Q&A: How to increase EMS retention with competitive pay and a scientific approach to hiring

Taney County Ambulance District Chief Darryl Coontz discusses the department’s approach to staffing and how they avoid retention issues

Student who lost parents envisions device to assist CPR breaths

Utah high school student Kennedy Hall, whose parents both died from heart attacks, has been nominated for a scholarship for her idea to assist CPR

Here’s the solution to lift assists that are breaking your back

Don’t let a lift assist compromise your safety or even your career

Program will pay people to become EMTs in Ohio city

American Medical Response's "earn while you learn" academies aim to address an EMT shortage and compensate trainees for lost work time

EMS professionals faced danger in hopes of saving lives at Calif. school shooting

The International Association of EMTs and Paramedics said the first responders chose to forgo body armor in order to quickly treat and transport wounded student...

Learning from early adopters: Pioneers in trauma

What do Abraham Lincoln, the Revolutionary War, and an orthopedist named Thomas all have in common? They all played a pioneering & influential role in trauma ca...

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