EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Meth is showing up more often as a factor in the deaths of people who died from heat-related causes
A new policy aims to curb sexual harassment claims, including a $350K settlement to former “Jersey Shore” star and EMT Angelina Pivarnick over alleged misconduct
The AirCare helicopter was returning to its base after delivering a patient when it crashed in a heavily wooded area near the Natchez Trace Parkway
A single-engine plane crashed in a retirement community parking lot, bursting into flames, but all five aboard survived
Video showed the SUV backing into the Inglewood CarMax, into a lobby area, and driving out of the opposite end of the building
Interim Dougherty County EMS Director James Gibney is focused on making sure the staff has the training and equipment needed for the job
The agency is reportedly evaluating programs and spending to ensure alignment with Administration priorities
First responders in Orangeburg County lowered a rescuer using a tripod and rope system to lift the victim, decontaminated her and transferred her to EMS for evaluation
Pennsylvania Ambulance donated the AEV Type 2 ambulance van to the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County
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
New law to ensure community paramedicine programs protect patients and are staffed with educated and competent paramedics
The game gives players the opportunity to exchange ideas, participate in interactive discussions on medication safety and to practice drug calculations
Rock Township Ambulance District joins other ambulance districts that have purchased body armor for their paramedics
A newly equipped ambulance uses a battery-powered pressurized plastic tent and air filtration system
The line of first responder vehicles are all energy efficient and electronically powered
Two new BMW 1200-RT motorcycles have been added to the agency’s special events division
Taylor Rosenthal recently turned down a $30 million offer to buy RecMed, which started as an eighth-grade project
The new EMS body armor will protect providers when they are in the field
A fire department spokesman said paramedics aren’t sent into areas where they need it; union officials say that is not true
The Excellance, Inc. ambulance allows medics to perform CT scans of suspected stroke patients and transmit images to neurologists