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NEMSMA names new permanent executive director
Pat Songer has been hired as permanent executive director of the National EMS Management Association after serving as interim director for 18…
Transparency concerns raised as Philadelphia declines to report first responder virus numbers
City officials said they seek to protect employees' privacy, but a union official said employees also want to know how many department…
Thousands gather in protest of Mich. stay-at-home order
Traffic was blocked up for miles and a crowd of people gathered on the state Capitol lawn during the "Operation Gridlock" demonstration,…
Quick Take: Airway management lessons learned for COVID-19 patients
EMS grand rounds presentation focuses on proper PPE, endotracheal intubation and infection control
Quick Take: UWashEMS enters COVID-19 ‘second phase’
University of Washington EM physicians update on COVID-19 atypical presentation, airway management and N95 cleaning
NY man accused of assaulting 2 EMTs at hospital on Easter
The man allegedly struck one EMT with his fist and forearm and punched another in the face multiple times
Quick Take: Capnography in EMS: Tube verification is only the beginning
Robert Murray Jr, NRP, MS, shares the components of a waveform and common capnography pitfalls
Mass. AG launches website to help first responders, healthcare personnel during pandemic
Front-line workers can find information on PPE, priority testing, alternative housing, discounts and donations, self-care and childcare on the website
Ohio man accused of coughing at EMS providers, police
The man is facing a charge of felony harassment and was ordered to be tested for COVID-19 after allegedly coughing at the…
14 injured in 50-vehicle pileup on Chicago expressway
The Chicago Fire Department enacted its EMS Plan 2, sending at least five ambulances, a triage van, a command van and several…
Police: Pa. man charged after punching paramedic
The man was arrested after allegedly striking the paramedic in the face while being treated at his home
Using data to make sense of the COVID-19 pandemic
Our co-hosts speak with EMS1 columnist Catherine R. Counts, who talks about using data gleaned during the pandemic to make decisions going…