EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
A teen worker died and another worker was injured after their aerial boom came in contact with power lines at the Great Bend Municipal Airport
Grant County Fire District 3 officials are looking to assess Columbia EMS and Lifeline Ambulance operations and areas of improvement
Authorities said the shooter had been at work “for some time” before opening fire inside the cosmetics warehouse in New Albany
Firefighters used a bandsaw to cut parts of the wrought iron fence before handing the teen to EMS
Dive teams worked in rough conditions on the Potomac River to raise several pieces of the American Airlines jet
The crime scene suffered extensive damage, complicating efforts to identify victims and determine the exact toll, Orebro police said
Prosecutors said the former Sioux City Fire Rescue paramedic failed to verify the medication before drawing it up and gave the patient rocuronium instead of ketamine
Sarasota Assistant EMS Chief Brian Nadler believes his sister-in-law could have been saved with this measure
The former fire department EMS assistant chief pleaded guilty to stealing fentanyl and morphine while working for a county EMS department
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
Two EMS providers in the ambulance were treated for non-life-threatening injuries after a truck ran a red light
Belinda Pope, 39, was discovered in full uniform by police, who believe she went to the station where she worked late at night when it was unmanned
Three nonprofit groups are backing a House bill to establish a permanent EMS memorial in Washington D.C.
Doctors believe their physical contact helped diffuse the electrical current that ran through their bodies
The New Jersey EMS Task Force event will featured training sessions using real life incidents, demonstrations, classes and guest speakers for first responders and health care providers
EMS agencies are invited to test and comment on proposed measures for stroke patient assessment, care and transport
A unit was never sent after a man passed out at an Indiana gym
The online tool aims to facilitate communications and logistics for EMTs and paramedics
The collection aims to help health officials and workers respond to disasters
The petition was launched on the heels of N.Y.’s minimum wage increase to $15 per hour for fast food workers, which is more than what many public safety workers are paid