and Petition to Congress” calls out reductions to CERT, the National Fire Academy and hazard grants as weakening national disaster readiness
Mercy Flight deployed three helicopters when a tour bus carrying 54 people rolled over near Exit 48A in Pembroke
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court removed a lower-court block on $783 million in National Institutes of Health research grants
Volunteer AEMT Jeff Wirth joined Erie Fire Protection District in 1977 and has seen the ambulance service grow from basic first aid to 24/7 paramedic coverage
Ending a 46-year career with the Lafayette Fire department, Robert Benoit will serve as Acadian’s fire liaison supervisor
A University of Maryland probe reveals 130,000 hazardous-cargo cars rolled past 2.5M residents in six months, yet most local fire departments lack the teams, gear and data to handle a derailment
A national survey found 7.4% of U.S. emergency departments lacked 24/7 attending coverage in 2022, over 90% at small rural hospitals, fueling debate over APP-led care versus mandated physician staffing
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
EMS finds its place in COVID-19 vaccine priority and administration
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Leading the charge to combat COVID-19, promote telehealth and advance the EMS agenda, while prioritizing patients and staff
Lessons in communication, coordination and safety from an unusual response involving several inmates
Examining recommendations for EMS treatment of adult and pediatric cardiac arrest related to epinephrine, compression depth and rate, and double sequential defibrillation
Fiscal, retention and operational considerations for election week and the EMS purse and pay
PRODUCT NEWS
The BD MiniDraw™ Capillary Blood Collection System enables lab-quality testing in convenient locations for patients, such as local pharmacies
Trainers across the country are including pyrotechnics, paid actors and virtual reality to better simulate realism for first responders
Cellphone carriers are now required to send first responders based on the location of the caller, rather than the nearest cell tower
Revenue increases double digits year-over-year with boost from increasing health system deployments, acquisitions, and the rapid adoption of innovative telemedicine solutions for various government entities
Collaboration will enable EMS providers to more effectively respond to emergencies and share data with hospitals when transferring patients
Alarming surge in needlestick injuries tackled with essential guide to proper medical waste disposal
BioMedical Waste Solutions encourages healthcare facilities and EMS professionals to read its comprehensive guide for assistance with the proper disposal of sharps and medical waste
Vital for swift fentanyl detection amid rising overdose risks, these kits provide rapid on-the-spot screening in diverse samples, aiding healthcare, law enforcement, and EMS
The Ventway Sparrow product line is a family of portable, robust, high-performance ventilators designed for in-hospital transport, emergency services, military, and homecare environments
Propelling lifesaving measures with user-friendly innovations in 2024
Epidemiologist Morgan K. Anderson, author of the research using the ImageTrend Collaborate™ database, won best poster abstract at the National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) annual meeting