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The nation’s longest-running charity football game honored fallen EMS, fire and law enforcement personnel as a Sacramento County paramedic delivered the only points in a hard-fought Pig Bowl
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The Glendale Fire Department partnered with Midwestern University to give crews hands-on experience with intubation, chest tubes and other techniques
Center County plans to replace 1,031 portable radios and 331 mobile radios, citing aging equipment, rural dead zones and rising replacement costs
The new AirCare 2, based in Griffin, extends helicopter ambulance coverage across metro Atlanta and western Georgia
The Cleveland Clinic’s proposal to open an adult Level 1 trauma center is drawing pushback from MetroHealth
MART pairs State Patrol pilots with St. Paul firefighter-rescuers to support search-and-rescue missions statewide
Built by Naffco, the American-standard ambulance features a rail gear system that allows it to travel on railway tracks and roads
Tampa Fire Rescue marked Valentine’s Day with a set of lighthearted, fire and EMS-themed cards with playful puns
FEMA says it can continue emergency response early in a shutdown, but prolonged funding gaps could disrupt planning with state and local partners
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
The NBC docuseries follows units in Los Angeles County, highlighting the positivity of the profession but also a problematic safety issue
Knowing how xylazine presents clinically, as well as how it impacts overdose management is important for any provider responding to illicit drug overdoses
Albuterol, fentanyl and naloxone injectable are among the drugs being recalled – many of which are in very short supply, with no alternate source available
The next time you encounter a patient for which your clinical impression is “excited delirium,” remember that the treatment you render isn’t to treat the delirium
Train your communities to identify, call out and respond to active threats
A national survey reveals EMS economic and operations redesigns that would have been considered heresy just years ago
PRODUCT NEWS
Updated mobile capabilities, longitudinal record and dispatch integrations provide EMS agencies with powerful tools, including auto-generated narratives
EMS providers and industry stakeholders can now improve data management, streamline workflows and reduce the risk of double documentation through data interoperability
“We are excited by what’s to come for each of these companies as well as the value we believe a spin-off will create for our employees, customers, and shareholders,” says Ola Rollén, Chairman of the Board for Hexagon
This advancement will improve prehospital patient care by providing EMS professionals with an intuitive, real-time solution for medication dosing, protocol adherence, equipment selection, gurney-scale integration and more
More than 23,000 EMS providers have completed Refresh 2021, a free offering of CAPCE-approved lectures and NCCP curriculum hours
The Chase County EMS ambulance was built with attention to suspension and noise reduction
Sign-up now for the April 2-4, 2025 event in Denver
T-Mobile doubles down on support for first responders with major ecosystem partnerships like Samsung, individual benefits and a $2M+ scholarship fund for children of fallen first responders
The Un‑carrier delivers the best price for first responder and military families vs. AT&T and Verizon
West County Paramedic Association added its first new rig in over a decade, boosting morale