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August 27, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

LODD: Wash. FF-medic ‘fatally wounded’ while battling brush fire

Lieutenant Cody Traber was an 18-year veteran of Spokane Fire District 9

August 27, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Wis. public safety agencies receive $1.35M in grants

The We Energies Foundation awarded $50,000 to 27 emergency response agencies across Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan through the Rewarding Responders Grant

August 27, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Caller questions: Leadership, EMS instructor advice

In this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts welcome listener Ronnie Hall, who flips the script on the traditional guest dynamic by…

August 27, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Why the traditional stethoscope is no longer sufficient in EMS

Noisy working environments and evolving roles for prehospital providers call for enhanced sound quality and data-capturing capabilities for auscultation

August 27, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Ohio dispatcher suspended without pay for combative call

A dispatcher is heard cursing at a 911 caller who became upset while requesting an ambulance for a gunshot victim

August 27, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

N.Y. motorcyclist critical after crashing into car, sliding into AMR ambulance

A 38-year-old man is in critical condition after his motorcycle crashed into a car and then slid into an ambulance Thursday night

August 27, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

N.Y. motorcyclist critical after crashing into car, sliding into rig

A 38-year-old man is in critical condition after his motorcycle crashed into a car and then slid into an ambulance Thursday night

August 27, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Keep smartphone, smartwatches 6 inches away from pacemakers, ICDs

Researchers confirm that iPhone 12 and Apple Watch static magnetic fields, if held too close, are high enough to place implanted cardiac…

August 26, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Mass. FD ordered to reinstate FF-medic fired over ‘rude’ interaction with patient

Thomas Swartz was fired for allegedly making judgmental comments regarding drug use to an 18-year-old and the patient's mother

August 26, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Inside the paramedic-led team conducting homeless sweeps in San Francisco

The Healthy Streets Operations Center team includes members of EMS-6, plus clinical social workers from the city's Department of Public Health

August 26, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Texas paramedic arrested on charges of sexual assault, theft

Lumberton EMS Paramedic Jordan Quillen surrendered himself to sheriff’s deputies following multiple charges

August 26, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Study: Program improved AED use by first responders, highlights race disparities

North Carolina's HeartRescue program was also shown to improve bystander CPR rates, but only increased survival rates for white people, not Black…

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