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Pridestar Trinity EMS, Lowell Fire and Lowell Police volunteered for the Heroes and Helpers shopping event
Austin-Travis County EMS special operations medics trained with veterinarians to learn how to treat K-9 officers.
State lawmakers are exploring ambulance-based telemedicine to support understaffed rural EMS crews, improve patient care and help retain paramedics and volunteers
A Bloom Township resident died after a carbon monoxide incident that also sent three civilians and seven firefighters to hospitals
A longtime North Huntingdon EMS/Rescue office manager alleges she endured years of sexual harassment and retaliation
Just days after deploying portable carbon monoxide monitors, Monongalia County EMS crews detected lethal gas levels at a restaurant medical call
Corewell Health and the Grand Rapids Fire Department will launch a six-month pilot in January embedding a community health worker with EMS responses to redirect low-acuity 911 calls
Governor Maura Healey is sending $5M in EMS grants to 13 communities to offset longer transport times and higher call volumes following the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
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
Here’s what EMS providers should know about the updated standards, national assessments and opportunities to improve pediatric care together
The heartbreaking death of a Kansas City FF/paramedic reminds us that every shift carries unseen dangers
Calls involving celebrities, chemical restraint, protests and mass shootings are just some of the scenarios that will put you in the public eye
From community risk reduction to treatment in place, other cities are reaping the benefits of advanced EMS systems. A proposed independent NYC EMS department could be the turning point.
PRODUCT NEWS
Virginia’s Office of EMS adopted CalAmp cloud-based telematic software to reduce the amount of manual reporting that field staff had to contend with, officials said
The Akron Fire Department was selected to participate in the CMS ET3 model and has utilized the technology more than 1,000 times since January
The county came to a $6.9 million agreement with New Mexico Department of Information Technology (DoIT) to join the Statewide Digital Trunked Radio
A combined application for American Rescue Plan rural funding and Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 will open on September 29
Register AEDs through the PulsePoint AED app and you could win a $500 Amazon gift card or $5,000 of AEDs for your community
Use of PPE and following infection control practices, especially during aerosol-generating procedures, credited for low rate of on-the-job infection
The James Dyson Award was given to a recent UK university graduate for his device to stop bleeding from knife wounds
More than 30,000 providers have enrolled in Refresh 2021, completing more than 500,000 class hours
Fla. counties are launching new ambulances, using fire rescue vehicles to transport patients amidst, high volumes, hospital bypasses
Vance County EMS had been selected to join the Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators Plus Program, which will provide specialized pediatric training, educational opportunities and online courses