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September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Union: Fla. fire, EMS workers ‘getting destroyed mentally and physically’ by excessive overtime

In the past year, Polk County first responders have been asked to pick up 4,495 mandatory OT shifts, totaling 89,434 hours

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Miss. FF-medic who once escaped death in motorcycle crash dies of COVID-19

Mark Hilley – a Gulfport firefighter and Harrison County battalion chief – survived a motorcycle crash in 2019 and vowed to "never…

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Legal analysis: What the paramedic criminal charges in the Elijah McClain case mean for EMS

Manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and other charges attempt to criminalize acts of medical malpractice and make deviation from EMS protocols a crime

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Previewing the 2021 EMS Leadership Summit

Uplevel your leadership capacity with ideas and actionable strategies for high performing organizations

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Okla. patients overdosing on Ivermectin back up hospitals, ambulances

One doctor in the region said he has seen some patients who have lost their vision after taking the off-label treatment for…

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Rural Okla. patients overdosing on horse de-wormer back up hospitals, ambulances

One doctor in the region said he has seen some patients who have lost their vision after taking the unauthorized medication

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Okla. patients overdosing on horse de-wormer back up hospitals, ambulances

One doctor in the region said he has seen some patients who have lost their vision after taking the horse de-wormer as…

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Nature Coast EMS staffing situation ‘beyond critical’

Starting paramedic pay for paramedics is just below $13 per hour, well below other Tampa area agencies

September 2, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Interstate Commission for EMS Personnel Practice selects executive director

Ray Mollers becomes the principal administrator for organization that facilitates the day-to-day movement of EMS personnel across state boundaries in the performance…

September 1, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

W.Va. Supreme Court rules in favor of firefighters over holiday pay

The ruling could set the stage in another case involving disputed holiday pay

September 1, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Ala. hospital applies for permit to open ambulance service

If Decatur Morgan Hospital's application is approved, the city will have two ambulance services for the first time in seven years

September 1, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

‘Underappreciated heroes of this pandemic’: Ga. church provides care packages for EMS workers

"Sweets from St. Mark's" packages include snacks and inspirational messages penned by congregation members

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