EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
The three Meade County teens were about to enter Bear Butte Lake when they heard another teen yelling
The New Jersey EMS Task Force assisted Montgomery County EMS with moving over 100 patients to several facilities
One worker had been critically injured after coming in contact with a high-voltage power line while at the top of the tower in Burleson
A University of Colorado’s Colorado Springs spokesperson said the man was in the audience watching the event when the weight cleared the barrier and struck him
Upstate’s ED has been know for years for being too busy and too small to meet the demand of being the region’s only Level 1 trauma center
The Drone as a First Responder Program in Bernalillo County will be utilized to safely assess emergency scenes and transmit critical information
The Lancaster County team’s horses can navigate terrain that might be difficult or impossible for vehicles
Due to the severity of Bailey’s injuries, Keene firefighters used rapid sequence intubation to maintain her breathing
UCSF trial highlights the effectiveness of app-based mindfulness meditation in improving employee mental health and job satisfaction
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
Police union president said officers may park at the trauma center out of necessity and the department has never received a complaint
The iconic element, which honors fallen EMS providers, will be on display in 5 US cities as it travels to its new permanent home in Virginia
After a verbal confrontation, he allegedly grabbed the photojournalist’s arm and pushed him backward as a patient was being moved to the ambulance at Comic Con
Alberta paramedics will be able to scan the patient’s brain in the ambulance and start clot-busting drugs immediately for an improved chance of recovery
Since July 4 three fatal incidents involving the launching of a mortar-type firework by resting the tube on the body have been reported
Two Iowa EMS providers suffered minor injuries after the ambulance drifted off the road at about 4:30 a.m.
New research reveals why heroin overdose deaths doubled in two years, and the need for increased use of naloxone
In 2014 the NREMT recertified over 92,000 nationally certified providers and administered its 1 millionth computer-based test
Flight paramedic Dave Repsher is in critical condition and flight nurse Matt Bowe is in fair condition
Timothy Graves went missing on June 28, and was struck and killed by a train in Ohio; his car was found parked nearby