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Amid preliminary 2024 data showing more than 3,100 overdose deaths, 79% involving opioids, the Department of Health’s new tool directs residents to free naloxone statewide
Tonawanda Supervisor Emminger says it’s still moving forward amid criticism as Twin City Ambulance continues coverage without a formal deal
Volunteer “patients” with mock injuries, victims of a simulated bleacher collapse, helped University of Iowa’s Stead Family Children’s Hospital rehearse rapid triage and stabilization protocols
BridgeValley CTC’s repurposed ambulance delivers mobile EMS training to rural students
EMS transported multiple Auburn Correctional Facility officers and staff with dizziness, nausea and headaches after contact with inmate mail and cellblock air
Paramedic Grace Denny says every medic faces a weekly violent encounter as unions warn EMS workers are four times more likely to be injured
Naloxone will now sit alongside AEDs, CPR masks and Stop The Bleed kits at six park kiosks and municipal sites in Windham
Peer-voted and honored at the county commissioners meeting, the Lenoir native became a paramedic at 20, helps recruit and mentor new providers
TRENDING NEWS
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
Two of the three SUV occupants were also hurt; none of the injuries are life-threatening
AED-SOS, developed by Japanese researchers, shown to shorten time to AED delivery to simulated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients
Developers say the controversial experience showing a World Trade Center worker’s perspective, called “08:46", is a “tribute to the victims”
The stabbing of two Detroit medics raised awareness on EMS safety issues, but medics are attacked every week around the world
A diabetic man using a wheelchair alleges he suffered injuries while being transported to the hospital because of providers’ negligence
Increase in unit hours comes after a $230,000 fine last week for failing to meet required response times
The guidelines are specific to first responders, to better diagnose and treat post-traumatic stress disorder
He stopped to help while transporting a patient; the child is on life support
Recent attacks have raised concerns about how to keep emergency responders safer while on scene
After two firefighters were held at gunpoint last week, Lancaster, Ohio, safety director says it’s time to provide the city’s medics with ballistic vests