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May 16, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Preventive mental health precautions will help EMS settle into the new normal

Studies from the SARS outbreak in 2003 reveal first responders may be more at risk for PTS due to quarantine and stigmatization

May 16, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Multiple firefighters suffer ‘significant injuries’ in explosion in Los Angeles

LAFD: 11 firefighters “down” in a mayday event at a one-story commercial building fire near downtown's Skid Row

May 15, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Photo of the Week: Partners in response, education

Hudson Garrett, PhD, MSN, NREMT, EMT, and Lauren Elliott, NRP, of Pro Care EMS in Atlanta, suit up as they serve on…

May 15, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

White House unveils plan to improve Strategic National Stockpile

President Donald Trump's plan focuses on increasing domestic production of supplies and identifying high-need areas

May 15, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Counseling center launches free hotline for Pa. county first responders

The Hero Support Line offers free and confidential support for Mercer County first responders and healthcare workers

May 15, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Russian medics threaten hunger strike over unpaid pandemic bonuses

Ambulance crews in a Russian town plan to protest after not receiving bonuses promised to those who work with COVID-19 patients

May 15, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

What does good leadership look like during a pandemic?

Our co-hosts sit down with EMS consultant and teacher Jon Politis, who shares his leadership style and offers advice for leading during…

May 15, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Ky. city seeks federal review in case of EMT fatally shot during police raid

EMT Breonna Taylor, 26, who worked as an ER technician for Medical Center Jewish East, was killed in March when police say…

May 15, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Tenn. county health dept. halts agreement to share virus patient info with 911

The agreement had allowed the 911 center to mark virus patients' addresses with a respiratory alert flag

May 15, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Senate passes bill ensuring LODD benefits for first responder virus deaths

The bill temporarily presumes COVID-19 to be work-related if diagnosed within 45 days of a first responder's last shift

May 14, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Reimbursement, finance and politics: Injecting financial lifeblood into EMS

5 key financial and operational asks to keep EMS afloat and financially solvent

May 14, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Simulation reveals contamination from improper PPE use

Researchers used UV light to show solution left on the skin after treating a simulated patient

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