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31 EMTs received certificates at the San Antonio Civic Center as Dr. Emily Kidd underscored the profession’s lifesaving impact
Anderson will deploy a fourth ambulance to cut response times and ease workloads amid 13,000 runs in 2024
Firefighter/Paramedic Jerry Guzman was assigned to Station 32 in Azusa
The Fayette County EMS assistant director of operations fled the scene and was arrested at home
Portland firefighters rescued a resident and, with the ambulance 10 minutes out, transported the patient themselves
After a first-year loss and a $527K shortfall in 2024, Cheshire EMS is in the black through the first half of 2025
Bitterroot Health will use funds from the Opioid Abatement Trust to provide tuition assistance for EMTs pursuing paramedic school
Wapello County’s EMS council weighed a high-school pipeline, community paramedicine and transit-aided transport among many items
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COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
The proposed rule highlights a long-standing disconnect: ambulance reimbursement pays for transports, while communities depend on agencies to maintain round-the-clock readiness
Whatever happens next in court, this tragic case leaves EMS with five hard-earned lessons that could save a patient’s life — and your career
Communicating with law enforcement and following these clinical guidelines will help to keep patient safety first and foremost
Kyle Busch’s death from pneumonia-related sepsis underscores why early recognition, rapid treatment and public education matter
My legal career is predicated on defending providers who find themselves on the wrong end of the law because of the difficult judgement calls in the heat of a moment. This is not that scenario.
EMS doesn’t choose people — it prioritizes patients based on risk, access and the realities of an unstable scene




PRODUCT NEWS
Medics tried to save a 50-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl who were travelling in a small car
The program cut ER visits in half and ambulance rides by 40 percent
App users in 35 U.S. cities can purchase a wellness pack and receive a free flu shot from an RN
The report calls for changes to the way first responders are equipped to treat overdoses, which are killing 44 people each day in the US
The Dept. of Homeland Security announced effort to prevent Distributed Denial of Service attacks against next-gen 911 systems
Responsible for about one in five of the 829 firefighter fatalities in the past decade, fire truck crashes are more deadly than fighting a fire
A Detroit woman protesting for a $15 per hour minimum wage was asked to compare her work to the lifesaving duties of paramedics
The majority of Sunstar paramedics opted into the program and new hire applications doubled since the bonus was announced
Expert comments from Art Hsieh, EMS1 editorial advisor, prompted Tenn. news channel to conduct an additional investigation of the new policy
Two of the three SUV occupants were also hurt; none of the injuries are life-threatening
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