EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Rescuers tunneled underneath the boy and used dish soap and friction-reducing sheets to free him
Nearly 75% of nonfatal private sector attacks in 2021 and 2022 were directed at healthcare and social assistance workers at a rate more than five times the national average
Med Evac flight nurses must have three years of ICU experience and advanced certification
Bill makes it so health providers can no longer block someone from supplying their own blood, except in emergencies.
West York Borough Police Officer Andrew Duarte died in a shooting inside UPMC Memorial Hospital
The funding for Trinity Health Oakland Hospital came as a gift from the estate of two Oakland County residents
GMR, the parent company of American Medical Response in Colorado Springs, employs nearly 35,000 clinicians and support staff, with veterans making up approximately 15% of its workforce
Funding for the WTC Health Program is secured through 2027, but a federal resolution passed in December 2024 left its long-term financial future uncertain
The former Albuquerque Fire Department dispatcher told a 911 caller in 2015 to “deal with it yourself” before hanging up on her as she tried to help a 17-year-old shooting victim who later died
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 NSW Ambulance service will implement the compact vehicle during the holiday period
Shelby County dispatchers blame this incident on a flood of non-emergency calls
The ambulance and a vehicle crashed into a bus, causing it to strike a building
The fundraiser will help equip the first ambulance for the Stickney Fire Department’s 15 newly certified EMTs
While wearing bulletproof vests is not required at LIFE Ambulance, many medics started wearing them for their own safety
The Colorado Springs Fire Department tactical paramedics pulled victims away from the hot zone, which helped save lives
Thanks to AVLs and DriveCams, police were able to locate a stolen ambulance and identify the perpetrator
The rigs light up to the notes of “Wizards in Winter” by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra
A DC Fire and EMS medic was suspended in 2013 after the ambulance assigned to the president ran out of gas
A local business donated six vests and helmets to the department in the wake of the fatal Planned Parenthood shooting