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VRpatients introduces VIP, a new character built to teach communication and advocacy in patient care
Nursing and EMS students can now interact with multiple characters inside a simulation, adding more realism to patient care dynamics
Idaho looks to federal funding to expand community paramedicine
State EMS leaders want to grow community paramedicine, strengthen 911
Ky. city surrenders ambulance certificate, shifts EMS response plan
London firefighters will continue responding to major medical emergencies under a new agreement that shifts routine calls and transports to Ambulance Inc.…
Veteran Pittsburgh paramedic resigns after suspension over second government job
The 31-year veteran resigned less than a year before pension eligibility after officials said his second government job violated the city's Home…
'His impact cannot be measured': N.C. EMS director dies in drowning off coast
Nash County EMS Director Dale Griffin, a paramedic and EMS leader for nearly four decades, died after being pulled from the water…
Pa. first responders honor 9/11 fallen at Flight 93 National Memorial in joint '25/250 commemoration'
The Somerset County event brought first responders together at Flight 93 National Memorial to mark 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks
Mich. county election delivers mixed results for police, fire and EMS funding
Voters approved public safety millages in Auburn Hills and Royal Oak while rejecting police funding measures in three townships and a fire…
9 complete N.Y. university hospital’s EMT scholarship program
The scholarship program has trained 59 EMTs since 2021 while helping remove financial barriers to entering the EMS workforce
Wash. county Fentanyl deaths fall 40% in from 2023 peak
Officials point to expanded Narcan access, treatment, community paramedicine and coordinated public safety efforts as contributing to the decline
Ky. crews rescue teen hiker who fell over waterfall
Dispatch-provided coordinates helped crews locate the injured 18-year-old in a remote area near Laurel River Dam
‘A huge lifesaver’: Texas fire department launches prehospital whole blood program
Killeen Fire EMS is the first fire-based EMS agency between Dallas and San Antonio to provide prehospital blood transfusions
Fla. fire rescue plans drone delivery of whole blood to trauma scenes
The proposed Hillsborough County program would serve a 70-square-mile area and is expected to deliver blood in under three minutes on average