EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Orangeburg County EMS and the sheriff’s office will go to court after a judge ruled earlier that Paul Tarashuk’s death did not fall under qualified immunity
Officials in Fayette County and Somerset County agreed to a change after a patient died 3 miles from the closest EMS department
A Honolulu EMT and paramedic were kicked and punched by the patient during a call on New Year’s Eve
The crash caused the ambulance to overturn onto two vehicles
For the first time, there will be a paramedic on duty at the Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department
13 chiefs wrote to Gov. Maura Healy to keep EMS from collapsing following the closing of Nashoba Valley Medical Center
City leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil Medic 8 at Station 28 and the reopening of Station 31
A proposed tax in Muskogee County could fund several public safety facilities, projects and services
The Grand Chute Fire Department will no longer be using Gold Cross Ambulance and instead handle EMS in-house
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
Responders worked together for 7 hours to extricate and transport a woman weighing 840 pounds
Share your plans to purchase a new computer-aided dispatch system to transition to NG911 technology
Football fans show their team pride and fandom by remodeling retired ambulances into the ultimate tailgating party bus
EMS providers were loading him into an ambulance when the stretcher overturned and he fell to the ground
Alkan Air makes plane doors wider and purchased a mechanical lift to transfer patients weighing over 350 pounds
Bills, opposed by Emergency Nurses Association, authorize EMTs and paramedics to practice in the emergency department
The Ferno 2020 Vision Proof of Concept vehicle creates a safer, more efficient and intelligent delivery of care
The department’s mission statement sets the expectation for morale and must align with the motivations of personnel
Two personnel from the ambulance, including a ride-along student, were injured in the ambulance collision; 3 women were injured in the initial collision
A previous long-standing contract was recently severed and festival organizers have selected CrowdRx to provide medical support services