EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Lake County’s new Mobile Integrated Healthcare program helps reduce strain on emergency services by providing in-home care for frequent 911 callers
Air ambulances and ground EMS teams treated multiple victims after a van carrying 14 tourists collided with a pickup and caught fire
Firefighters and EMS providers created and shared these six informative, fun posts and videos
Acadian Ambulance is seeking to dismiss a class action lawsuit over a 2024 data breach affecting 2.9 million people, arguing plaintiffs haven’t shown actual harm from the leak of sensitive information
A forensic pathologist said Harwood Firefighter/EMT Jessica Ann Lockwood suffered from blunt force trauma and a gunshot wound before being set on fire
Radnor Township officials warned that the closure of Crozer Health and two Delaware County hospitals could create a ripple effect on emergency services, straining local EMS resources
Hayword authorities say the patient had methamphetamine in his system when midazolam was administered during an in-custody incident
A fan is in critical condition after falling about 20 feet onto the field at PNC Park during a Pirates game, prompting an immediate pause in play as medical staff rushed to provide aid
Dr. John Howard has yet to be reinstated as head of the WTC Health Program, as many staff remain without jobs—“a shell game,” says FDNY Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Prezant
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Why the termination of NEMSAC is a giant loss to EMS
Why we need to build active bystandership cultures in emergency services
EMS leaders hail the grant as a critical step toward better access and reduced overdoses
A paramedic’s sudden death prompts urgent questions about operational norms and caregiver health
After a Connecticut EMT abducted a colleague twice, calls intensify for background checks and systemic hiring reforms in EMS
A new congressional bill aims to classify cross-trained EMS personnel federally, but will it be enough?
PRODUCT NEWS
The lawsuit states that Vernon Roberson, 67, was left outside at the wrong address on a 97-degree day in Houston
Port St. Lucie Volunteer Ambulance had been dangerously low on donations
UT Health East Texas Paramedic David Eads, 42, died when the ambulance struck a truck that was backing up across the two lanes of traffic
Monongalia County EMT Anthony Oliverio was stabbed approximately three times in the torso and hand
The vehicles were responding to two different calls when the crash occurred
All the injuries were listed as minor, and Cleburne Fire Chief Scott Lail said both paramedics have recovered
Drug overdoses now surpass deaths from car crashes, guns, and flu and pneumonia
The team was conducting a drill and filming a volunteer recruitment video when a car drove off the marina parking lot
This year’s topics include video-based dispatch systems, COVID-19 infection risk to rescuers, an extensive review of neonatal cord management and more
Kevin McCorvey faces charges of driving under the influence, second-degree vehicular homicide, open container and failure to maintain lane