Texas medic who had COVID-19 donates plasma to help others
May 1, 2020
Researchers are conducting trials to determine whether plasma from recovered patients can improve the condition of current patients
Colo. paramedic, Paul Cary, dies from COVID-19
April 30, 2020
Cary’s death is reportedly the first LODD of a FEMA-deployed volunteer responder to COVID-19 in New York
Telehealth funding eligibility under the CARES Act
April 30, 2020
The CARES Act Includes $200 million for eligible health providers to ensure connected care services for their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
An ‘MCI that escalated for 3 weeks’: FDNY EMS chief reflects on NYC virus peak
April 30, 2020
Through sheer force of will by first responders, healthcare workers and the city as a whole, the COVID-19 battle is winding down, but leaves scars
‘Stay strong and stick together:’ FDNY EMS chief reflects on NYC’s COVID-19 peak
April 30, 2020
Through sheer force of will by first responders, healthcare workers and the city as a whole, the COVID-19 battle is winding down, but leaves scars
Quick Take: Does antibody testing lead to false sense of security?
April 30, 2020
University of Washington Physicians discuss false-positive rates and the work ahead to study COVID-19 immunity
Compassion fatigue: The hidden danger of concurrent national public health emergencies
April 30, 2020
Training, mental health resources are essential to support first responders facing both the opioid crisis and COVID-19 outbreak
Okla. EMT hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a month denied workers’ comp
April 30, 2020
Mercy Regional EMT Ibeth Carpenter has been in the hospital since March 9 and was the first COVID-19 patient in Oklahoma to be placed on an ECMO machine
Pittsburgh medic goes into cardiac arrest while responding to bicycle crash
April 30, 2020
The medic is said to be in serious but stable condition after being resuscitated and transported to the hospital
Boston, Worcester EMS agencies use telehealth to preserve ED capacity
April 30, 2020
In Boston, 911 callers can elect to speak with a physician rather than send an ambulance; in Worcester, EMS providers are equipped with a telehealth mobile app