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BREAKING NEWS
After a Cleveland paramedic was violently attacked on a call, University Circle Police launched a free self-defense course for EMTs and crisis responders
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Fourteen people were injured when a Route 54 Houston METRO bus was hit and veered off the McGowen Street overpass
A distressed man pulled from the ocean off an Atlantic City beach allegedly attacked a firefighter with a screwdriver during a rescue
Two civilians were injured after a South Metro Fire Rescue ambulance was involved in a crash
40 people were killed and about 115 injured in the Crans-Montana blaze, with authorities sending critically burned patients to specialty centers in neighboring countries
10 Iowa organizations are set to receive up to $1M each in opioid settlement funding, supporting overdose prevention, treatment access and programs like community paramedicine
The first-year funding from a new federal Rural Health Transformation Program targets hospital stability, EMS sustainability, workforce shortages and ambulance response times
After years of Christmas-season gaps, Carroll County maintained full staffing without mandatory overtime
Spirit EMS crews and community members collected and delivered more than 200 stuffed animals to hospitals and nursing homes across western Ohio and eastern Indiana
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Being overweight is a threat to our patients, to our health and to our livelihood
Call on your elected officials to support legislation pending in the U.S. Congress to set aside federal land for a National EMS Memorial
EMS providers need to admit that prehospital patient care errors can and do happen to begin addressing this serious cause of patient injury and death
Reinstating the Illinois Public Duty law may be warranted, but not because of the case that led to it being abolished by the state Supreme Court
Take responsibility for building and improving a department culture through good words and deeds, not disparaging ones
Naloxone administration by BLS providers and laypersons is the latest intervention to transition from paramedics to firefighters and bystanders
PRODUCT NEWS
Company representatives will be demonstrating several products on the exhibit floor, and will be on hand for the duration of the conference to answer any questions
The Texas EMS Alliance says the bill would ensure fair pay for EMS agencies while reducing patients’ payment stress
The new RediMedic model was designed with comfort, functionality and efficiency in mind
EMS providers transported several victims; FDNY firefighters searched the site with a robot dog and drones and used a tower ladder to remove a man from the roof
Community paramedics also receive training in areas such as primary care, public health, disease management and mental health
Lexington 911 operators used a manual method during the computer-aided system failures, which caused delays
The Index tracks data for more than 2,600 EMS agencies across the country
The CommanDING Tech Challenge was designed to encourage the development of advanced incident command dashboards for first responders