EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Rescuers from several agencies set out during an atmospheric river weather condition in Monterey County after the hiker sent out an SOS
Kansas City Firefighter/Paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, was critically injured when the patient he was transporting stabbed him in the chest
A hidden spy camera disguised as a phone charger was discovered in the bunkroom of an El Cajon fire station, leaving female EMS personnel feeling violated and unsafe
The CCD reports that there are twice as many cases as at the same time last year
Norwich Free Academy students got an up-close lesson on EMS from a Life Star medical helicopter crew
Mesa Fire and Medical is preparing to spend $162 million next year as it handles nearly 200 daily calls, with 84% tied to medical emergencies
The Monongalia County Board of Education is considering eliminating the emergency medical services program at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center
Three members of an ARCH Air Medical Service crew were injured when their medical helicopter crashed while taking off from a Hartford fire station
Public safety personnel were on duty at Lambeau Field to keep fans safe and secure at the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin
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 CDC division is seeking evidence-based responses from employers, unions, workers, researchers, treatment providers and government agencies
First Response Ambulance Service owner David Childers says the two Decatur agencies had little input
“This is a monumental occasion as we partner with The Blood Center to administer blood,” said Dr. Emily Nichols, New Orleans EMS director
FirstNet, warning systems focus of House subcommittee update
More than half the funding for the Sampson County facility project will come from grants
Oakland’s chief says the company, which is set to become San Diego’s new ambulance provider, has not provided reliable service in Northern California
At least three of the injured people are students, and three of the four injured were taken to hospitals
Decatur will have two competing services once the hospital adds staff and rigs
Bodega Volunteer Fire Department Paramedics Jonathan Bauer and Timothy Saluzzo said the makeshift tourniquet may have saved the surfer’s leg
Each EMT-certified trooper will now carry advanced equipment for trauma, airway management and other medical emergencies