EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
State lawmakers are exploring ambulance-based telemedicine to support understaffed rural EMS crews, improve patient care and help retain paramedics and volunteers
Austin-Travis County EMS special operations medics trained with veterinarians to learn how to treat K-9 officers.
Just days after deploying portable carbon monoxide monitors, Monongalia County EMS crews detected lethal gas levels at a restaurant medical call
FDNY officials said a man was seriously injured after jumping from a fourth-floor Williamsburg apartment window to escape a kitchen fire
Uniformed Services University and NHTSA are launching a federally backed push to expand prehospital blood transfusions
Investigators say the director stole morphine and fentanyl meant for patients, with court records detailing alleged drug tampering across multiple agencies
Eleven Salisbury firefighters were among the injured when a roof collapsed during an offensive attack on a house fire after a gas line explosion
Daria Deibele joined Waunakee Area EMS in 2022 as a volunteer EMT and became a full-time paramedic in 2024
Beginning in February, Kern County will become the first in the state to equip all EMS providers with handheld, AI-enabled 12-lead ECG machines
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
A no-holds-barred breakdown of the headlines you couldn’t ignore
The NAEMSP Town Hall panel explored how outdated habits, legal risk and new evidence collide, and what EMS leaders must do to build legally sound, evidence-based care
“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
PRODUCT NEWS
The eMACC preserves everything the MACC was designed to accomplish: teamwork, intentionality, and structured verification
FirstNet Compact Rapid Deployables, AT&T LEO Cell Trailers and LEO Emergency Communication Portables and AT&T Amphibious Vehicle are delivering connectivity
Birmingham City Council has approved a three-year, $170,000 agreement with Axon to lease cameras, with footage to be used for training and incident investigations
Reauthorization will ensure public safety’s voice in guiding the evolution of emergency communications
Recognition marks the seventh year that Technimount EMS has been named a winner
An Appalachian Power Foundation grant will equip Tazewell County’s ambulance fleet with new Lifepak 35 monitors
Design supports optimal device positioning across multiple environments