EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Patients in Stafford will receive ALS care from Stafford Ambulance Association will pay two towns
The nurse at the Kaiser Permanente’s Redwood City Medical Center was pinned between a hospital bed and the machine
The responders said in a report that they were hungry a fatigued; a firefighter/EMT involved in the case has been fired
The Richlands firefighter/EMT was on his way home from paramedic class when he was involved in an MVC
Enfield EMS is the fourth agency in New England to establish a whole blood program
A motorist passing another car on Highway 28 near Wenatchee struck a charter bus head-on
A Los Angeles tree trimmer was rescued after being shocked and stranded in a tree when his pole got tangled in power lines
The proposed legislation would direct the Maine Board of Pharmacy to create rules and oversight of remote pharmacies in rural areas
The crash injured two Hillsborough County Fire Rescue crew members and left the ambulance overturned following the impact at an intersection
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
Providing rehab is an important fireground assignment for EMS providers; here’s some examples of good and bad rehab
Crews have changed into more casual uniforms and some have stopped wearing their badges until further notice in light of recent threats against law enforcement
For the second time in one week a DC Fire and EMS ambulance was not immediately available for an infant emergency call
Video captured by patient’s mother and shared on Facebook shows the Philly firefighter using his smartphone while transporting the boy; the Fire Commissioner promises discipline
As medics arrived on scene a person approached and punched in a rear window of the ambulance
It’s more than just a lift belt!
EMS1 LinkedIn members suggest safety and comfort improvements to the patient care and driver compartments, ambulance exterior and more
Paramedics began transporting a critically ill 5-month-old aboard the engine because an ambulance was unavailable; the boy did not survive
Municipal, county, private, and hospital-based EMS agencies use EMS1.com to find top applicants for their open field, management and training positions
CEO John Dadey shares about being the leading provider of purpose built solutions for the EMS market