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May 29, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Bystander duty of care: Off-duty EMS liability

What we can learn about EMS responsibility to intervene from the death of George Floyd

May 29, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

House, Senate PSOB bills differ, stalling action on benefits

House adds COVID-19 infection presumption, extends benefit for 9/11-related injuries

May 29, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

EMS responses requested for survey on pediatric education

Responses to the survey will inform future pediatric disaster education curriculum

May 29, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

$50M in grants approved for Pa. fire, EMS agencies

The special grant program was approved unanimously by the Pennsylvania House and Senate

May 29, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

EMT who survived COVID-19 loses home in Mich. flooding

Mobile Medical Response EMT Jacob Federer's home was destroyed after a dam failure resulted in historic floods

May 29, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Protester struck in apparent hit-and-run at LA Black Lives Matter march

Authorities said they are not certain a crime occurred due to the chaotic circumstances of the downtown protest

May 28, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Tracing a new pathway for EMS workers

How the clinical and public health activities of testing, tracking and tracing should become sub-specialties of EMS going forward

May 28, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

How to avoid documentation disasters

Contrary to popular belief, patient care reports are not created for the singular purpose of feeding the voracious appetites of greedy lawyers

May 28, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Dispatch recordings: George Floyd was in cardiac arrest when EMS arrived

Hennepin Healthcare EMS Chief Marty Scheerer said he believes paramedics did everything right but may not have initially known the severity of…

May 28, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

EMS coverage for mass gatherings and public events

Understand the factors that impact crowd safety and how to prepare your agency for protecting the public at a mass gathering or…

May 28, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Communication and command: EMS lessons learned from Ferguson riots

The absence of a unified command center early on, being misled by social media and communication with crews provided valuable insight on…

May 28, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Quick take: Communication, command and fresh socks – EMS lessons learned from Ferguson riots

The absence of a unified command center early on, being misled by social media and communication with crews provided valuable insight on…

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