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The 2% urban, 3% rural and 22.6% super-rural add-ons are extended through 2027, the American Ambulance Association says
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Therapy dogs from the nonprofit Go Team give first responders, dispatchers a chance to decompress from the emotional toll of emergency calls
Flint will put another ambulance in service around the clock as the fire department’s EMS program surpasses 900 calls this year
A Bridgeport investigation found a gunshot victim waited about 10 extra minutes for EMS transport after the first ambulance took an officer experiencing anxiety from the scene
The Council Bluffs Fire Department has partnered with OneDose to calculate medication doses, helping paramedics deliver faster and more accurate care
A sold-out fundraiser organized by the South Fork Lions Club drew 250 people and will help purchase new medical equipment
Hyde County EMS plans to use FAA Part 103-compliant electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles to deliver paramedics
Authorities say an armed man rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township before being fatally shot by security
After months of delays tied to federal labor rules, employees at North Huntingdon EMS/Rescue voted to remove Teamsters Local 205 as their bargaining representative
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Leading the charge to combat COVID-19, promote telehealth and advance the EMS agenda, while prioritizing patients and staff
Lessons in communication, coordination and safety from an unusual response involving several inmates
Examining recommendations for EMS treatment of adult and pediatric cardiac arrest related to epinephrine, compression depth and rate, and double sequential defibrillation
Fiscal, retention and operational considerations for election week and the EMS purse and pay
3 takeaways from the FDNY order to not transport cardiac arrest patients if they cannot be resuscitated in the field
What recent legislative changes mean for equipping, arming and tactically training SWAT and TEMS medics
PRODUCT NEWS
Books
Real-life experiences as NJ EMT and NY news manager fuel new novel by Tom Kranz
See the first-ever Type III Demers eFX Ambulance, an all electric, reimagined ambulance
Braun Chief XL ambulances on display at Booth #5846
Crestline has expanded their production facility to reduce lead time
FedRAMP authorization allows First Due to provide solutions to all federal agencies across the globe
Bills highlight the violent line-of-duty death of FDNY EMS Capt. Alison Russo-Elling
Take a test ride on the FASPLINT FULLBODY vacuum splint demo table
The EMS Division of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and Handtevy launch a initiative to enhance ALS across 70 organizations
First-of-its-kind technology immediately delivers ‘eyes on the scene’ to 911 professionals empowering them to give precise details to first responders to accelerate and improve their response
$46 million in state funding will give dispatchers across the state more accurate caller location information