Caller questions: Leadership, EMS instructor advice
August 27, 2021
In this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts welcome listener Ronnie Hall, who flips the script on the traditional guest dynamic by asking the co-hosts his own questions
Why the traditional stethoscope is no longer sufficient in EMS
August 27, 2021
Noisy working environments and evolving roles for prehospital providers call for enhanced sound quality and data-capturing capabilities for auscultation
Ohio dispatcher suspended without pay for combative call
August 27, 2021
A dispatcher is heard cursing at a 911 caller who became upset while requesting an ambulance for a gunshot victim
N.Y. motorcyclist critical after crashing into car, sliding into AMR ambulance
August 27, 2021
A 38-year-old man is in critical condition after his motorcycle crashed into a car and then slid into an ambulance Thursday night
N.Y. motorcyclist critical after crashing into car, sliding into rig
August 27, 2021
A 38-year-old man is in critical condition after his motorcycle crashed into a car and then slid into an ambulance Thursday night
Keep smartphone, smartwatches 6 inches away from pacemakers, ICDs
August 27, 2021
Researchers confirm that iPhone 12 and Apple Watch static magnetic fields, if held too close, are high enough to place implanted cardiac devices into magnet mode
Mass. FD ordered to reinstate FF-medic fired over ‘rude’ interaction with patient
August 26, 2021
Thomas Swartz was fired for allegedly making judgmental comments regarding drug use to an 18-year-old and the patient's mother
Inside the paramedic-led team conducting homeless sweeps in San Francisco
August 26, 2021
The Healthy Streets Operations Center team includes members of EMS-6, plus clinical social workers from the city's Department of Public Health
Texas paramedic arrested on charges of sexual assault, theft
August 26, 2021
Lumberton EMS Paramedic Jordan Quillen surrendered himself to sheriff’s deputies following multiple charges
Study: Program improved AED use by first responders, highlights race disparities
August 26, 2021
North Carolina's HeartRescue program was also shown to improve bystander CPR rates, but only increased survival rates for white people, not Black people