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Photo of Week: Canine companion aids research on dispatcher stress
"Thor" is helping Mecklenburg (N.C.) EMS study the effects of therapy dogs on dispatchers' vitals following stressful 911 calls
HHS expands access to COVID-19 countermeasures in PREP Act declaration
The new amendment to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act declaration aims to open more pathways for telehealth use and distribution…
AAA says EMS system is at ‘a breaking point,’ requests $2.6B in federal aid
Private ambulance companies received $350 million in federal COVID-19 assistance in April, but the American Ambulance Association says that's far from enough
Idaho paramedic loses home, pets in fire
Paramedic Tara Blunt's colleagues and community members have rallied around her and set up a donation fund to help with expenses as…
New platform seeks to ‘bridge the virtual care gap,’ integrate telemedicine with EMS
MedArrive aims to provide affordable at-home healthcare services by combining physician-led telehealth with hands-on care from EMS professionals
Pa. EMS asks municipalities for financial help to stay afloat in pandemic
SouthBridge EMS's transport revenue is estimated to be down by at least $230,000 this year
States submit requests for vaccine doses as daily US COVID-19 deaths top 3,100
Friday is the deadline for states to requests doses of the Pfizer vaccine, as officials work to determine who will receive the…
Should EMS be a COVID-19 vaccine priority?
On this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts discuss CDC guidelines for the release of the COVID-19 vaccine and where emergency services…
Beyond the call: Top off-duty saves of 2020
From a marathon runner who performed CPR on the course to a college student who stopped class to help his professor, these…
10 things you need to know to increase interagency cooperation and collaboration
Work closely with local partners to provide better patient care, reduce response times and improve communication and quality
CMS delays ambulance data collection until 2022
Ambulance services initially selected to collect and report data for 2020 and 2021 will now begin collecting data on Jan. 1, 2022
Video: Pittsburgh parking officer suspended for blocking ambulance
Video shot by a bystander appears to show the parking enforcement officer refusing to move for the rig while leaving a ticket