EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Staten Island’s EMS heroes were celebrated for their bravery and lifesaving service at the 31st annual EMS Recognition Ceremony
Maine’s MD3 program deploys doctors alongside EMS crews to overdose and emergency calls, expanding field treatment, education and follow-up care across Kennebec County
Under the new Public Safety Retention and Recruitment Act, Missouri firefighters, EMTs, police, and other first responders with six years of service can now receive full in-state tuition for degree programs related to public safety
Ken Pagurek stepped down after delays in deploying FEMA teams to deadly Texas flooding, citing growing frustration with DHS oversight and the Trump administration’s handling of disaster response
A man claims he suffered severe health complications after being forcibly injected with ketamine by Greenwich EMS while restrained by police
More than 100 AFSCME-represented employees at UCSD Health went on strike, alleging unlawful layoffs and demanding fair negotiations
After Crozer’s closure, VMSC EMS is partnering with townships on ambulance contracts as Delaware County battles longer transport times, ED strain and rising mental health needs
A 61-year-old Long Island man is in critical condition after being pulled into an active MRI machine by his metal necklace at a Westbury imaging center
A stolen Camaro crashed into a bus on I-35, causing a multi-vehicle pileup that killed four and injured 21
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
“The next evolution of EMS leadership will not be measured by how many calls we answer, but by how many crises we prevent.”
After the abrupt dismissal of the federal EMS advisory council, outgoing members are stepping up — ensuring the next cohort won’t start cold
Michael Fraley breaks down what paramedics need to know about what’s changed — and what hasn’t — in the new resuscitation guidance
New Florida data shows the profession must evolve or continue to lose talent at unsustainable rates
Paramedics push back on Indiana county’s new agreement allowing fire department medics to assist in DUI blood testing, citing ethical and legal concerns
Paramedic Eddie Barnes saved a life with skills he wasn’t authorized to use — prompting an investigation that reveals the moral gray zone of modern EMS
PRODUCT NEWS
Firefighters were able to extricate the EMT from Waldorf Paramedic Ambulance 38 shortly after the incident
The seven masks tested by researchers maintained their function and effectiveness after repeated decontamination with vaporized hydrogen peroxide
The Wake County EMS ambulance crew was responding to a call using the rig’s lights and siren at the time of the crash, police said
A bystander who stopped to perform CPR on the man said within minutes of dialing for help, a drone arrived overhead
The rig hit the underside of a train bridge it was too short to fit under, and the box of the ambulance was partially detached from the front
“I kind of expected that at some point they’d be needed to help somebody. But I didn’t think it would be me,” said Wortham High School’s Teresa McLaughlin
The Handtevy partnership includes a mobile app and education
Each vehicle carries an EMT and basic life support equipment
Two AMR Las Vegas employees had just completed a patient transport when a vehicle hit the ambulance head-on
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