EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Butler County EMS Paramedic Justin Lauppe experienced cardiac arrest on a call, showing “the courage and selflessness that defined his career”
Corvallis ambulance rates will rise July 1, with basic life support jumping $350 to $2,100 and other service fees also increasing
Vansh Patel, who lost his arm in a fatal 2024 crash, is now partnering with Phoebe Putney and Dougherty County EMS to teach Stop the Bleed
Despite FDA warnings and no U.S. approval, underground brands keep marketing tianeptine products like Zaza and Tianaa, exploiting gaps in supplement oversight
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed a bill for first responders, citing concerns about fairness and legal issues raised by business and insurance groups
Veteran EMT Jeremy Sherman will lead O’Fallon’s expanding EMS operations as its first chief, overseeing budgets, personnel and equipment
Cyberattacks at two Lewiston hospitals forced EMS diversions and manual recordkeeping, disrupting surgeries, prescriptions and lab services
Lexington County saw a $3 million drop in ambulance ride revenue after outsourcing non-urgent EMS calls to a private provider
After a lengthy dispute, Connecticut health officials have tentatively ruled in favor of Aetna Ambulance over Wethersfield’s longtime nonprofit EMS provider
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Mass gathering coverage plans and preparedness need to include nearby residents, as well as event staff, volunteers and participants
The most crucial part is to ensure the rigs you have or are requesting are matched to the threats facing the community
EMS agencies are cautioned to understand the risk of triaging patients to a ride-sharing service instead of sending an ambulance
A special report published in Prehospital and Disaster Medicine explains why all mass gatherings are not created equal
Montana legislators have endorsed a bill to prevent financial ruin for patients who urgently need air ambulance transport
All patients, including terrorism suspects, are treated with the same fairness and respect we deserve ourselves
PRODUCT NEWS
Human metapneumovirus has many of the same symptoms as COVID and RSV
A tourniquet was applied and the worker was flown to the University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital
Ukiah hospital’s ‘Trauma Expo’ brings first responders and ED staff together to experience each others’ jobs during an MCI training drill
An unfinished two-story house in Conroe collapsed on workers, trapping them under piles of lumber
The city has seen ambulances break down en route to the hospital with patients inside, EMS Chief Amera Gilchrist said
Divers performed a grid search to locate the man on the floor of the bay
The agency gets paid whether its crews care for patients at home, or transport them to a clinic or an ED
Four years ago at Chabad of Poway a gunman opened fire during a Passover service, killing one of the congregants and wounding three others
Careerline Tech Center students worked through several scenarios evaluating their skills as they prepare for a career in EMS
The “bleeding control stations” would contain tourniquets, among other life-saving items, and include instructions on preventing blood loss