EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
The Granby Police Department stated there were several hundred rounds of ammunition inside the burning vehicle
Volcano Rescue Team EMTs and paramedics reached the patient via a side trail while technical crews set up rope systems and an artificial high directional to reach the victim
Sharon McDonough oversaw the successful launch of the 311 system, connecting Tucson residents to essential city services
A tree worker suspended 47 feet in the air suffered a broken arm and blood loss after a falling piece of the tree kicked back during chainsaw work
With fires now just 4% of incidents, San Jose has shifted toward fees for EMS through Prop 26, which enabled cost recovery for medical care and transport
Before the two clusters emerged, measles cases had already exceeded the total for all of 2024, per the CDC
FDNY fire and EMS personnel had to breach walls to access and rescue the trapped worker
A Center Star Fire/Rescue firefighter was shot while trying to help at the scene of a crash, not knowing the driver was fleeing police after a bank robbery
Off-duty Bedford Paramedic Remy Surprenant, alongside a retired Salem fire captain and staff, helped save a man in cardiac arrest, earning him two EMS Life Saving Awards
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 EMS providers in the ambulance were taken to the hospital for precaution
The department has half as many ambulances, which are busy most of the day, as they do fire trucks
Armondo Vinaja was being treated at the hospital, but escaped and stole an ambulance
Eric Roland put his car in reverse, accelerated and knocked a paramedic to the ground
The free 3-D simulation app is an interactive and virtual patient airway simulator
The report found that drones rescued at least 59 people from life-threatening danger
A chief said the high call volume of heroin overdoses is taking up the majority of responders’ time
A patient, EMT and paramedic were inside the ambulance during a non-emergency transport when the crash occurred
The rig looks like a fire truck on the outside, but also has an ambulance module behind the front seats
Police said the ambulance flipped over after it was cut off by another driver