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December 11, 2020 • JEMS News

‘She Is One of the Most Dedicated People I Know’: Staten Island Paramedic’s Work During COVID-19

If you speak to her fellow paramedics, EMTs and staff of the Emergency Room at the hospital, they will tell you of…

December 11, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Colleagues remember Neb. FF-EMT who died due to COVID-19

Ponca Firefighter-EMT Bob Kneifl, known in the community as "Husker Bob," served as a volunteer first responder for 26 years and was…

December 11, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

FDA advisory panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

The FDA could sign off on emergency use of the vaccine within days following the advisory panel's recommendation

December 11, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Photo of the Week: Christmas lights and sirens

Hopkins County (Texas) EMS members in Franklin County shared this dazzling photo of their rig after attending a local Christmas parade

December 10, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

COVID-19 reinfection FAQs

How to approach high-risk exposures in paramedics previously infected with SARS-CoV-2

December 10, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

FF-medics in case of ‘dead’ woman found alive can regain licenses

Michigan authorities say the medics involved in the case of Timesha Beauchamp, who was wrongly declared dead in August and died in…

December 10, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Pa. community mourns death of recently-retired veteran flight paramedic

Lehigh Valley Health Network MedEvac Flight Paramedic Don Shambo, 63, died on Monday after a short battle with illness

December 10, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

NH FD, EMS roll out new CAD system aimed at reducing response times

The new computer-aided dispatch system allows for immediate automated selection of the closest available fire and EMS unit for all emergency calls

December 10, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Video: Texas first responders rescue boy, 4, stuck in well for 6 hours

Starr County Sheriff Rene Fuentes credited more than two-dozen entities with assisting in the harrowing rescue effort

December 10, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

House passes defense bill with amendment aimed at improving EMS on bases

The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act was championed by the family Army Spc. Nicholas Panipinto, who died last year in…

December 10, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

How video streaming benefits everyone involved in an EMS call

Telehealth applications can help expand the reach of out-of-hospital care to help EMS and hospital providers deliver better patient care, faster

December 10, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Colorado revises vaccine plan, lowers priority for first responders

Firefighters, paramedics and police officers will still be included in Phase 1, but considered lower priority than nursing home residents and some…

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