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BREAKING NEWS
Wapello County supervisors will revisit the formation of an EMS advisory council and potentially advancing an EMS levy
The diagnosis was made after President Donald Trump noticed mild swelling in his lower legs, and tests found no signs of heart failure or arterial disease
When Lacey Fire District 3 crews arrived on scene, the puppy was unresponsive
First responders saved more than 200 people during one of the worst engineering disasters in U.S. history
Injury rates from motorcycle crashes also increased by 19% from 2022 to 2023, according to the National Security Council
The 61-year-old man died after a lightning strike at an archery range during a Cub Scounts event, with other victims, including children, suffering burns and other injuries
Nine residents at Gabriel House were killed and more than 30 were injured as crews, including 30 off-duty personnel, fought through chaos to evacuate the burning facility
The proposed legislation is named in honor of fallen Kansas City firefighter/paramedic Graham Hoffman, who was fatally stabbed by a patient earlier this year
The two-year Department of Investigation probe will require biannual updates on environmental health risks first responders and survivors faced after the 2001 attacks
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Community risk reduction and improving mental health resources for providers
Whether NFL player or firefighter, when one of our own goes down, the impacts are amplified beyond our routine responses
While possible R-on-T phenomenon could induce cardiac arrest, treatment is the same: standard AHA protocols for VF arrest
“EMS providers are effectively being required to intervene and transport persons merely because they are homeless and apparently mentally ill”
Mental health experts are issuing advice to coworkers and family members about the warning signs of someone struggling with the deaths
More and more departments are adding blocking units to protect emergency scenes
PRODUCT NEWS
View live demonstrations at the North American Rescue booth #2317 during the conference
Students in Learn4Life’s EMT program learn to stay calm under pressure
Point Pleasant Fire Department enhances EMS with Hinckley Medical’s OneWeight ambulance gurney scale
OneWeight’s two-button design is easy to use, allowing providers to obtain accurate weight measurements with minimal training quickly
Over 1,000 suppliers will distribute only aerosolized chitosan for managing bleeding
A finalist in the EMS World Innovation Awards 2024
ETI has been the primary method to help patients breathe; however, in the last decade, there’s been a significant shift toward using SGA, especially for cardiac arrest patients
Jefferson County 911 is in the process of using artificial intelligence to improve operations and help with dispatcher shortage
The new devices aims to improve cardiac arrest survival rates and is designed by firefighter-paramedic Steve Islava
FlowMSP is a pre-incident planning software platform for the fire service with approximately 500 customers.
Rural Tennessee EMS crews tested the technology and say it’s needed