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L.A. County EMS Told to Conserve Oxygen, Don’t Transport Patients with Little Chance of Survival
Crews should conserve oxygen by administering it only to patients who had oxygen saturation levels below 90%. The post L.A. County EMS…
Implementing prehospital point-of-care ultrasound
Examining the hardware and software requirements, and where P-POCUS fits into the EMS scope of practice
Video: Wash. AMR ambulance destroyed in fire
Two American Medical Response EMS providers and a patient were inside the ambulance when the fire started, officials said
Pa. ambulance service employees receive $35K in back pay due to insufficient sleep
The U.S. Department of Labor determined the private ambulance service violated federal labor laws by not providing the 12 employees with a…
Video: SD paramedic proposes to nurse while getting COVID-19 vaccine
Sanford Health Paramedic and EMS Supervisor Robbie Vargas-Cortes surprised Nurse Eric Vanderlee with a ring as Vanderlee was about to give him…
Adenosine is a Treatment, Not a Diagnostic
Identify the ECG rhythm before you use adenosine, not the other way around. Why? Check out the dangers of this practice in…
Utah ambulance stolen during call
An Ogden Fire Department crew was treating a patient inside a building when the rig was taken from the scene
New St. Louis (MO) Program to Divert Mental Health Calls Away from 911
If all goes according to plan, thousands of 911 calls beginning this month will not reach St. Louis police or fire personnel.…
Head-On Crash Kills Seven Kids, Two Adults in Central CA
Investigators are asking for the public's help to determine what led up to a head-on crash that killed seven children and two…
Feds Calculate Riskiest, Safest Places in the United States
Of the more than 3,000 counties, Los Angeles County has the highest ranking in the National Risk Index. The post Feds Calculate…
Why cybersecurity is important for EMS leaders
Cybersecurity, a real and credible threat to EMS agencies, is an additional risk for EMS leaders to understand and manage
KS Paramedic Dies of COVID-19 Complications
Jason Taylor had served the Edwardsville Fire Department for three years, the department posted on Facebook. The post KS Paramedic Dies of…