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LATEST ARTICLES
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Rural EMS
Zip codes should not make the difference between life and death
3 hopes for RHTP funding rooted in rural America, where the difference between life and death is often whisper thin
October 07, 2026 11:36 AM
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Book Excerpt
Book excerpt: ‘Built for this: A paramedic’s reckoning’
Jeff Abbott’s memoir examines the culture that treats being able to do the job as proof of being unaffected by it
October 05, 2026 10:46 AM
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EMT, EMS, Paramedic Jobs and Careers
It’s OK to fall in love with EMS
From a new EMT terrified of making mistakes to a paramedic, FTO and educator, every role taught me a different lesson about humility, confidence and becoming the clinician others need
September 30, 2026 10:40 AM
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Clinical
AEIOU-TIPS: A faster way to build your altered mental status differential
Use this cognitive checklist to identify reversible threats, broaden your differential and avoid tunnel vision when assessing patients with altered mental status
September 23, 2026 07:01 PM
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First Responder Wellness Week
Reset between the tones: Micro-practices medics can use on shift
When call volume is relentless, these 5-15 minute resets fit inside real workflows — helping EMTs and paramedics lower stress, stay present and carry less from call to call
September 14, 2026 03:28 PM
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Community Paramedicine
From sirens to solutions: Guiding paramedics to a patient-centered mindset
Community paramedicine demands a mindset shift — from crisis mode to continuity of care. Learn how EMS providers can build trust, treat root causes and redefine what success looks like.
September 04, 2026 09:49 AM
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9/11
He was 18 when he ran toward the Twin Towers — 25 years later, we still ride for him
Richard Allen Pearlman was the youngest first responder killed on 9/11. For a small volunteer ambulance corps, keeping his memory alive has become part of the job.
September 02, 2026 05:44 PM
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EMS Training and Education
Bringing evidence-based medicine to the streets
An EMS-focused journal club can sharpen critical appraisal skills, strengthen clinical practice and build lasting connections between prehospital and emergency department teams
August 21, 2026 11:05 AM
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Paramedic Chief
Shiny happy people
The leadership power of optimism
August 19, 2026 10:56 AM
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BRANCH DAVIDIAN
Historical
The call that never cleared
I was a flight paramedic on a routine Sunday when Waco changed everything. Thirty-three years later, I finally wrote it all down.
August 19, 2026 10:05 AM
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