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Facing rising costs and staffing pressures, Lake Wylie ambulance service will transition to Piedmont Medical Center ownership in January
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Search and Rescue of Mineral County operates under the sheriff’s office to provide rapid, coordinated rescues for residents and outdoor recreation visitors
After 10 weeks of intense training, Kern County’s Class 51 all passed the state EMT exam on their first try
County leaders declined to immediately approve $11,616 for vehicle insurance, as Medicare reimbursement delays strain the county’s primary EMS provider
After a yearlong delay, City Council is set to vote Jan. 26 on creating a “care response” that dispatches clinicians with EMS to certain mental health emergencies
Using more than $68,000 in state grant funds, the Albany Fire Department provided inflatable lifting chairs to local care facilities and trained staff to handle non-injury falls
CENCAL Fire and EMS will oversee emergency ambulance response and transport across multiple San Joaquin County cities under a new public-private partnership
The report indicates that Good had four gunshot wounds, and paramedics found her pulse “inconsistent”
Federal officials say NIOSH layoffs have been rescinded, restoring worker safety research that supports EMS and fire responder health
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Removing endotracheal intubation from paramedic scope and implementing blood glucometry and CPAP at the EMT level are under consideration
Crumbling volunteer EMS infrastructure requires radical thinking and strategies to provide quality emergency care
Wholesale health care reform cuts endanger entire communities by threatening EMS reimbursements
As we move on from the uproar over “three strikes and you’re dead,” it’s time for EMS professionals to contribute ideas to solve the overdose epidemic
Extrapolating the consequences of a policy limiting opioid overdose treatment that goes against the foundation of EMS
Public policy debate, reduced access to prescription narcotics and societal desire to make real change are needed to confront the deadly opioid epidemic
PRODUCT NEWS
The training ended with an exercise involving mock shooting victims, allowing medics to refine skills such as wound packing
EPISODE-hEadpulse for Ischemic StrOke DEtection Prehospital, is a large, EMS based study that included 6 states, 17 hospitals, and 14 EMS facilities
This system is an innovative solution that sets a new standard for the secure transport of multiple medical devices, including ECMO during critical care transport
ACETECH reps will be in BOOTH #26 at the Arrowhead EMS Conference & Expo in Duluth, Minnesota January 17-21
QinFlow donates dozens of Warrior blood warmers to Ukraine for field transfusions to improve patient outcomes
Technimount’s solutions address the needs of the industry by offering enhanced flexibility and safety during EMS and critical care transport
Demers Ambulance USA names MacQueen Emergency as an authorized dealer partner representing Demers and Crestline products throughout Iowa
Wheeled Coach is a manufacturer of Type I, Type II, Type III and Medium-Duty ambulances
While behavioral and mental health is a small part of National EMS Education Standards, it represents a growing and significant portion of the call volume for EMS services
Sameer Jafri, Rory Beyer and Moseley Andrews included in prestigious list recognizing 30 of the top innovators, game-changers, and influencers under the age of 30