Reflections on partnership during EMS Week
May 22, 2020
EMS providers share what partnership means to them and how their partner has made a difference in their lives
This 1 magic phrase will stop patient conflicts
May 22, 2020
This phrase has an amazing ability to get people in the middle of an angry rant to stop, listen, and reframe their argument
La. EMS reports more people refusing transport
May 22, 2020
Acadian Ambulance officials reported an 18% increase in patients refusing transport against the advice of medics
Rocky Mountain Pandemic: An inside look at how Eagle County, Colorado – home of Vail – has managed the COVID-19 pandemic
May 22, 2020
As the State of Colorado eases measures put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we take a look at how one community with an early outbreak took aggressive…
T-Mobile launches free 5G for first responders
May 22, 2020
The company will provide free 5G access to all public and nonprofit state and local fire, police and EMS agencies for 10 years
New Okla. law requires EMS plan for school athletic events
May 22, 2020
The Riley Boatwright Act is named after a middle school football player who died from injuries during a game last year
EMS education in the age of social distancing
May 22, 2020
Educators are adapting to virtual classrooms and embracing distance learning to continue to train new EMTs and paramedics
Pa. FF-EMT dies from COVID-19 weeks after brother
May 22, 2020
Lehigh Valley Health Network MedEvac EMT and Fleetwood Firefighter Jeremy Emerich, 40, died six weeks after his brother also died from COVID-19
Video: FDNY EMT asks Congress for hazard pay, PPE
May 22, 2020
During a video testimony to the U.S. House's coronavirus committee, FDNY EMT Diana Wilson said the government had failed first responders
Provisional certification: What if it weren’t just an emergency measure?
May 21, 2020
A bold proposal to change the way we educate and certify EMS providers