EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
The film, co-written by a former paramedic, stars Rainn Wilson as a veteran on his last shift training a new recruit, played by Lil Rel Howery, amid weapons calls and combative patients
Launched in 2022, Life EMS Ambulance’s Behavioral Health Transport program transfers 12–15 patients a day from Midwest hospitals to treatment facilities
Paramedics in north-central Minnesota can now activate a first-in-the-nation air ECMO team, helicoptering a cardiologist and device from M Health Fairview Northland in Princeton
Dozens of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to a spill at a shared semi-truck depot
Assets and crews from Crittenden EMS move to Pafford EMS as Osceola’s mayor says a single provider will streamline coordination
The quarterly index from PWW|AG and EMS|MC distills data from over 1,500 agencies to guide revenue-cycle best practices amid funding and staffing strain
In Clackamas County, base ambulance transport jumps from $1,676 to $2,245; mileage rises to $72.90 and a non-transport fee is allowed under the AMR contract
31 EMTs received certificates at the San Antonio Civic Center as Dr. Emily Kidd underscored the profession’s lifesaving impact
Anderson will deploy a fourth ambulance to cut response times and ease workloads amid 13,000 runs in 2024
PRODUCT NEWS
West Virginia Northern Community College also received a mobile ambulance simulator
Crewmembers were transporting a patient in critical condition; five people, including the driver of other vehicle, were taken to hospitals
State police said that the deceased person was not in the ambulance and that another person was transported to a hospital
Jackson County Search and Rescue, Ashland Fire & Resue and Brim Aviation worked to get the patient from the ravine to a hospital
Members can access crisis assistance plus resources for a variety of issues such as stress, family conflict, financial or legal concerns, addiction, grief and more
Rochester police officers are searching for the driver of an SUV who ran away after the collision
The Sotair was designed to protect the airway and minimize gastric insufflation
San Diego’s EMS service is now adding cover letters to clarify that forms requiring patient signatures for insurance reimbursements are not bills
306 active and retired FDNY members — including firefighters and EMS members — have died of 9/11-related illnesses
5 people were transported after an accident that left an ambulance on its side, according to the Monticello Police Department