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A state grant will allow Dorchester County EMS crews to administer whole blood to patients before they reach the hospital
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Specialized cave and swift-water rescue teams worked through flooded roads and dangerous conditions to pull 14 people safely from two Jackson County caves
Goliad County EMS will use the state grant to buy a new ambulance and equipment as it works to replace aging units
Kent County EMS recognized survivors, responders and bystanders during its annual Survivors Reunion, including EMS Chief John Tinger, who survived a cardiac arrest at work
The union representing Hennepin County paramedics and EMTs is calling for Chief Marty Scheerer’s removal, citing staffing shortages and morale concerns
FDNY’s top EMS operations medal recognized two paramedics for their work at a Brooklyn fire
San Marcos will launch a city-run EMS department and has tapped longtime EMS leader Jill Rosales to oversee the transition from the current nonprofit system
Six people were hospitalized after a stabbing inside one of the nation’s busiest transit hubs, as authorities took a suspect into custody and investigated what led to the attack
Corte Madera officials are asking voters to bring the town’s contribution in line with other agencies in the Ross Valley Paramedic Authority
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
New Britain’s naloxone training and addiction support model shows promise for other communities
With call volumes up 55%, Walla Walla shifts to local funding to add EMTs and paramedics
When leadership turnover is persistent, is this a personnel issue or a deeper systemic problem?
Understanding the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO)
With flames closing in, emergency teams adapted evacuation plans in real time, proving the effectiveness of interagency cooperation and preparedness
Fear, misinformation, and cultural factors hinder bystander CPR in Baltimore
PRODUCT NEWS
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The OneWeight scale mounts to virtually any EMS stretcher
Built from real-world feedback for EMS and hospital teams, the Zenix monitor/defibrillator pairs a rugged large touchscreen with intuitive, on-the-fly customization
Technimount’s Xtension Pro Neonatal secures a Dräger T1500 incubator and multiple devices to a Stryker Power-PRO 2 stretcher without compromising everyday use via XClamp Technology
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Great Lakes region ECCs lead adoption of new protocol to guide dispatchers in handling suicidal callers
An Mecklenburg EMS MEDIC ambulance was hit by gunfire, renewing calls for state funding to equip EMS with ballistic vests.
The acquisition of TyTek Medical marks a significant expansion of Sam Medical’s proprietary offering of emergency medical products
Axon to acquire AI-powered 911 communications company Prepared, strengthening the public safety ecosystem from call to closure
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