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TXA: The future for stop the bleed?
What the CRASH-2 and CRASH-3 studies tell us about TXA bleeding control methods for rural EMS
EMS 2050: Only those who know how to adapt will survive
Has the disruption of COVID-19 knocked our journey to the EMS Agenda 2050 off its trajectory or boosted it into warp drive?
Lawmakers request expansion of fire, EMS reimbursements
The bipartisan group of House representatives is calling for agencies to receive reimbursements for treatment-in-place responses and telehealth use
Fla. governor signs law requiring silent panic alarms in schools
"Alyssa's Law," named after a Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victim, seeks to establish real-time coordination between schools and first responders in…
Report: Crowd attacked fire, EMS responders trying to save crash victim
A Virginia Beach Fire Department report said first responders were pushed and kicked and that EMS vehicles were jumped on after the…
2 ambulance company owners sentenced in $10.8M Medicare fraud
The case is one of the largest Medicare ambulance fraud cases ever prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice
1 killed, 4 injured after vehicle crashes into Atlanta ER
Ambulance services were temporarily diverted after officials say a woman in her 70s lost control of her vehicle and crashed through the…
Study: EMS calls dropped 26% nationally during pandemic
The University of Buffalo-led study also found that the proportion of EMS-attended deaths doubled around the same time period
Survivors of fatal collision reunite with rescuers 33 years later
Three women who survived the 1987 crash that killed one of their friends met with two dozen first responders to thank them…
2 Pa. EMS providers placed on leave for not wearing masks
An East Hills Ambulance official said the employees broke protocol by removing their masks while on duty
AMR Philadelphia paramedic, former FD captain dies from COVID-19
American Medical Response Philadelphia Paramedic William "Brad" Blackman worked in EMS for more than 35 years and is remembered as a "true…
5 considerations for purchasing stretcher attachments
Conduct a needs assessment to establish how accessories will be used to safe time and protect providers