EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
The Carterville City Council approved a 12-hour day shift with 12 hours on-call overnight to cut second-call response times
Great Lakes region ECCs lead adoption of new protocol to guide dispatchers in handling suicidal callers
Medstar provided a free defibrillator through its Shock and Save initiative
New York State Police say the captain falsified timesheets to collect $14,230 he didn’t earn
The Pittsburgh City Council approved $1.8M to plan a 168-acre site with fire, police and EMS facilities, adding safeguards such as no federal/foreign training, no ‘urban-warfare’ drills
ProTeam Tactical Performance cut the ribbon on a second-floor, state-of-the-art facility at the West Chester firehouse
A Davenport man stemmed bleeding with a tourniquet before St. Louis County first responders reached him
Northwest Ambulance District faces soaring equipment prices, staffing pressures as continued levies sustain service
A new Thompson Career Campus wing is training high school students for in-demand EMT jobs, backed by ARPA funds and grants
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
What you need to know about Ozempic and other forms of semaglutide
The city’s EMS system has saved one life saved for every 3 days of the program, showing promising results
A case in New Mexico highlights the importance of thorough assessments after paramedics deemed a patient’s self-inflicted gunshot wound unsurvivable
The impact of Helene highlights the importance of preparedness, ICS training and rapid mobilization for future storms
Hurricane Helene flooding forces patients to a hospital roof, wipes out a VFD and downs a tree, killing two firefighters
A patient was unresponsive after EMS administered sedatives to a postictal seizure patient restrained by police
PRODUCT NEWS
With Inland Hospital closing, Waterville’s fire chief seeks funding to staff a third ambulance
Drone814, a new initiative in Greater Johnstown, will begin testing aerial delivery of defibrillators, EpiPens and other supplies to evaluate response times and potential healthcare cost savings
Capnospot Pneumothorax Decompression Indicator is designed to affix on the distal end of any commercially available needle angiocatheter or thoracostomy device
A state grant helped the LeRoy Ambulance Service replace an older intercept unit and an ambulance
The Forest Hills Area Ambulance Association will replace its aging, high-mileage ambulance, easing the burden of rising costs and declining insurance reimbursements
An ongoing legacy in the EMS and specialty vehicle industry
Celebrating 65 years of innovation that saves lives
Mountwest Community & Technical College is enhancing its EMS training with interactive patient simulations
At FDIC International 2025, Medix Ambulances will showcase its latest high-performance Type I and Type III models—built for durability, rapid deployment, and the demanding needs of today’s Fire/EMS teams
Crestline Ambulances returns to FDIC with its CCL 150 Type I ambulance, a fleet-focused solution designed to boost performance, cut maintenance costs and meet evolving demands