EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
The state attorney general is seeking to recoup public funds stolen by the former president of New Chapel EMS
With Inland Hospital closing, Waterville’s fire chief seeks funding to staff a third ambulance
Three people were killed in a boating collision during the Major League Fishing’s Tackle Warehouse Invitational on Alabama’s Lewis Smith Lake
To address the care gap left by Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s closure, UMass Memorial Health plans to open a satellite emergency facility in Groton with input from EMS leaders
Experts warn that driving someone to the hospital during a medical emergency can cost critical time
Troopers, bomb techs, paramedics and FBI agents share how the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing shaped their careers and their lives
168 people—19 of them children—were killed and hundreds injured when a truck bomb tore through the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
Despite federal efforts to expand broadband and boost rural healthcare, more than 200 counties still lack reliable internet and access to primary care and mental health providers
An audit by the San Jose Fire Department revealed possible drug theft and tampering at 16 additional fire stations
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
“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
Paramedics push back on Indiana county’s new agreement allowing fire department medics to assist in DUI blood testing, citing ethical and legal concerns
Paramedic Eddie Barnes saved a life with skills he wasn’t authorized to use — prompting an investigation that reveals the moral gray zone of modern EMS
PRODUCT NEWS
The REV Guardian comes equipped with built-in Level IIIA ballistic protection and provides the same amount of protection as vests and helmets
The Oshkosh Fire Department will use a grant to purchase 10 sets of ballistic vests, helmets and accessories
The American Heart Association said traditional CPR methods are falling short due to a “decay of skills” over time
The upcoming operating system will automatically relay a caller’s location to dispatchers in an effort to “reduce emergency response times”
The “Stop the Bleed” app, which is free of charge, was designed to teach the public how to save lives in an emergency
To commemorate Flag Day, EMSA unveiled their “Support the Troops” ambulance, which features pixelated camouflage and various military emblems
The Immediate Response Project uses Artificial Intelligence to assess patients and guide bystanders through lifesaving procedures while waiting for an ambulance
The MedStat ASAP MS250 is an all-wheel-drive utility vehicle that is the size of a Mini Cooper but can transport EMTs, a patient and a full-size cot
eHome Heroes offers confidential video chats with a counselor to first responders in an effort to shatter the PTSD stigma
A response team was on a mission to map the Lower East Rift Zone when scientists spotted a resident as lava from Kilauea Volcano devoured the subdivision