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Will COVID-19 Vaccines Work on the New Coronavirus Variant?
A coronavirus variant in the United Kingdom has caused alarm because of the possibility that it might spread more easily. The post…
Los Angeles Firefighters and Paramedics Get First COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
Firetrucks and paramedic paraphernalia were cleared out and vials and needles rolled in Monday as a downtown Los Angeles fire station transformed…
COVID, ketamine, crashes and Craig Manifold: 5 EMS One-Stop lessons 2020
From roadside safety, to recommitting to universal precautions, to promoting public health, reflecting on our journey
Video: ‘What can I do to help you?’
Ben Thompson discusses what he has learned about compassion and helping others through community paramedicine
NJ EMT instructor suspended after investigation into early class dismissals
An 18-year certified EMS instructor was suspended after an anonymous tip revealed he was dismissing refresher courses without providing proper instruction time
$64K ambulance tab highlights Colorado’s surprise billing law limits
The law doesn't apply to emergency flights, one family found, because states are barred from regulating air transportation prices
Some Tenn. 911 services remain down after Nashville explosion
Emergency services and utilities pivot as outages continue in southern Middle Tennessee
Nearly 20% of Honolulu first responders receive COVID-19 vaccine
City officials are encouraged by the initial round of volunteers, and are hopeful more will step up to receive the vaccine
PA EMT Loves ‘Emotional’ Job She Almost Quit
Laura Penatzer has spent 33 years as an emergency medical technician treating car crash victims, heart attack victims and more recently COVID-19…
IL Bowling Alley Shooting Leaves Three Dead
A U.S. Army special forces sergeant based in Florida has been charged in an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley…
10 things EMS providers need to know about telehealth
Find out how telehealth applications can help expand the reach of out-of-hospital care to save more lives
Portage (OH) EMS Workers Among First in County to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
The Portage County Health Department administered the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Community EMS workers on Saturday morning in a brief clinic that…