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Rural providers say outdated reimbursement rates and workforce losses are forcing critical delays in emergency response
First responders described pushing through to clear the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, contain the suspect and evacuate children to safety
Retired firefighter and longtime motorsports safety official Billy Hurt was killed when two emergency vehicles collided while responding to a crash during a sprint car race
Hall Ambulance EMTs used a new five-lead, AI-enabled ECG to confirm a heart attack in the field
A growing number of EMS calls routed to a contractor-run nurse line are not subject to response-time standards, prompting concern from officials and labor leaders
Advocates say Worcester’s dispatch model sends armed officers instead of clinicians, raising safety concerns and questions about EMS system design
Sublette officials say increased demand and lost grant funding are forcing a push to staff a newly deployed ambulance
A private ambulance driven by a relative ran a red light and crashed into another car, leaving an infant dead and the child’s mother hospitalized, police said
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
The proposed rule highlights a long-standing disconnect: ambulance reimbursement pays for transports, while communities depend on agencies to maintain round-the-clock readiness
Whatever happens next in court, this tragic case leaves EMS with five hard-earned lessons that could save a patient’s life — and your career
Communicating with law enforcement and following these clinical guidelines will help to keep patient safety first and foremost
Kyle Busch’s death from pneumonia-related sepsis underscores why early recognition, rapid treatment and public education matter
My legal career is predicated on defending providers who find themselves on the wrong end of the law because of the difficult judgement calls in the heat of a moment. This is not that scenario.
EMS doesn’t choose people — it prioritizes patients based on risk, access and the realities of an unstable scene
PRODUCT NEWS
The rig flipped onto its side, and one passenger in the Jeep had to be extricated
Area Ambulance Service is the latest U.S. agency to donate a used rig instead of selling it
After an ambulance with its lights and siren on was forced to drive onto a median to avoid a collision, Harmony EMS issued a reminder to pull over
Crews rushed to move the injured recruits off a live electrical wire downed in the crash and stabilize as many patients as possible
Central EMS EMT Gina Ayres, 57, was driving the ambulance in a turn lane with its lights and siren activated
‘We need a tourniquet': LASD recruits render aid to wounded after driver plowed into them during run
“We need an airway for him,” one recruit shouted, while another was heard repeatedly saying, “We need help, here. Help, here.”
All four people were transported to area hospitals
Video shows how officers blocked in the ambulance as the driver pulled into a gas station
Monticello Fire Department crew members extricated a Wayne County EMS provider from the ambulance
Madison County providers reportedly had to shake the woman, who was unresponsive at the wheel of her vehicle, causing her to hit the gas pedal